Publications by authors named "V A Henry"
Introduction: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake in the French Caribbean has remained below 25% since introduction in 2007, which is well behind national and international targets. Using a discrete choice experiment (DCE), we explored parental preferences around HPV vaccination and optimized communication content in a sample of parents of middle-school pupils in Guadeloupe.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey in public and private middle age schools in Guadeloupe in June 2023 using an online questionnaire.
Background: Controversy exists regarding the benefit of lymphadenectomy for nonfunctional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NF-PNET).
Patients And Methods: MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched for studies of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET) published between 1990 and 2021. Studies of functional PNET were excluded.
Objective: To evaluate urinary outcomes following cystoscopic external urinary sphincter onabotulinumtoxinA (BTX) injections in patients with cerebral palsy (CP). Adults with CP can suffer from bladder outlet obstruction and urinary retention due to a spastic external urethral sphincter ("pseudodysynergia"). We have used BTX injections into the sphincter to relieve the obstruction and allow patients to maintain spontaneous voiding rather than intermittent catheterization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Tobacco smoking is known to cause cancers potentially predisposed by genetic risks. We compared the frequency of gene mutations using a next generation sequencing database of smokers and nonsmokers with prostate cancer (PCa) to identify subsets of patients with potential genetic risks.
Materials And Methods: Data from the American Association for Cancer Research Project Genomics Evidence Neoplasia Information Exchange (GENIE) registry was analyzed.
Article Synopsis
- Disparities in cancer treatment outcomes have been emphasized with recent advances in therapies, particularly in lung cancer, where sociodemographic and geographic factors affect patients' decisions to accept or decline chemotherapy.
- In a study analyzing data from the National Cancer Database, researchers found that factors such as older age, female sex, low income, lack of insurance, residence in New England, and higher comorbidity rates were linked to a higher likelihood of refusing treatment.
- To improve cancer care and reduce disparities, it is crucial to better understand the various influences on treatment decisions among patients.