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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1658: Toxicity Profiles of Fractionated Radiotherapy, Contemporary Stereotactic Radiosurgery, and Transsphenoidal Surgery in Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenomas
Conclusion: Contemporary SRS and transsphenoidal surgery for nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma treatment have equivalent toxicity profiles. However, modern FRT for nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma treatment might considerably increase stroke risk.
Source: Cancers - October 25, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Chia-Lun Chang Kevin Sheng-Po Yuan Alexander T.H. Wu Szu-Yuan Wu Tags: Article Source Type: research
Impaired Movement Scaling and Reduced Synchrony with Vestibule Closure Characterize Swallowing in Severe Dysphagia
In conclusion, the central schema for swallowing patterning was di sturbed, impairing the integration of kinematic actions for airway protection in severe dysphagia, while laryngeal peak elevation velocity predicted penetration and aspiration on patient swallows.
Source: Dysphagia - October 18, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Saliva-omics in Plasma Cell Disorders-proof of concept and potential as a non-invasive tool for monitoring disease burden and MRD status.
Salivaomics has exciting potential for the diagnosis and monitoring of malignancy, evidence of which has been reported in oral cancer, head and neck malignancies and ovarian cancer. It has been observed that approximately 40% of cancer, stroke and cardiovascular disease biomarkers are present in whole saliva. Salivaomics has become an area of great interest in disease diagnosis over the last number of years, following the footsteps of the other "omics ” based diagnostic tools. Saliva is a fast, inexpensive and non-invasive method of sample collection therefore it might be considered as the biofluid of choice for the diag...
Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia - September 30, 2019 Category: Hematology Authors: Ciara Tierney, Despina Bazou, Giao Le, Paul Dowling, Peter O'Gorman Source Type: research
Accelerated Risk of Premature Ischemic Stroke in 5‐Year Survivors of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Conclusion.Not only was the stroke risk in NPC survivors higher than that in the general population, but the onset age was also 10 years earlier. Future survivorship care should include ischemic stroke as a late complication, for its proper prevention and management.Implications for Practice.Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is endemic in Taiwan, and its 5‐year survival is 65.2%. With the increased 5‐year cancer survivors, survivorship has become an important issue. However, research on NPC survivorship is very rare. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first population‐based study on long‐term NPC survivors. This...
Source: The Oncologist - September 10, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Min-Chi Chen, Feng-Che Kuan, Shiang-Fu Huang, Chang-Hsien Lu, Ping-Tsung Chen, Cih-En Huang, Ting-Yao Wang, Chih-Cheng Chen, Kuan-Der Lee Tags: Head and Neck Cancers, Health Outcomes and Economics of Cancer Care Source Type: research
Cancer and Cerebrovascular Disease
AbstractPurpose of ReviewTo review the latest information about the interactions between cancer and cerebrovascular disease.Recent FindingsAdditional data support the finding that both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke are important complications of cancer or its treatment. Reperfusion therapy is being given successfully to patients with stroke complicating cancer.SummaryHemorrhagic stroke may occur with metastatic disease to the brain, coagulopathies from cancer, in particular leukemia, or as complications of chemotherapy. Ischemic stroke also may be a complication of metastatic disease with local invasion of vessels, a pro...
Source: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports - August 22, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
What Causes Facial Nerve Palsy?
Discussion
Facial nerve palsy has been known for centuries, but in 1821 unilateral facial nerve paralysis was described by Sir Charles Bell. Bell’s palsy (BP) is a unilateral, acute facial paralysis that is clinically diagnosed after other etiologies have been excluded by appropriate history, physical examination and/or laboratory testing or imaging. Symptoms include abnormal movement of facial nerve. It can be associated with changes in facial sensation, hearing, taste or excessive tearing. The right and left sides are equally affected but bilateral BP is rare (0.3%). Paralysis can be complete or incomplete at prese...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 3, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Tu1115 PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY (PEG) IS ASSOCIATED WITH BETTER OUTCOMES AS COMPARED TO INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY (IR) GUIDED AND SURGICAL GASTROSTOMIES: INSIGHTS FROM THE NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE
Gastrostomy is a commonly performed procedure for enteral feeding in patients with diverse conditions such as malnutrition, stroke, dementia, Parkinsonism and other neurodegenerative diseases as well as head and neck and upper gastrointestinal cancers. PEG is usually preferred but IR guided and surgical gastrostomies are often performed based on patient related factors and local practice preferences. The aim of our study was to review demographic and clinical characteristics of patients undergoing gastrostomies in the inpatient setting.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - May 31, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ishani Shah, Abhishek Bhurwal, Harsh Mehta, Shruti Mony, Ananya Das Tags: Tuesday abstract Source Type: research
Management of Radiation Induced Carotid Stenosis in Head and Neck Cancer.
