Environmental factors controlling potentially toxic element behaviour in urban soils, El Tebbin, Egypt.

This study focuses on the assessment of surface soils from industrially polluted region (El Tebbin) of southern Cairo, Egypt. The impact of agricultural, residential and industrial land use on soils developed from Nile river sediments has significantly compromised their function. Previous evidence has shown that the food chain is contaminated and enhances risk of contaminant exposure of the residential communities.

Laparoscopic versus robotic rectal resection for rectal cancer in a veteran population.

Background: Robotic rectal cancer resection remains controversial. We compared the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic vs robotic rectal cancer resection in a high-risk Veterans Health Administration population.

Methods: Patients who underwent minimally invasive rectal cancer resection were identified from an institutional colorectal cancer database.

Ethnic disparities are reduced in VA colon cancer patients.

Background: Inequalities in access to care have been hypothesized to be the cause of ethnic disparities in colon cancer. The aim of this study was to determine if ethnic disparities in the outcomes of colon cancer patients exist in a system with equal access.

Methods: A review of 214 consecutive patients who underwent elective colon resection for adenocarcinoma at 1 institution was conducted.