Background: Recent calls-to-action have recommended the use of gender-inclusive language in the field of human lactation research and clinical care. However, little empirical evidence about parental acceptance and understanding of this new terminology exists.
Research Aim: To assess understanding and acceptance of an inclusive language revision of the Breastfeeding Attrition Prediction Tool (BAPT).
Ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecologic cancer in the US and ranks among the top 10 causes of female cancer-related deaths. Platinum-resistant disease carries a particularly poor prognosis and leaves patients with limited remaining therapeutic options. Patients with platinum-resistant disease have significantly lower response rates to additional chemotherapy, with estimates as low as 10%-25%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeuroendocrine tumors (NETs), also known as carcinoid tumors, are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms that arise from cells throughout the neuroendocrine system, most commonly arising from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, lungs, and bronchi. Myocardial carcinoid metastasis is rare with an incidence among metastatic carcinoid patients of 4%. They are generally asymptomatic and detected incidentally.
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