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Funding for malaria control and elimination in Myanmar has increased markedly in recent years. While there are various malaria control tools currently available, two interventions receive the majority of malaria control funding in Myanmar (1) insecticide-treated bed nets and (2) early diagnosis and treatment through malaria community health workers. This study aims to provide practical recommendations on how to maximize impact from investment in these interventions.

A simple decision tree is used to model intervention costs and effects in terms of years of life lost. The evaluation is from the perspective of the service provider and costs and effects are calculated in line with standard methodology. Sensitivity and scenario analysis are undertaken to identify key drivers of cost effectiveness. Standard cost effectiveness analysis is then extended via a spatially explicit resource allocation model.

Community health workers have the potential for high impact on malaria, particularly where there are few al nor are they necessarily at their most efficient when universally applied. Modelled resource allocation scenarios highlight that in this case there is no "one size fits all" cost effectiveness result. Health gains will be maximized by effective targeting of both interventions.In the 11(th) and 12(th) century the Western caliphate flourished, making Cordoba the capital of physicians and philosophers. During that period lived and practised the famous physician Ibn Zuhr or Avenzoar. In his monumental treatise Al Taysir, Avenzoar provided the first clinical description of a polypoid colorectal tumour as well as the case of a uterine cancer and a basal cell carcinoma. His medical work remained popular through middle ages, influencing the development of western medicine.We describe two different cases of prinary thyroid lymphoma (PTL). PTL is a rare malignancy. Nevertheless, it frequently presents diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. The first patient, a 79-year-old female, presented with a large, painless thyroid mass accompanied by severe obstructive symptoms of the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal track. The second patient (67-year-old female) presented with nodular goiter. Thyroidectomy - performed on the first patient for alleviation of obstructive symptoms - revealed the presence of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Although she was administered standard chemotherapy she deceased four months later. In the second patient, primary thyroid lymphoma was an incidental finding following thyroidectomy performed for nodular goiter. These two cases illustrate the variable course of PTL, the possibility of which should be kept into consideration in clinical practice.
Five patients with 38 fields have been analyzed in this study. The plans were optimized for the following clinical sites one liver, one lung, one brain, one prostate and one spine. The detector array used for the measurements was the PTW Seven29 array. All the plans were optimized and calculated using Eclipse v8.9. The center of the array was setup at 215 cm from the source and all the fields were measured and analyzed one by one. All the 30 measurements were performed on a NovalisTX linear accelerator equipped with a high definition multileaf collimator. The evaluation was based mainly on gamma index passing rates using 2 mm distance to agreement (DTA) and 2% dose difference.

The accuracy of the Eclipse Treatment Planning System (TPS) at extended Source to Surface Distances (SSDs) using an ionization chamber was measured to be within 1.0%. All the field measurements were performed and analyzed 35 individually. The percent of the points that had a gamma index of less than 1 using 3%/3 mm was >99% for apatient specific QA of the delivered dose to the patient in the case of small targets as in the treatment of spinal targets. In this study, we demonstrated that an extended SSD measurement can improve the sampling resolution of a two-dimensional (2D) detector array, in our case the PTW 45 Seven29 array. This method was shown to be accurate and efficient for measuring highly modulated small fields for pre-treatment patient specific QA.
Observational studies have recently focused on the association between heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX1) gene promoter polymorphisms and cancer risk. However, conflicting results have been obtained. To derive a precise estimate of the association, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted.

This study followed the guidelines for Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. PubMed, Medline, Embase and Web of Knowledge were systematically searched for relevant studies. Summary odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for the allelic and genotypic comparisons according to the homozygous, heterozygous, dominant, and recessive genetic models. Between-study heterogeneity was quantified through I2 statistics, and publication bias was appraised by using funnel plots. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to evaluate the robustness of the meta-analysis findings.

Meta-analysis of 9 studies involving 2491 cases and 3380 controls did not reveal any significant assocre needed to confirm these results.
To develop a large Turkish National Melanoma registry in order to define demographic and clinicopathologic characteristics of patients with melanoma.

The data was collected from 1635 patients with melanoma through a web-based registry system in 22 centers. Herein we present the results of 1157 patients with cutaneous melanoma.

The patient median age was 56.4 years and 646 (55.8%) were males. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/ml364.html The commonest subtype was superficial spreading type (357, 30.9%). The commonest primary site was the lower extremities (N=353, 30.5%). The most common Breslow thickness was 1-2 mm (361 patients, 43.5%). Only 104 (12.5%) patients had a thickness <1mm. Among 694 patients with available data, 136 (19.6%) presented with stage 4 disease while the most frequent stage was stage 3, encountered in 393 (56.6% patients).

Our melanoma registry is the largest in our country providing a snapshot view of cutaneous melanoma and its care. Our patients presented with more advanced stages and they had worse prognosis compared to SEER database.
Our melanoma registry is the largest in our country providing a snapshot view of cutaneous melanoma and its care. Our patients presented with more advanced stages and they had worse prognosis compared to SEER database.
To evaluate the impact of splenic irradiation as a palliative treatment for symptomatic splenomegaly due to secondary myelofibrosis.

