Adipocytokine imbalance and breast cancer in obese women.

Context: Breast cancer is the most common diagnosis established in women with malignant tumors.

Aims: The purpose is to investigate the blood contents of adiponectin and leptin in women with breast cancer and obesity.

Settings And Design: A total of 140 women aged 40-50 were examined.

Specific features of rational pharmacotherapy in elderly patients.

Objective: It is well-known that finding an optimum medication at the correct dose for elderly patients is challenging for the practitioner. This study aimed to examine the main trends in prescribing medications for elderly patients and their compliance with the principles of rational pharmacotherapy, and to establish the main factors affecting adherence to treatment in these patients.

Methods: 956 records of outpatients over 60 years of age were examined.