CONCLUSION: RT in patients with HNSCC holds a significant risk factor of developing carotid artery stenosis and cerebrovascular events. Carotid stenting is preferable mode of treatment for radiation-induced stenosis. A screening program with doppler ultrasonography enables pre-stroke detection of carotid stenosis.
PMID: 31146165 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Translational Oncology - May 26, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Trojanowski P, Sojka M, Trojanowska A, Wolski A, Roman T, Jargiello T Tags: Transl Oncol Source Type: research
Periodontal Disease Is Associated With Increased Risk of Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study
Conclusion: Periodontal disease is significantly and positively correlated with increased risk of hypertension in Chinese population, and exact mechanisms of this association should be explored in future.
Introduction
Periodontal disease is a complex polymicrobial inflammation, including gingivitis and periodontitis. According to the 2015 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, the prevalence of severe chronic periodontitis in 2015 has reached 616 million (Kassebaum et al., 2017). In China, the periodontal disease standardized DALYs rate has risen from 24.7 in 1990 to 25.7 in 2013 according to the data from 2013 GBD ...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 24, 2019 Category: Physiology Source Type: research
A nomogram for the prediction of cerebrovascular disease among patients with brain necrosis after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
In various cancer populations, radiotherapy is associated with the development of vascular disease [1 –4]. Previous studies have established an increased incidence of carotid stenosis (CAS) and ischemic stroke in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy [4,5]. A study of 6862 patients (age>65 years) showed that five-year incidence of cerebrovascular events was 19% in patients treated with radiotherapy alone compared with 14% in patients treated with surgery plus radiotherapy; the corresponding ten-year incidence were 34% and 25%, respectively [4].
Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology - December 21, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Jinhua Cai, Jinping Cheng, Honghong Li, Wei-Jye Lin, Yi Li, Xiaohuang Zhuo, Xiaolong Huang, Charles B. Simone, Wilbert S. Aronow, Edward L.W. Chow, Yamei Tang Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Saliva-Omics in Plasma Cell Disorders -- Proof of Concept and Potential As a Non-Invasive Tool for Monitoring Disease Burden and MRD Status
This study provides proof of concept that a range of biologically significant proteins of interest can be reliably detected in the saliva of MM and MGUS patients. The observation of differential expression of FABP5 between MGUS and MM identified these as candidate proteins relevant to malignant transformation of MGUS to symptomatic MM. The demonstration of decreased abundance of FABP5 after achieving remission indicates a correlation with tumour burden. This opens the opportunity to explore candidate salivary biomarkers for use in the clinic for disease monitoring and Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) assessment.DisclosuresNo...
Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Tierney, C., Bazou, D., Le, G., Dowling, P., O'Gorman, P. Tags: 651. Myeloma: Biology and Pathophysiology, excluding Therapy: Poster II Source Type: research
Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Strokes in Occult and Manifest Cancers Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—Cancer, occult and manifest, is associated with increased risks for stroke. The increased risk is linked mainly to cancers related to smoking.
Source: Stroke - June 25, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Klaus Kaae Andersen, Tom Skyhoȷ Olsen Tags: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research
Neurologic manifestations of elderly patients with cancer.
CONCLUSION: Identifying the frequency and correlation of neurologic manifestations in older cancer patients will allow for the implementation of timely multidisciplinary care in an attempt to improve these patients' health-related quality of life.
PMID: 29704209 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - April 27, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Cacho-Díaz B, Lorenzana-Mendoza NA, Reyes-Soto G, Ávila-Funes JA, Navarrete-Reyes AP Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research
Radiation-induced carotid artery lesions
ConclusionsRadiation-induced atherosclerosis is a different and accelerated form of atherosclerosis, which implies a more aggressive disease with a different biologic behavior. The disease is characterized by a high rate of carotid artery stenosis compared to those observed in nonirradiated control group patients. To prevent the risk of stroke , surveillance and imaging with ultrasonography should enable detection of severe stenosis. Endovascular treatment with a carotid angioplasty and stenting has been proposed as an attractive and minimally invasive alternative for some radiation-induced stenoses.
Source: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie - April 20, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
5 Trends Medtech Should Be Talking About
Recently I chatted with Candace Roulo, managing editor of Advanced Manufacturing Now, about some of the most important trends in medtech and the technologies that are taking the industry to the next level. Click below to listen to the podcast, or read on for select highlights of the conversation – what I consider to be five trends medtech professionals should be talking about.
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Source: MDDI - April 6, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: BIOMEDevice Boston Business Digital Health Source Type: news
