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When is prostate cancer really cancer?
J Natl Cancer Inst
October 2024
Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Prostate cancer (PC) is a major cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with far more diagnoses than deaths annually. Recent discussions have challenged whether Grade Group 1 (GG1) PC should be labeled "cancer" due to its indolent nature. To address this question, an international symposium convened stakeholders from various fields.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Mechanism of Death in Electrocution: A Historical Review of the Literature.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol
August 2024
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
Our present understanding of electrocution followed a long path of detours and speculation. It is now hard to appreciate how mysterious was an unexpected sudden death-without visible trauma-and we should be sympathetic to the surprising theories that came from well-intentioned attempts to find something in the autopsy of an electrocution victim.The early hypotheses (1880s) tended to favor effects on the central nervous system, but the emphasis switched to arterial and hematological mechanisms as well as respiratory arrest (ie, asphyxia) along with a widespread publication debate.
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Clin Ter
July 2024
Section of Legal Medicine, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Italy.
Background: Aspiration of food or liquids can result in suffocation, evolving in coughing, difficulty breathing and forced exhalation. Asphyxia occurs when the aspirated material occludes the upper airways, either in the proximal or distal tract, resulting in the inability to breathe. The risk of asphyxiation death, is increased if a person makes sudden movements while eating, walks or runs while eating, or even becomes distracted or frightened.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe "autopsy" enigma: etymology, related terms and unambiguous alternatives.
Forensic Sci Med Pathol
October 2023
School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
The concerted use of Greek-derived medical terms in the present day allows us to facilitate effective communication while honouring the historic roots of Western medicine. The word autopsy derives from its third century B.C.
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