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Compromised nutritional, immunological status ups infection risk after gastric cancer surgery
27 May 2022
Infection is a common complication in gastric cancer stage II/III patients after gastrectomy, a recent study has found. A low prognostic nutritional index score seems to be an important risk factor for such an outcome.
Compromised nutritional, immunological status ups infection risk after gastric cancer surgery
27 May 2022
Preop radiotherapy, immediate reconstruction feasible in breast cancer patients
25 May 2022
byAudrey Abella
Preoperative radiotherapy (preop RT), followed by skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction, is technically feasible and safe in breast cancer patients who require mastectomy, the PRADA* trial suggests.
Preop radiotherapy, immediate reconstruction feasible in breast cancer patients
25 May 2022
Cancer patients more vulnerable to PTSD during pandemic
23 May 2022
Cancer patients may be more susceptible to developing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, reports a recent study.
