The impact of wet cupping on haematological and inflammatory parameters in a sample of Jordanian team players.

Background/objective: The practice of complementary and alternative medicine has significantly gained acceptance worldwide, such as Al-Hijama, also known as cupping therapy. Despite the growing popularity of therapeutic cupping among athletes, little is known about the impact of cupping therapy on sports fields. The current study was designed to explore the effect of wet cupping therapy on the haematological and inflammatory parameters in Jordanian national team players.

Is it the time to implement the routine use of distress thermometer among Egyptian patients with newly diagnosed cancer?

Background: The distress thermometer (DT) is an effective tool for identifying distress among cancer patients worldwide. However, DT has not been studied in Egyptian patients. We aimed to study the prevalence of distress among Egyptian patients with different types of cancers using DT.

Prognostic Significance of Circulating CD28 Negative Suppressor T Cells and Memory B Cells in Patients with Breast Cancer.

Background: It has been suggested that routine assessment and quantification of different lymphocyte subsets can provide clinically meaningful prognostic information in breast cancer (BC).

Objective: To determine the relationship between peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets and pathological parameters and response to therapy in patients with BC.

Methods: Thirty patients with operable breast cancer treated surgically with either modified radical mastectomy or breast conservative surgery, and 20 healthy controls were included.

Efficacy of Docetaxel and Oxaliplatin Regimen as a Second-Line Therapy for Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.

Background And Aim Of Work: Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest of the 21 most common cancers, largely because it is often identified at a late stage, we aimed to determine the control rates, and PFS for patients who received docetaxel-oxaliplatin regimen as a 2nd line therapy.

Patients And Methods: Twenty-five patients with advanced cancer pancreas progressed or failed on 1st line treatments and justified the inclusion criteria were eligible to receive Docetaxel 75 mg/m over 1h iv infusion on day 1, Oxaliplatin 80 mg/m over 2 h iv infusion on day 2, the cycle was repeated every 3 weeks for 6-8 cycles unless disease progression or severe toxicity appeared.

Results: No patients achieved complete response (CR), and the control rate (control rate = partial response (PR = 6/25, 24%) + stable disease (SD = 9/25, 36%) was 60% while disease progression (DP) was demonstrated in (10/25) 40% of patients, the median PFS was 7 ± 0.

Significance of assay of nucleated RBCs in umbilical cord blood in neonates with meconium-stained amniotic fluid.

Background: Approximately 8-15% of all infants are born with evidence of meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF). MSAF is a potentially serious sign of fetal compromise and may indicate fetal hypoxia Objectives and aim of the work: The present study was designed to evaluate the relationship between meconium stained amniotic fluid and fetal nucleated red blood cell counts. As well, we aim to evaluate the relationship between the presence of meconium in amniotic fluid and Apgar scores in neonates.