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In the current report, histological and biological features of ovarian cancer occurring in Jewish women were compared in the context of the presence or absence of BRCA mutations.
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In this randomized outpatient clinical trial of anticoagulation nomograms for patients with acute deep-vein thrombosis, a 10-mg initial dose of warfarin (coumadin) proved superior to an initial 5-mg dose with regard to time reaching therapeutic INR.
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In the current report, fairly impressive results with carboplatin-gemcitabine chemotherapy used in patients with advanced transitional cell carcinoma are described.
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Ductal carcinoma incidence rates remained essentially constant from 1987-1999 while lobular carcinoma rates increased steadily. This increase presents a clinical challenge given that lobular carcinoma is more difficult to detect than ductal carcinoma by both physical examination and mammography.
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This study concludes that there may be a direct association between ischemia and the development of Alzheimers pathology (plaques and neurofibrillary tangles), or alternatively, ischemia may unmask otherwise mild cases of AD.
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The management of the obesity epidemic is complex, but there are some interventions that can be helpful.
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Although the phenomenon of cutaneous melanoma (CM) arising from melanocytic nevi (MN) is known, the transformation rate of MN into CM is not. Tsao and associates set out to calculate the rate, using published data and making some assumptions to ease the calculation.
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Noncompliance with treatment for latent tuberculosis can be monitored with the aid of a special urine test that checks for metabolites of isoniazid.
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The FDA has approved aprepitant for preventing both acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy.
