Publications by authors named "K J Collier"
Genitourinary (GU) malignancies are common and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In patients with localized GU cancers, surgical resection or definitive radiation remain the mainstays of treatment. Despite definitive treatment, many patients with high-risk localized disease experience recurrence.
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- * A study analyzing 667 bone marrow harvests between 1999 and 2021 found a 13% contamination rate, primarily from common skin bacteria, with male donors showing significantly higher contamination rates (18% vs. 6.8% for females).
- * The research is notable for being the largest single-center study to explore contamination rates and highlights male donor sex as a key factor, potentially due to differences in skin flora.
Partial separation of a peripheral population may lead to its divergence and, potentially, speciation due to genetic drift followed by selection and geographic isolation. This process may cause taxonomic uncertainty because reproductive isolation in allopatry cannot be verified directly. The two Nearctic allopatric species of magpies (Aves, Corvidae: ) serve as a good example of these problems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChaplains' reports of integration in community health initiatives: a qualitative study.
J Health Care Chaplain
September 2024
Health care and religious organizations have a long history with one another. Chaplains' investments in the health and wellbeing of their local communities have extended beyond the hospital walls for longer than many chaplains may recognize. However, the published evidence suggests these efforts have been limited.
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- The study investigates the relationship between the empirical dietary inflammation pattern score (EDIP) and mammographic density (MD), as well as the influence of body mass index (BMI) in this relationship.
- It included 4,145 participants from the Nurses' Health Study, assessing diet through questionnaires and measuring various MD parameters.
- Results showed an overall negative correlation between EDIP and percent MD, with a significant portion of this relationship explained by differences in BMI, while no strong links were found between EDIP and dense area or grayscale variation.