Seventeen patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia and 3 with idiopathic polycythaemia presented with splenomegaly, splenic pain and anemia. Due to symptomatic splenomegaly, despite first-line treatment, the patients underwent splenic irradiation. Two patients received two different schedules of external radiotherapy (580 cGy in 5 fractions and 600 cGy in 6 fractions). Eight patients received 980 cGy in 14 fractions. Ten patients received two courses of 360 cGy in 6 fractions, 3 months apart. Median follow-up was 12 months post irradiation.

The patients showed excellent response to treatment one month post-radiotherapy, while treatment was well tolerated without severe toxicity. The dimensions of the spleen decreased significantly. Pain-related Visual Analogue Score (VAS) regressed after completion of irradiation. During 12-month follow-up all patients maintained the benefit of radiotherapy.

This study indicates that splenic irradiation could be a safe and effective palliative treatment for symptomatic splenomegaly due to secondary myelofibrosis.
This study indicates that splenic irradiation could be a safe and effective palliative treatment for symptomatic splenomegaly due to secondary myelofibrosis.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of total skin electron beam therapy (TSEBT) with "translational technique" in the management of mycosis fungoides (MF).

Between January 1995 and October 2014, 51 patients with MF were treated using TSEBT with translational technique. The total dose was 2800-3600 cGy, de-livered in 7 to 20 fractions. Out of the total 51 patients, 22 (43.1%) had T2 (generalized patch/plaque) disease, 20 (39.3%) had T3 disease (tumor stage), and 9 (17.6%) had T4 (erythrodermic) disease. Radiation-related late skin injury parameters including atrophy, pigmentation changes, hair loss, telangiectasia and ulceration were assessed according to RTOG/EORTC Late Radiation Morbidity Scoring Schema after at least 3 months from TSEBT.

Treatment response was categorized as complete remission (CR), partial remission (PR), or non-responding (NR) lesions. After TSEBT with translational technique, CR rate was 68.6% and PR rate 23.5%, while the NR rate was 7.9%. Overall, the rates of grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, and grade 4 toxicity were 17.6% )9 patients), 39.3% (20 patient), 35.3% (18 patients), and 7.8% (4 patients), respectively. At a median follow-up of 79 months (range 14-142), overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) rates were 83% and 46%, respectively.

For patients with MF refractory to topical chemotherapy and phototherapy, TSEBT with translational technique offers excellent local control (LC CR+PR) and favorable OS rates along with substantial relief of symptoms.
For patients with MF refractory to topical chemotherapy and phototherapy, TSEBT with translational technique offers excellent local control (LC CR+PR) and favorable OS rates along with substantial relief of symptoms.
Primary cardiac tumors are uncommon but not extremely rare. Cardiac tumors, mostly intracavitary, include benign and malignant tumors that arise from the endocardium, heart valves or myocardium. This retrospective study summarizes the experience of the Cardiac Surgery Departments of three tertiary Hospitals in this field, and particularly in cardiac myxomas, over the last 29 years. Herein, we present the results of cardiac tumors excision in relation to postoperative morbidity and mortality.

Between 1985 and 2014, 117 patients, aged from 16 to 82 years, underwent resection of a cardiac tumor.

Ninety one of the tumors (77.78%) were myxomas, 15 of them (12.82%) were other primary cardiac tumors, 7 of them (5.98%) were infra-diaphragmatic tumors and the remaining 4 tumors (3.42%) were benign intracavitary masses (thrombi). Patients operated on for a cardiac tumor had a 30-day mortality rate of 3.29%. Atrial fibrillation appeared in 21 out of 91 patients (23.07%) operated on for cardiac myxoma, while neurological complications were observed in 3 patients (3.29%). Re-exploration for bleeding was performed in 5 out of 91 cases (5.49%) and recurrence occurred in 4.39% of myxomas.

Despite being rare, primary cardiac tumors require open heart intervention soon after their diagnosis in order to prevent complications and achieve low mortality rates.
Despite being rare, primary cardiac tumors require open heart intervention soon after their diagnosis in order to prevent complications and achieve low mortality rates.
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a disease with increased prevalence and unfavorable prognosis calling for development of novel therapeutic strategies. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine implicated in the development and progression of cancer. The present study was designed to assess the impact of TNF-α specific inhibition using small interference RNA (siRNA) in SSC-4 cells, a representative model for OSCC.

The present study evaluated the effect of TNF-α inhibition using siRNA as inhibitory mechanism on SCC-4 cells. The study focused on the effect of TNF-α inhibition on apoptosis, autophagy and invasion in parallel with a panel of 20 genes involved in apoptosis and angiogenesis.

TNF-α inhibition was related with reduction of cell viability, activation of apoptosis and autophagy in parallel with the inhibition of migration in SCC-4 cells. Evaluating the impact on gene expression levels, inhibition of FASL-FADD, NFκB, SEMA 3C, TNF-α, TGFB1, VEGFA, along with activation of PDGFB and SEMA 3D was observed.
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