Publications by authors named "T Tawadros"

In this article we explore some of the processes involved in dealing with Social Difference (SD) in coaching. Using examples from our own practice, we consider several factors, including the identity work involved in navigating the experience of SD in one-to-one coaching. Dealing with experiences of difference, including social class, gender, race, ability, and sexuality can invoke complicated and powerful feelings.

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Introduction: Cancer, malnutrition, and surgery negatively impact patient's immune system. Despite standardized surgical technique and the development of new perioperative care protocols, morbidity after cystectomy remains a serious challenge for urologists. Most common postoperative complications, such as infections and ileus, often lead to longer length of stay and worse survival.

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We investigated spatial patterns between primary and recurrent tumor sites and assessed long-term toxicity after dose escalation stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) to the dominant intra-prostatic nodule (DIN). In 33 patients with intermediate-high-risk prostate cancer (PCa), doses up to 50 Gy were administered to the DIN. Recurrence sites were determined and compared to the original tumor development sites through multiparametric MRI and Ga-labeled prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (Ga-PSMA-PET/CT) images.

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Article Synopsis
  • A study was done to see if a new treatment for prostate cancer is safe and doesn't hurt the patient's quality of life.
  • The treatment involved giving higher doses of radiation directly to the most important part of the tumor while using a special balloon to protect the nearby area.
  • Results showed that the treatment worked well without causing serious side effects, and patients mostly felt okay afterward.
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Background: The key process of mesenchymal to amoeboid transition (MAT), which enables prostate cancer (PCa) transendothelial migration and subsequent development of metastases in red bone marrow stroma, is driven by phosphorylation of EphA2 by pAkt, which is induced by the omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid arachidonic acid. Here we investigate the influence of EphA2 signalling in PCa progression and long-term survival.

Methods: The mechanisms underpinning metastatic biopotential of altered EphA2 signalling in relation to PTEN status were assessed in vitro using canonical (EphA2) and non-canonical (EphA2) PC3-M mutants, interrogation of publicly available PTEN-stratified databases and clinical validation using a PCa TMA (n = 177) with long-term follow-up data.

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