Multifocality Is not an Independent Prognostic Factor in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matching Analysis.

Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common endocrine malignancy. Despite its low mortality rate, the disease has a recurrence rate of up to 30%. The mainstay of treatment for PTC is surgery, followed by radioiodine ablation and thyroxine therapy in appropriately selected patients.

Long-Term Outcome after Hemithyroidectomy for Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Comparative Study and Review of the Literature.

The extent of surgery for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) remains a controversial issue. Since a less aggressive approach is becoming more predominant, we aim here to study the short- and long-term outcomes of DTC patients after hemithyroidectomy. From a total of 1252 consecutive papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients, 109 treated with hemithyroidectomy and 50 with total thyroidectomy but no I were included.

Why are women missing from outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs? A review of multilevel factors affecting referral, enrollment, and completion.

Objectives: The objectives of this paper are to (1) systematically review the evidence for patient, provider, and programmatic factors that may influence women's referral to, enrollment in, and completion of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation and (2) make empirically based recommendations for future women's health research.

Methods: Using a defined inclusion/exclusion criteria, this review involved a systematic review and description analysis of the published peer-review literature.

Results: The review yielded 23 studies described in 25 publications.