Central nervous system Tumors, including metastasis, are a considerable source of morbidity and mortality. Currently, treatment options such as surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy have been introduced to prevent the progression of the disease, but still, these patients do not have a good prognosis. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) reduces the damage to the surroundings by focusing the radiation on the tumor tissue.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Monitoring progress towards the WHO global target to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection by 2030, entails reliable prevalence estimates for HCV infection in different populations. Little is known about the global burden of HCV infection in pregnant women. Here, for the first time to our knowledge, we estimated the global and regional seroprevalence of HCV antibody (Ab) and determinants in pregnant women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultiple myeloma (MM) produces clonal plasma cells and aberrant monoclonal antibody accumulation in patients' bone marrow (BM). Around 1% of all cancers and 13% of hematological malignancies are caused by MM, making it one of the most common types of cancer. Diagnostic and therapeutic methods for managing MM are currently undergoing extensive research.
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