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BACKGROUND Benzopyrones can reduce the volume of high-protein edema fluid by stimulating proteolysis. These compounds provide a method for removing excess protein and its consequent edema and reduce its clinical sequelae, such as chronic inflammation and secondary infections. METHODS We conducted a

OBJECTIVE This article reviews English-language articles published in the biomedical literature from 1980 to 1997 that reported results of clinical research on complementary and alternative medical treatments (CAM) of interest to patients with breast cancer. METHODS We searched 12 electronic

OBJECTIVE To determine which symptoms experienced by patients admitted to a specialist palliative care unit are self-reported (SR) and which are only detected with systematic questioning (SQ). METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed of 50 patients. The admission proforma was reviewed to

BACKGROUND Jehovah's Witness (JW) patients undergoing liver or pancreas surgery represent a challenging ethical and medical problem, with few reports about their optimal management. METHODS To analyze the perioperative outcomes of JW patients submitted to hepatic or pancreatic resection,

The case of a 26-year-old female patient with abdominal pain, nausea, hypoproteinemia, enteric loss of plasma proteins, lymphedema, severe steatorrhea and malabsorption, is presented. Enteroclysis and sonography were performed. Based on the case history and the characteristics of focal lesion and

OBJECTIVE Recent research indicates that physiotherapy interventions, such as exercise and manual therapy, may be effective in decreasing the frequency of side effects linked with breast cancer treatment, including fatigue, pain, nausea, and decreased quality of life. This systematic review aims to

OBJECTIVE We examined whether use of small pelvic (SP) field encompassing only the pericervical regions and upper stream lymphatic will reduce the adverse events that occur with classic whole pelvic (WP) field, in postoperative radiotherapy (RT) for cervical cancer. METHODS This retrospective study

BACKGROUND The long-term impact of breast carcinoma and its treatment was assessed in 153 breast carcinoma survivors previously treated on a Phase III randomized trial (Cancer and Leukemia Group B [CALGB 7581]) a median of 20 years after entry to CALGB 7581. METHODS Survivors were interviewed by

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, with an incidence of 1.7 million in 2012. Breast cancer and its treatments can bring along serious side effects such as fatigue, skin toxicity, lymphedema, pain, nausea, etc. These can substantially affect the patients' quality of life.

OBJECTIVE Although advances have been made in the treatment of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (AIDS-KS) with systemic chemotherapy, less toxic therapies are needed. IM862 is a naturally occurring peptide with antiangiogenic properties and was thus studied in patients with AIDS-KS. METHODS IM862 was

Patients with gynecologic cancer experience significant symptom burden throughout their disease course and treatment, which negatively impacts their quality of life. The most common symptoms in gynecologic cancer include pain, fatigue, depression and anxiety. Palliative care, including symptom

The mystery of Traditional Chinese Medicine has been attracting people for years. Acupuncture, ranked among the most common services of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, has recently gained a lot of interest in the scientific world. Contemporary researchers have been continuously trying to

UNASSIGNED Breast cancer (BC) patients may experience multiple symptoms due to the disease itself, cancer treatment or combination of both. UNASSIGNED The aim of the present study was to express multiple symptoms experienced by the patients with BC as clusters. UNASSIGNED This was a retrospective

In a nonrandomized trial, postoperative, adjuvant, combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy were given to 17 patients with high-grade soft-tissue sarcomas. All patients had undergone conservative limb-sparing surgery. Soft-tissue sarcomas were localized in the extremities (13 patients), superficial

BACKGROUND In the field of uro-oncology, the assessment of quality of life (QoL) is considered an integral part of clinical research. Because of the rarity of penile cancer, there is currently no cancer-specific questionnaire module available to assess the tumor-specific loss of function and