A Scoping Review of the Implications and Applications of Body Composition Assessment in Locally Advanced and Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer.

: A strong body of evidence exists demonstrating deleterious relationships between abnormal body composition (BC) and outcomes in non-complex colorectal cancer. Complex rectal cancer (RC) includes locally advanced and locally recurrent tumours. This scoping review aims to summarise the current evidence examining BC in complex RC.

Money Matters: The Effect of Income on Postsurgical Outcomes in Stage IA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.

Background: Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains challenging; 5-year survival is as low as 24% for resectable disease. However, the outlook for stage IA NSCLC is favorable, with 5-year survival exceeding 74% and with surgery often being curative. Despite this positive prognosis, low socioeconomic status has been shown to correlate with nonstandard treatment and worse overall survival specifically in stage IA.

Flow Cytometric Detection of Waterborne Bacteria Metabolic Response to Anthropogenic Chemical Inputs to Aquatic Ecosystems.

Typical investigations into the biological consequences of suspected xenobiotics or nutrients introduced in watersheds include analytical chemistry screens of environmental samples-such as periphyton responses or studies of fish condition-which are all costly in terms of equipment, reagents, time, and human resources. An alternative is to assess pollutant effects on waterborne bacteria. A flow cytometric method was developed to yield rapid, same-day results that could be used to proactively screen for suspected chemical inputs into watersheds using water sampling methods that are identical to those in standard use.

Role of PSMA PET/CT in imaging and management of prostate cancer.

Purpose Of Review: In the era of precision medicine, the introduction of FDA-approved prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) targeting tracers has revolutionized prostate cancer imaging. These tracers enable functional positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, allowing for precise identification of the location and extent of prostate cancer spread. This review serves as a practical guide for multidisciplinary teams caring for prostate cancer patients, outlining the current approved uses of PET imaging with PSMA tracers and exploring its future applications.

Allele and transcriptome mining in Gossypium hirsutum reveals variation in candidate genes at genetic loci affecting cotton fiber quality and textile flammability.

Background: Breeding valuable traits in crop plants requires identifying diverse alleles in the germplasm that are likely to affect desirable characteristics. The genetic diversity of historic cultivars of cotton is a reservoir of potentially important genes for crop improvement and genetic research. Diversity in the characteristics of harvested cotton fibers affects their suitability for end-use applications.