... the examples of the two patients with similar sized renal masses, I might consider using a more aggressive treatment course and follow-up schedule for the man than the woman based on their nomogram ...
... diabetes cancels the protective effect of female sex on the risk of heart disease.
"More aggressive treatment of cardiovascular disease in women with diabetes may improve the gender disparity in ...
The study, published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, calls for trials of aggressive therapies against childhood eczema in attempt to reduce the incidence of asthma in later ...
... advanced neuroblastoma kills more than 50 percent of the children in whom it develops, despite aggressive treatment with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Now, though, University of Texas Medical ...
... low-risk cancer should get very aggressive treatment, Belldegrun said, because there's a good chance ... 't get much, if any, benefit from treatment and may want to forego surgery and the toxic therapies. ...
... in elderly patients. "Another possibility is that elderly patients may decline more invasive and aggressive treatments because therapies are only palliative and may prolong life only for a short time ...
... early in treatment which children could be successfully treated with less aggressive treatment.
"This study differs from most previous investigations of gene variations linked to chemotherapy ...
... cancer may enable oncologists to more quickly identify patients with invasive disease, who may need aggressive treatment to slow the progression of their bladder cancer," said Dr. Cordon-Cardo, who ...
... patients often prefer aggressive end-of-life (EOL) treatment. The new study –– to be published ... attorney, and their preferences regarding end-of-life treatment. Investigators then tracked each patient ...
... is not without risks, with limited options for patients ineligible for intravenous thrombolysis, the authors encourage aggressive treatment to minimize damage to the brain and long-term disability.
... have been exposed to radiation have more aggressive disease and worse clinical outcome than other patients with thyroid cancer and, therefore, may require more aggressive treatment," they conclude.
... responses to chemotherapy, we are better able to discuss and determine whether a more or less aggressive treatment plan might be advisable."
Accurately classifying patients' prognoses and their ...
... on each attribute."
The model considers five treatment options: surgery external radiation seed ... medical practice, the model suggests less aggressive treatment for older patients.
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... treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Eventually such findings could enable doctors to target more aggressive treatment to children at risk of more severe arthritis, while those likely to have ...
... , and treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Eventually such findings could enable doctors to target more aggressive treatment to children at risk of more severe arthritis, while those likely to have ...
