Does Music during Image-Guided Procedures Reduce Patient Anxiety Levels? by Fahd Mohamed, Lenon DSouza, Mahesh Mijar

“…Procedures included thoracocentesis, paracentesis, fine needle aspiration cytology and biopsies of the breast, liver, thyroid and lymph nodes. It was performed over a period of 4 months, between September 2020 and December 2020. …”
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Immunomodulatory Effects of <i>Cucurbita pepo</i> L. Extract in Chronic Stress-Induced Dysregulation of Lymphoid Organs in Rats by Safa H. Qahl, Hailah M. Almohaimeed, Sami A. Algaidi, Ashwaq H. Batawi, Zuhair M. Mohammedsaleh, Tarek Hamdy Abd-Elhamid, Nawal H. Almohammadi, Nasra N. Ayuob, Amany Refaat Mahmoud

“…Spleen, thymus gland, and lymph nodes were histopathologically assessed. <b>Results</b>: <i>CP</i> administration significantly reduced the CUMS-induced behavioural changes evident by the significant reduction in immobility time (<i>p</i> = 0.02) and corticosterone level (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on relapse-free survival of patients with locally advanced cervical cancer by M.  P. Smirnova, A. S. Khadzhimba, S. Ya. Maksimov, A. A. Ilyin, A. V. Pletneva

“…The desire to change the current situation resulted in the studying of the effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy in cervical cancer patients with regional lymph nodes metastases.Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of the combination of neoadjuvant chemoradiation plus adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with FIGO stage III cervical cancer (T1–2N1M0).Materials and methods. …”
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Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of immunomodulatory therapy for infectious mononucleosis of mixed etiology (Epstein Barr and cytomegalovirus) in children by E. S. Gasilina, A. A. Frank, S. M. Kitaychik, N. P. Kabanova, G. A. Buchina, N. M. Bochkareva, O. V. Borisova, N. S. Polezhaeva, G. V. Santalova, L. S. Tselkovich, R. B. Balter

“…According to the outcomes «Reduction of lymph nodes by 2 or more times» and «Reduction of the liver and spleen by 2 or more times», data on the advantage of meglumin acridonacetate were obtained. …”
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Uncovering Surgical Dynamics and Trends in Early Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis: Key Insights From a Two-Decade Argentine Database Analysis by Pablo Mandó, Verónica Fabiano, Soledad Gomez Guasch, Giuliana Colucci, Rodrigo Sánchez-Bayona, Federico Coló, Martín Loza, Francisco Von Stecher, Mora Amat, Máximo de la Vega, Maria Victoria Costanzo, Adrian Nervo, Jorge Nadal, Reinaldo Chacón, Florencia Perazzo

“…Significant differences were observed in the axillary procedure performed, with sentinel lymph node biopsy increasing from 14.9% (2000-2004) to 69.5% (2015-2019; P < .001). …”
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COMPARATIVE IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF E-CADHERIN AND Β-KATENIN EXPRESSION IN METASTATIC AND NON-METASTATIC BREAST CANCER OF NON-SPECIFIC TYPE by M. V. Mnikhovich, L. V. Kakturskiy, T. V. Bezuglova, K. Yu. Midiber, K. V. Bun’kov, A. G. Erzieva

“…Objective: an immunohistochemical analysis of the features of expression, distribution and interaction of E-сadherin and β-сatenin proteins in primary mammary tumors. Materials and methods. The study group consisted of 148 relevant patients with breast cancer (BC), including patients with metastases in lymph nodes (n = 12) and liver (n = 45). …”
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Relapse detection in the Danish surveillance program of patients with clinical stage I seminoma: a nationwide study by Niklas B. Lindahl, Jakob Lauritsen, Thomas Wagner, Gedske Daugaard, Mikkel Bandak

“…In total, 134 (92%) relapses were localized to retroperitoneal lymph nodes, primarily without additional spread. …”
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Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Compressed Sensing Technique Accelerates Magnetic Resonance Imaging Simulation for Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Therapy by Shu-han Zhou, MB, Mao-shen Lin, MB, Yu Luo, MB, Hao-qiang He, MB, Shao-jin Wang, MB, Lin-tao Shang, MB, Tian-you Dong, MB, Wen-jun Fan, MD, Feng Chi, MM

“…Mean tumor target volume of both primary tumors and metastatic lymph nodes acquired from fusion images by ACS were also comparable to those from fusion images by PI (P > .05 for all). …”
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The use of low doses of gabapentin in patients with neuropathic pain and with thrombocytopenia by O. K. Levchenko, E. G. Gemdzhian, G. M. Galstyan

“…The localization of pain was different, pain predominated in the lower extremities (63% (n = 15), 95% CI: 43 – 79%), caused by peripheral polyneuropathy of predominantly toxic origin (vincristine, bortezomib), and pain was also caused by the course of the underlying disease: cephalalgia and neck pain, this pain was caused by compression of the nerve structures by the lymph nodes, postherpetic neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia caused by tumor growth. …”
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