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Shorter time from rectal cancer diagnosis to NCRT tied to pathologic complete response
The time elapsed between diagnosis of rectal cancer and initiation of neoadjuvant chemoradiation (NCRT) shows a significant association with pathologic complete response (pCR), and shortening this time may improve the likelihood of achieving pCR, suggests a recent study.
Shorter time from rectal cancer diagnosis to NCRT tied to pathologic complete response
08 Jan 2022
Dry eye disease symptoms, incidence worsen during COVID-19 lockdown
There was an increase in the incidence of dry-eye disease (DED) during the lockdown for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a recent study has found. Such a spike may be related to the increase in use of visual display terminals (VDTs).
Dry eye disease symptoms, incidence worsen during COVID-19 lockdown
08 Jan 2022
Prior stroke may influence ischaemic stroke risk in cancer patients
Prior history of ischaemic stroke appears to affect the risk of ischaemic stroke in patients newly diagnosed with cancer, according to a study from Canada presented at ASH 2021.
Prior stroke may influence ischaemic stroke risk in cancer patients
07 Jan 2022
Does patient education improve influenza vaccination uptake?
Both individualized counselling (IC) and pamphlets have improved the uptake of influenza vaccination, but IC does not appear to be superior to pamphlets alone at improving vaccine acceptance, according to a Singapore study.