Metronomic chemotherapy for patients with metastatic breast cancer: Review of effectiveness and potential use during pandemics.

Metronomic chemotherapy (M-CT) is defined as dose dense administration of chemotherapy at lower doses than maximum tolerated dose but at shorter free intervals, to obtain a near continuous exposure of cancer cells to those potentially effective drugs. M-CT is a useful strategy to obtain response, overcome resistance and reduce side effects, with low costs. This review will focus on the use of M-CT in advanced breast cancer (ABC).

vertebral osteomyelitis, myositis and epidural abscess in a diabetic cirrhotic patient.

is frequently associated with soft tissue infections related to animal bites or scratches. These infections are usually mild but can lead to serious complications especially in high-risk patients. We present a chronic vertebral osteomyelitis with extensive spondylodiscitis, myositis and epidural abscess in a patient with diabetes and liver cirrhosis.

Cancer Care for Refugees and Displaced Populations: Middle East Conflicts and Global Natural Disasters.

Conflicts and natural disasters can cause major disruptions to people's lives. Media and news agencies usually focus on immediate consequences of these events, including loss of life and injuries, environmental and property destruction, and relief efforts. In this article, we will examine the effects of conflicts (focusing on in the Middle East) and global natural disasters on patients already diagnosed with cancer and on those who are diagnosed with cancer during and in the immediate aftermath of these events.