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Neck dissection and stroke in patients with oral cavity cancer: A population ‐based cohort study
ConclusionOur data demonstrate that neck dissection does not increase the risk of stroke in patients with oral cavity cancer. Patients have higher risk of stroke after cancer treatment because of their older age, specific comorbidities, and/or type of postoperative treatment. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2016
Source: Head and Neck - July 19, 2016 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Chia ‐Fan Chang, Yen‐Ling Kuo, Christy Pu, Yiing‐Jenq Chou Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Stroke after Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer – What is the Risk?
Treating head and neck squamous cell carcinomas with radiotherapy has been shown to cause damage to the cerebrovasculature. This retrospective cohort study found that any exposure to radiation was associated with a 46% higher hazard of stroke, and with radiotherapy as the sole treatment modality, 70% increased risk of stroke compared to surgery alone. Implications of this research speak to the need for adequate follow-up and survivorship care among patients that were treated with RT.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - July 15, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Erin Arthurs, Timothy P. Hanna, Khaled Zaza, Yingwei Peng, Stephen F. Hall Source Type: research
Stroke After Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer: What Is the Risk?
A retrospective population-based cohort study was conducted to determine the risk of ischemic stroke with respect to time, associated with curative radiation therapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC).
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - July 15, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Erin Arthurs, Timothy P. Hanna, Khaled Zaza, Yingwei Peng, Stephen F. Hall Tags: Clinical Investigation Source Type: research
Clinical Updates, Tips on Business and Billing, Draw Attendees to ASHA Connect
Editor’s note: This is the first of two posts from the ongoing ASHA Connect Conference in Minneapolis. This post focuses on the health care side of the conference. The second, to come on Monday, will focus on the schools side.
For speech-language pathologists in private practice and health care, attending ASHA Connect is a slam-dunk: The sessions give them hands-on information they can use right away. The sessions—smaller and more in-depth than those at the ASHA Annual Convention held in November—offer specific clinical strategies and business tips, attendees say.
This is the first year for ASHA Connect, which began...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - July 8, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Carol Polovoy Tags: Events Speech-Language Pathology Uncategorized Health Care Source Type: blogs
Needs of Internally Displaced Women and Children in Baghdad, Karbala, and Kirkuk, Iraq
Conclusions
The vulnerability of this population is great, and the emotional trauma of multiple displacements, kidnapping and deaths from intentional violence is great. While some aid is reaching families, much more is needed. Though Iraq is a middle income country, reaching the IDPs in central Iraq will take much more in international assistance than is currently being received. Unfortunately, at this time of great need, assistance is being cut back throughout the region because of lack of funding.10 The local civil society organizations which have sprung up in many locations to assist IDPs, offer an avenue for targeting ...
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - June 10, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gilbert Burnham Source Type: research
Do traditional risk stratification models for cerebrovascular events apply in irradiated head and neck cancer patients?
Conclusions: Traditional vascular risk factors do not play a role in radiation-induced carotid atherosclerosis. Clinicians should be aware that traditional risk prediction models may under-estimate stroke risk in these patients.
Source: QJM - June 8, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Gujral, D. M., Shah, B. N., Chahal, N. S., Bhattacharyya, S., Senior, R., Harrington, K. J., Nutting, C. M. Tags: Original papers Source Type: research
Daily low-dose aspirin may help combat cancer
Conclusion
The systematic review looked at 47 studies and attempted to combine the results, looking for evidence of a beneficial effect of low-dose aspirin on risk of death in people already diagnosed with cancer.
The few RCTs identified – the best-quality evidence – did not provide conclusive evidence that aspirin improves survival rates.
The rest of the studies were observational in nature, so cannot prove that aspirin reduces the risk of death from cancer. The only significant results were for a 24% reduction in risk of death from colon cancer, and a possible 11% reduced risk of death from prostate cancer. However,...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Medication Source Type: news
Periodontal disease and risk of all cancers among male never smokers: an updated analysis of the Health Professionals Follow-up Study
Conclusions
Advanced periodontitis was associated with a 2.5-fold increase in smoking-related cancers among never smokers. Periodontitis may impact cancer risk through system immune dysregulation. Further studies need to examine the immune impact of advanced periodontitis on cancer, especially for cancers known to be caused by smoking.
Source: Annals of Oncology - April 20, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Michaud, D. S., Kelsey, K. T., Papathanasiou, E., Genco, C. A., Giovannucci, E. Tags: epidemiology Source Type: research
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for osteoradionecrosis.
Authors: Cooper PD, Smart DR
Abstract
Dr Sames and colleagues are to be commended on their thought-provoking article about regional variation in hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) provision for oro-facial osteoradionecrosis (ORN) across Australia and New Zealand. The four-fold difference between jurisdictions requires further elucidation. As co-directors of the only comprehensive hyperbaric facility in Tasmania, the state with the highest ORN treatment rate, we believe a number of issues pertaining to the Australian situation warrant further consideration. 1. Disease prevalence Comparisons between regions require c...
Source: Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine - April 7, 2016 Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Diving Hyperb Med Source Type: research
A Case of Multiple Recurrent Ischemic Stroke in a Patient with Cholangiocarcinoma and Initiation of Anticoagulation Therapy for Secondary Stroke Prevention (P4.342)
CONCLUSIONS: Initiation of anticoagulation therapy and the optimal medications for secondary stroke prevention in cancer associated stroke remain controversial. Further randomized prospective studies are needed to establish treatment guidelines.Disclosure: Dr. Cheng has nothing to disclose. Dr. Then has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Cheng, J. Z., Then, R. Tags: Cerebrovascular Case Reports Source Type: research
Effect of folic acid supplementation on cancer risk among adults with hypertension in China: A randomized clinical trial
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Source: International Journal of Cancer - March 17, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Xianhui Qin, Lin Shen, Rong Zhang, Youbao Li, Xiaobin Wang, Binyan Wang, Xiaodong Jiang, Hua Jiang, Yu Lei, Fan Fan Hou, Jin Gu, Yong Huo Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Development of the Brief Bedside Dysphagia Screening Test - Revised: a Cross-Sectional Czech Study.
CONCLUSION: The BBDST-R is suitable for dysphagia screening in departments caring for patients with neurological conditions.
PMID: 26455566 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Acta Medica: Hradec Kralove - December 12, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) Source Type: research
$10 million gift to UCLA from Wendy and Leonard Goldberg is largest ever to support migraine research
UCLA Health Sciences has received a $10 million gift, most of which will support multidisciplinary research on migraine, a debilitating neurological disorder that affects 36 million people in the U.S.
The gift was made by philanthropists Wendy and Leonard Goldberg. Wendy Goldberg is an editor and author; her husband, Leonard, is an award-winning film and television producer and executive.
More than 90 percent of sufferers are unable to work during their migraine attacks, costing employers $13 billion a year in lost work days; and every 10 seconds, someone in the U.S. goes to an emergency room with a migraine-related compla...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - December 8, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Dysphagia Rehabilitation in Japan.
Authors: Inoue M
Abstract
In Japan, one of the most common causes of death in elderly people is aspiration pneumonia. Maintenance of oral hygiene and feeding functions are important elements, especially in patients with dysphagia caused by stroke, neurological diseases, and after operations on the head and neck cancer, as well as in the elderly to prevent aspiration pneumonia. It should also be noted that not only oral health care and physical therapy related to feeding functions but also dental treatment is included in the clinical management during interventions whenever needed. On the other hand, for the patient...
Source: Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology - November 28, 2015 Category: Nutrition Tags: J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) Source Type: research
