chemotherapy/headache

Since the description of the first cases in December 2019, the world is facing the emergence of a new coronavirus called "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2" (SARS-CoV-2), which is responsible for an infectious disease mainly with respiratory manifestation and potently severe or even

Pandemic context In December 2019, the first cases of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection (Covid-19) appeared in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The virus quickly spread to other Chinese provinces and then to the rest of the world. The first cases in France were diagnosed on 23 January 2020 in patients

Study design: A placebo-controlled adaptive multi-center randomized controlled trial. Study population: High risk HCW with direct patient contacts, defined as physician assistants, respiratory therapists, nurses, physicians or other HCWs working at emergency rooms, ICUs and in locations within

Introduction Tumor treating fields (TTFields) are low-intensity (1-3 v/m) intermediate frequency (200 khz for GBM) alternating fields that disrupt cell division. The treatment is increasingly used as a supplementary modality for patients with glioblastoma (GBM). Recent randomized clinical studies

Scalp cooling to prevent chemotherapy-induced alopecia has been in use since the 1970's and offers excellent or good prevention of alopecia caused by many chemotherapeutic regimens, including those commonly used for breast cancer. The protection from alopecia offered by scalp cooling is a

Brain tumors are the first cause of cancer mortality in children and the 3rd cause in young adults. The most frequent brain tumors are gliomas and among them the most common type is astrocytoma. The most malignant astrocytoma is Glioblastoma (GBM). Standard therapy of newly diagnosed GBM patients

Primary brain tumors in adults are less common than metastatic tumors. The most frequent are glioblastoma multiforme, metastases, anaplastic astrocytoma, meningioma, pituitary tumors and vestibular schwannoma. 70% of the tumors in adults are supratentorial. The most infratentorial tumors are

Background. Tumors in the brain and spinal cord are among the most common causes of death and disability by cancer in children and adolescents. MRI is used for primary diagnosis as well as follow-up but is often challenged by tissue changes caused by the treatment. The amino acid analog 18F-FET is

There are approximately five million pediatric surgeries performed in the United States every year, and approximately 50% of pediatric patients experience significant stress and anxiety before their surgery. High anxiety can result in increased postoperative pain, increased analgesic consumption,

Lumbar punctures (LP) are implemented for the diagnosis of patients with hematologic symptoms as well as for the intrathecal chemotherapy injections. Post lumbar puncture headache (PLPH) is a common complication in around 30% of patients. PLPH is characterized by the occurrence of a headache with an

Tata Memorial Hospital, a 629 bed tertiary cancer institute conducts approximately 6000 surgeries per year. Approximately 4000 (4239 in 2015) patients with suspected breast cancers register annually at the hospital and around 2800 breast cancer surgeries are performed every year. Very few studies on

The department of surgery at Tian Jin Medical University Cancer Hospital, one of the centers of excellence to treat patients with breast cancer in China, collects and maintains an electronic database of patients treatment details and follow up data. This is a single centre, observational and

BACKGROUND Radiation Necrosis: Stereotactic radiosurgery has become integral in treatment of brain tumors and arteriovenous malformations (AVM). In up to 10% of cases, this can lead to radiation necrosis (RN) with significant surrounding vasogenic edema and mass effect. Medical treatment for RN

1. Introduction to investigational treatment(s) and other study treatment(s) 1.1 Overview of gemcitabine Gemcitabine (29,29-difluoro 29-deoxycytidine, dFdC) which developed from cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C) is an nucleoside analog used as chemotherapy. It was intended as an antiviral drug in