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Single-agent chemotherapy should be the standard arm against which experimental treatments are tested in randomized trials didicated to PS 2 patients.
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Breast cancer is uncommon in men. In the current report, the NCI SEER database was examined to provide much needed epidemiological data on the similarities and differences of breast cancer in males and females. In general, men with breast cancer are older and present with more advanced disease. Yet, when matched for age and stage at presentation, overall survival is quite similar between men and women with this disease.
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Folate Therapy and In-Stent Restenosis and Coronary Stenting; Quinapril Reduces Markers of Oxidative Stress in the Metabolic Syndrome; Donepezil in Patients with Alzheimers
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The FDA has approved a low dose estradiol transdermal patch for prevention of osteoporosis in menopausal women.
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Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), GERD, and Barretts esophagus (BE) are all on the rise, and there is no doubt that BE is a major risk factor for EAC. However, many unanswered questions surround screening GERD patients for BE and cancer.
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Physical symptoms are quite common among patients with depression. These symptoms tend to improve during the first month of therapy with serotonin-antagonists. Most symptoms will plateau in months to follow.
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Americans know that terrorism is psychological warfare designed to cause fear and distress among the public. And most Americans believe the United States will experience a terrorist attack in the near future.
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Federal grants under Community Health Center expansion and the Community Access Program have helped some communities strengthen their health care safety-net services, but only work best in communities that already have a solid infrastructure, strong leadership, and additional sources of income.
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Eighty miles west of San Antonio, Community Health Development Inc., based in Uvalde, has operated for 20 years, serving 10,000 people or one-third of the population of a four-county area through three service sites.
