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Incurable, invisible and inconclusive: watchful waiting for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and implications for doctor-patient communication.

, 2011
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) find it hard to accept a diagnosis of an incurable cancer for which no treatment is recommended and which may not cause symptoms for many years.
Ziebland, S, S. ZIEBLAND, Evans, J, Pettitt, AR, J. EVANS, A.R. PETTITT   +5 more
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Proctoring in a Second Language: Exploring Fairness and Justice in Remote English Language Testing

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Remote proctoring is increasingly common in English language testing (Isbell & Kremmel, 2020), yet it often requires communication in the target language, unlike in‐person centers that may offer support in test‐takers' first language. Although prior studies have noted communication challenges in remote testing environments (Green & Lung, 2021;
Jieun Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Prognostic markers under watchful waiting and radical prostatectomy

, 2006
A suitable setting to analyze factors that determine prognosis or treatment response in prostate cancer is an unbiased comparison of radical prostatectomy and watchful waiting as in die Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group Trial number 4.
Adami, Hans-Olov, Johansson, Jan-Erik, Holmberg, L, Garmo, Hans, Palmgren, J, Bill-Axelson, Anna, Norlén, Bo Johan,, Adami, Hans Olov, Holmberg, Lars, Adami, H O, Palmgren, Juni, Bill-Axelson, A, Holmberg, Lars,, Norlen, B J, Garmo, H, Norlén, Bo Johan, Johansson, J E, Bill-Axelson, Anna,, Johansson, Jan Erik,   +18 more
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“For three of my four miscarriages I was at work…” Experiences of miscarriage, infertility and assisted fertility in veterinary workplaces

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Miscarriage, infertility and assisted fertility (MIAF) can profoundly impact physical and mental health. The aims of this study were to investigate how veterinary professionals’ work environments and employers impacted their experiences of MIAF and to identify how workplace experiences of MIAF could be improved.
Jenny Stavisky, Natalie Scroggie, Abi Collinson, Zoe Belshaw   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complete resection of solitary pulmonary metastases in thyroid cancer: a case series report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Objective Although the lung is the most common site of thyroid cancer metastasis, limited evidence of pulmonary metastasectomy is available. This study aimed to review the clinical course and outcomes of patients who underwent complete resection of ...
Masao Kobayashi, Ryu Kanzaki, Hidetoshi Satomi, Tomohiro Maniwa, Keiichiro Honma, Takashi Fujii, Jiro Okami   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Audiological Characteristics in Vestibular Schwannoma Patients

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Vestibular schwannoma (VS) is a benign tumor that originates from the Schwann cells of the vestibular nerve sheath in the internal auditory canal. This retrospective study collected data from patients with VS who underwent surgical treatment to identify their demographic characteristics and audiometric features.
Shan Zeng, Yi‐Yun Lou, Hui‐Qian Yu, Wei‐Dong Zhao, Wen‐Yan Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perilymph Gusher in Cochlear Implantation Surgery: An Algorithm for Management

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Perilymph leak is considered a major complication of cochlear implantation (CI) surgery and can lead to surgical difficulties and postoperative morbidities. This study is aimed to formulate an algorithm for better management of perilymph leak in cases of CI. Methods This is a retrospective study conducted in our tertiary institute on
Ahmed Abdelmoneim Teaima, Lobna El Fiky, Badr Eldin Mostafa, Mina Fayez Saleeb, Ossama Mustafa Mady   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term quality-of-life outcomes after radical prostatectomy or watchful waiting: the Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group-4 randomised trial

, 2011
Background For men with localised prostate cancer, surgery provides a survival benefit compared with watchful waiting. Treatments are associated with morbidity.
Bill-Axelsson, A.,, Johansson, J-E,, Bill-Axelson, Anna, Anna Bill-Axelson, Lars Holmberg, Johansson, Eva,, Johansson, E.,, Holmberg, L.,, Eva Johansson, Nyberg, Tommy, Steineck, G.,, Johansson, Jan-Erik, Ruutu, Mirja, Tommy Nyberg, Nyberg, T.,, Ruutu, M.,, Gunnar Steineck, Holmberg, Lars, Johansson, Ewa,, Holmberg, Lars,, Mirja Ruutu, Jan-Erik Johansson, Steineck, Gunnar,, Johansson, Eva, Steineck, Gunnar, Johansson, Jan-Erik,, Bill-Axelson, Anna,   +26 more
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With a Great Story Comes Great Responsibility: Role of Narrative in Leadership Development

New Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2025, Issue 185, Page 81-87, Spring 2025.
ABSTRACT Comic books reside uniquely within American culture. Historians have contended comics are more than just sequential artwork mixed with engaging stories, but rather, a framework by which the generations make sense of who they are. These stories are a reflection of cultural conscience; a lens through which we can view the world and a mirror ...
Sean Connable
wiley   +1 more source

Aortic valve replacement in asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis. A focused review

Global Cardiology
Asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) has traditionally been managed with watchful waiting because of low annual sudden death rates (
Aimen Shafiq, Rohan Dev Trehan, Mitja Lainscak, Sanjeev Trehan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source