Safety and efficacy of very low calorie diet in patients receiving haemodialysis therapy.

Background: Very low calorie diets (VLCDs) are an obesity treatment option in the general population, but their efficacy and safety in patients on haemodialysis (HD) is unknown.

Methods: Prospective single arm study of VLCD in haemodialysis patients. All participants received 2.

Analysis of treatment practices for elderly cancer patients in Ontario, Canada.

Purpose: Older patients are underrepresented in many areas of cancer services utilization and in clinical trial enrollment. This study evaluates whether age, when adjusted for sex, comorbidity, stage, tumor site, geography, and time period, is predictive of cancer treatment practice.

Methods: First, we used the Ontario Cancer Registry (OCR) to examine for any apparent differences in treatment practices between elderly (> or = 70 years) and younger patients in the last three decades.