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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Effects of Outpatient Treatment of Dyslexia [PDF]

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
The effects of a Dutch intervention program for dyslexia are reported. The program was individually tailored, depending on the style of reading, the phase of the learning process, and the intermediate results of the treatment. Two groups of participants were involved: (a) a group of children with pure dyslexia (n = 109) and (b) a group that had reading
Van Daal, Victor, Reitsma, Pieter
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Real-world effectiveness and safety of radium-223 therapy in castration-resistant prostate cancer with bone metastases

Asian Journal of Andrology
The effectiveness and safety of radium-223 (Ra-223) in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and bone metastasis in real-world clinical practice in China remain to be fully examined. This single-center, retrospective, real-
Hong-Kai Wang, Zhen Hang, Chang Liu, Bo Dai, Yao Zhu, Xiao-Jian Qin, Guo-Wen Lin, Yan-Bo Deng, He-Xun Jiang, Ya Wang, Shao-Li Song, Ding-Wei Ye   +11 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
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The Effects of Mefloquine Treatment in Pregnancy [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1999
We investigated the relationship between mefloquine antimalarial treatment and the outcome of pregnancy in Karen women living in an area along the western border of Thailand where multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum infections are common. Of 3,587 pregnancies investigated, 208 (5.8%) were exposed to mefloquine, 656 (18.3%) to quinine only, and ...
Nosten, F., Vincenti, M., Simpson, J., Yei, P., Thwai, K.L., de Vries, A., Chongsuphajaisiddhi, T., White, N.J.   +7 more
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On causality and mechanisms in medical education research: an example of path analysis

Perspectives on Medical Education, 2015
Studies in medical education can serve a variety of purposes. Studies that have a predominantly quantitative orientation may focus on estimating relations between variables, on estimating effects of one or more variables on some other variable(s), or on ...
Jimmie Leppink
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Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk, Sebastian Michaelis, Michaela Döring, Thomas Eichholz, Ursula Holzer, Martin Ebinger, Tim Flaadt, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Jan Frederic Weller, Markus Mezger   +10 more
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Effect of Initial Microtopography and Ultrasonic Treatment Mode on Steel Surface Layer Quality [PDF]

, 2016
The article presents results of studies on the effect of pre-lathed surface micro-relief on surface micro-hardness after ultrasonic plastic treatment, as well as the effect of ultrasonic treatment on structure and properties of surface layers of steels ...
Zaitsev, Konstantin V., Arkhipova, D. A., Zaitsev, Konstantin Viktorovich, Lychagin, Dmitry V., Lychagin, Dmitry Vasilievich   +4 more
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Depression and Treatment with Effective Herbs [PDF]

Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2019
Depression is a common psychiatric disease and one of the main causes of disability worldwide. In spite of certain developments in this field, chemical and synthetic drugs used for the treatment of depression disrupt the treatment process due to numerous side effects and high cost.
Fathinezhad, Z., Sewell, Robert, Lorigooini, Z., Rafieian-Kopaei, M.   +3 more
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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
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