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Safety of pregnancy following breast cancer diagnosis: A meta-analysis of 14 studies
(2011)
Background: Due to the rising trend of delaying pregnancy to later in life, more women are diagnosed with breast cancer before completing their families. Therefore, enquiry into the feasibility and safety of pregnancy ...
Cancer specific risk in multiple sclerosis patients
(2016)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic central nervous system (CNS) autoimmune disease. Studies of cancer risk in MS patients have shown inconsistent findings. A pubmed search of the literature on cancer risk in patients ...
Cost-effectiveness of leucoreduction for prevention of febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions
(2014)
Background. The cost-effectiveness of universal leucoreduction of blood components remains unclear. When using leucoreduced red blood cells, the decrease in the rate of febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions (FNHTR) ...
Impact of HIV type 1 DNA levels on spontaneous disease progression: A meta-analysis
(2012)
Several studies have reported the prognostic strength of HIV-1 DNA with variable results however. The aims of the current study were to estimate more accurately the ability of HIV-1 DNA to predict progression of HIV-1 ...
The role of human papilloma virus and p16 in occult primary of the head and neck: A comprehensive review of the literature
(2015)
Cancer of unknown primary of the head and neck is a challenging entity for the oncologist. The role of human papilloma virus/p16 in carcinogenesis and in prognosis is well established in certain HNSCC especially in that ...
Sequence variations in the FII, FV, F13A1, FGB and PAI-1 genes are associated with differences in myocardial perfusion
(2011)
Aims: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in modern societies. The association between genetic markers and CAD is still poorly understood. In this study, we evaluated the effect ...
Measuring Altruistic and Solidaristic Orientations Toward Others among People Who Inject Drugs
(2015)
The altruism and/or solidarity of people who inject drugs helps protect sex and drug partners from HIV. Research has been hindered by lack of measures. We developed and administered scales to assess them to 300 people who ...