Publications by authors named "C G Willett"

Hybridization produces a range of outcomes from advantageous to disadvantageous, and a goal of genetic research is to understand the gene interactions that generate these outcomes. Interactions between cytoplasmic elements, such as mitochondria, and the nucleus may be particularly vulnerable to accruing disadvantageous combinations as a result of their different rates of evolution. However, mitonuclear incompatibilities often do not have an observable effect until the F2 and later generations.

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  • - Determining the best treatment plan for rectal cancer is complicated, involving choices between curative or palliative surgery and considering impact on bowel function and quality of life, especially for distal rectal cancer patients.
  • - Patients with rectal cancer face a higher risk of pelvic recurrence compared to those with colon cancer, making careful patient selection and a multidisciplinary treatment approach essential for better outcomes.
  • - Recent updates to the NCCN Guidelines for Rectal Cancer include new treatment options like endoscopic submucosal dissection for early cases, revisions to the total neoadjuvant therapy strategy, and a nonoperative "watch-and-wait" option for patients who respond well to initial therapy.
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  • Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks as the fourth most common cancer and the second deadliest in the U.S.
  • Treatment for advanced metastatic CRC includes multiple active drugs used alone or in combination, depending on patient-specific factors.
  • The paper reviews the systemic therapy recommendations for metastatic CRC as outlined in the NCCN Guidelines for Colon Cancer.
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Five experiments (combined = 4,915) tested the prediction that the moral boost of happiness would persist for social targets with moral failings. In Studies 1 and 2, White and Black participants, respectively, judged happy (versus unhappy) racist targets more morally good. In Study 3, happy (versus unhappy) racist targets were judged more morally good and less (more) likely to engage in racist (good) behavior.

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Over the past decades, the treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer has evolved dramatically due to improvements in diagnostic imaging, surgical technique, and the addition of radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. Fractionation of neoadjuvant radiotherapy with or without concurrent chemotherapy remains the subject of discussion and the question multiple recent trials have aimed to answer. In light of recent data and concern for locoregional recurrence, our institution favors long-course chemoradiation in most cases, especially in low-lying primaries, threatened circumferential resection margin, consideration of non-operative management, or if the surgeon has concerns for resectability.

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