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Letters / BY: Tom Pickles, MD, FRCPC June 2003
... intermittent therapy, where men typically spend 6 to 9 months alternating on and off the drug, is not of proven ...
Clinical Articles / BY: John H. Hay, MB July/August 2003
... to up-regulate thymidine phosphorylase in tumor cells. [9] In additional to 5FU, two other classes of drugs have ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Norman Phillips MSc July/August 2003
... colorectal cancer was programmed using TreeAge software. [9]  The parameter values assumed by the model are given in ... deaths prevented† Colonoscopy at age 55 165 31.7 0.08 11.9 2.3 14.9 Colonoscopy at ages 55 and 65 192 40.5 0.13 19.7 3.2 18.7 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: P. Terry Phang, MD September 2003
... to assure accuracy of a metastatic node-negative stage. [9] The main aim of this study is to determine which data ... excluded. We were unable to retrieve pathology reports in 9% (83) of cases. After exclusions and incomplete ... perforation 36% 23% Mesorectal fascia envelope intact 9% 12% Gross radial margin clear 42% 53% Table 2. Histology ...
Clinical Articles / BY: P. Terry Phang, MD September 2003
... Statistics were performed using SPSS software (version 9.0, Chicago, IL). Methods of comparison included the Pearson ... 4 years, overall recurrence rates (local and distant) were 9% for stage 1, 28% for stage 2, and 40% for stage 3. Use of ... in relation to the mesorectal circumferential margin. [9,10]  Groups in Europe and North America have published ...
Clinical Articles / BY: P. Terry Phang, MD September 2003
... definite influence on local recurrence rates ( Table 3 ). [9]  The Dutch and our review have shown increasing local ...
Clinical Articles / BY: C.J.H. van de Velde, MD, PhD, FRCS, FRCPS September 2003
... only one patient (1.6%) developed a local recurrence. [9] Since the introduction of TME surgery has resulted in such ...
Clinical Articles / BY: John R. Graham, PhD October 2003
... for angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and $9 million for calcium channel blockers (CCBs). For ... expenditures on the nitrates class over 3 years was $14.9 million less than they would have been in the absence of ... reference ACE inhibitor when Pharmacare imposed the RDP. [9,10]  Looking at all BC seniors who had been using an ACE ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel W.L. Lai, PhD October 2003
... Being a female, [8]  having a lower level of education, [9]  living alone, [10]  having a lower income, [11]  and ... (n = 251) P  value Age (years), mean (SD) 70.22 (8.9) 70.16 (8.9) 70.33 (8.9) t = -.24 P  = .812 Gender (%) Female Male ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Brian McGowan, MD October 2003
... days, while the family physicians’ patients averaged 8.9 days. • These rough data reveal a 50% reduction in ...