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Laparoscopic surgery is rapidly becoming more commonly used for colorectal cancer resection. The current study reports the short-term findings of a relatively large, randomly assigned comparison of laparoscopic surgery vs standard open procedure for patients with newly diagnosed colon or rectal cancer.
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The Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) is an easily derived measure of underlying inflammatory processes. In this series of 101 patients with newly diagnosed advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma, it proved superior to the ECOG Performance Scale in predicting survival. After initial treatment, however, the prognostic value fell, but this may have been the result of fewer evaluable patients at the latter time points.
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As a way to indirectly investigate the effects of lubricating products used by infertile women during intercourse on sperm quality, semen from 22 normospermic men was tested against several common lubricants (Pre-Seed®, Astroglide®, K-Y® Sensitive®, K-Y® Warming®, and K-Y® Tingling) and natural oils (baby, canola, sesame, and mustard) at 0, 5, 30 and 60 minutes.
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Bevacizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting vascular endothelial growth factor and has documented single-agent activity in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer.
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Almost all of the women who elected to continue use of a levonorgestrel intrauterine system by replacement after the first 5-year interval had favorable bleeding patterns during the second 5 years of use, with almost half experiencing amenorrhea.
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This randomized, controlled trial demonstrates that women are able to self-administer subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate at home correctly and without complication.
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A study that has focused on patients who are exposed to second-hand smoke shows a higher rate of preeclampsia than nonsmokers.
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To evaluate the impact of surgical staging on survival of women with early stage (Stage IA and Stage IB) uterine papillary serous cancer (USC), a retrospective analysis was undertaken on patients treated over a 15-year period at two institutions. Over this time period, 84 cases of early stage cancer were identified.
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Ever since stuart campbell introduced the concept of using ultrasound waveforms of the uterine artery to screen for preeclampsia (PE), single studies and meta-analyses have emerged to address its efficacy with inconsistent results.