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The effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stage III colon cancer is well established but it is less frequently prescribed in older patients.
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Anemia is a common problem associated with increased mortality among older adults. The higher prevalence of anemia in black older adults compared to white older adults has raised concern whether different hemoglobin (Hb) thresholds should differ by race.
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In an analysis of four clinical trials designed to assess the efficacy of two different human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines, the appearance of pre-neoplastic lesions and neoplastic cervical adenocarcinoma was dramatically reduced in vaccinated subjects.
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In a retrospective case-control analysis conducted within the U.S. Veterans Affairs hospitals, the incidence of cryoglobulinemia, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were each found to be significantly increased in patients with hepatitis-C viral infection.
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After a positive coronary ct scan, patients often undergo stress myocardial perfusion scanning, but the relationship between these two tests in relation to prognosis is poorly understood.
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Kleemann and his colleagues from Ludwigshafen, Germany, report on survival of transvenous defibrillation leads during long-term follow-up.
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Recently, the importance of anticoagulation with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation and risk factors for stroke has been established in clinical trials and emphasized in recent guidelines.
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Mild muscle symptoms occasionally prevent some patients from taking statin drugs.
