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The Fate (Outcome) of Clinically Apparent Single Lesion and Oligofocal Nephroblastomatosis Treated According to SIOP/GPOH Protocols for Wilms Tumor

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The management of clinically apparent single lesions or oligofocal nephroblastomatosis, a facultative precursor of nephroblastoma, remains debated. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 37 patients with clinically apparent single or oligofocal nephroblastomatosis (two to three lesions per kidney) among 2347 patients registered between
Nils Welter, Jens‐Peter Schenk, Jenny Wegert, Manfred Gessler, Leo Kager, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Marina Müller, Jean‐Michel Wolff, Joerg Fuchs, Steven W. Warmann, Clemens‐Magnus Meier, Jochen Hubertus, Christian Rübe, Christian Vokuhl, Patrick Melchior, Lena Tschirner, Norbert Graf, Rhoikos Furtwängler   +17 more
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A systematic review of evidence for and against routine surveillance imaging after completing treatment for childhood extracranial solid tumors

Cancer Medicine, 2020
Background Regular off‐treatment imaging is often used to assess for recurrence of disease after childhood cancer treatment. It is unclear if this increases survival, or what burden surveillance places on patients, families, or health‐care services. This
Jessica E. Morgan, Ruth Walker, Melissa Harden, Robert S. Phillips   +3 more
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Causality and Cointegration between Consumption and GDP in 25 OECD countries: limitations of cointegration approach [PDF]

A critical review of cointegration is presented in this paper, emphasizing some limitations of this approach to testing causal relations in Econometrics.
Guisan, M.Carmen
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles, Greg Russell, Leila H. DeWitt, Kimberly Montez, Callie L. Brown   +4 more
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Enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of late onset Pompe disease: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Background Late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) is a rare inherited genetic condition caused by deficiency of acid α-glucosidase (GAA) and accumulation of lysosomal glycogen.
Mark Corbett, Chinyereugo Umemneku-Chikere, Sarah Nevitt, Nyanar Jasmine Deng, Matthew Walton, Helen Fulbright, Chong Yew Tan, Robin Lachmann, Rachel Churchill, Robert Hodgson   +9 more
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Advance care planning for adults with a progressive condition approaching end of life or loss of mental capacity: a systematic mapping review of the evidence

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2020
Background: Advance care planning (ACP) can be defined as a voluntary process of discussion about future care between an individual and their care providers, irrespective of discipline. An ACP discussion might include an individual’s concerns and wishes,
Sian Thomas, Lindsay Claxton, Kath Wright, Alison Eastwood   +3 more
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CAN TAX WEDGE AFFECT LABOR PRODUCTIVITY?. A TSLS FIXED MODEL ON OECD PANEL DATA [PDF]

This paper studies the econometric relationship between labor productivity and tax wedge by using two-stage least square (TSLS) fixed effect model on two panel data of OECD countries to address endogeneity problem. I use two response variables, i.e., the
DING, Hong
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
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Feasibility and Safety of High‐Dose Proton Re‐Irradiation in Recurrent Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors: A Single‐Institution Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors often recur despite multimodality therapy. Although re‐irradiation (re‐RT) has historically been limited by concerns for severe late toxicities, modern techniques have renewed interest in this approach. Proton therapy provides dosimetric advantages that may enable curative re‐treatment with
Jin‐Ho Song, Jonathan Baron, Carlos Chavez Perez, Sidharth Ramesh, Jane Minturn, Kavita A. Desai, Amish C. Shah, Jean M. Belasco, Kristina A. Cole, Michael J. Fisher, Phillip B. Storm, Peter M. Madsen, Goldie Kurtz, Robert A. Lustig, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Michael J. LaRiviere   +15 more
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THE METHOD OF SIMULATED MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD FOR THE ESTIMATON OF DYNAMIC ORDERED PROBIT: AN APPLICATION TO COUNTRY-RISK FOR NON-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES [PDF]

This paper aims to give a detailed explanation of the econometric methodology necessary to estimate dynamic probit models with ordinal dependent variables.
González, M., Minguez, R.
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