Publications by authors named "Qing-Tong Zhang"
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- A study was conducted to compare the short-term effectiveness of laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for treating low rectal cancer, involving 1,070 patients randomized across 22 hospitals in China.
- The results showed similar rates of complete mesorectal excision between the two techniques, with minor differences in the rates of negative margins and lymph nodes retrieved.
- Overall, the findings indicate that laparoscopic surgery may have comparable outcomes to open surgery for low rectal cancer, but the differences in measures like sphincter preservation were not detailed.
Colon cancer (CC) is considered one of the most common and lethal malignancies occurring both in male and female. Its widespread prevalence demonstrates the need for novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for CC. Emerging evidence has shown that small nucleolar RNAs play critical roles in tumor development.
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- Gene-environment interaction plays a significant role in determining preoperative anxiety, with ABO blood types serving as a genetic factor influencing this anxiety.
- A study involving 352 patients revealed that those with AB blood types exhibited higher levels of anxiety compared to those with other blood types, as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Visual Analogue Scales (VAS).
- Results indicated that factors such as gender, ASA grade, and pain levels also correlated with preoperative anxiety, highlighting the complexity of anxiety's causes beyond just genetic factors.