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Breast Care (Basel)
August 2020
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.
Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is common among cancer patients. Data indicated that CAM use correlates with younger age, higher education levels, higher income, and less physician consultations. However, non-CAM use and predictors for non-CAM use are less clear among breast and gynecological cancer patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Chir Plast Esthet
February 2020
Chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique, 19, rue de l'Observatoire, 67000 Strasbourg. Electronic address:
Since the dawn of breast implantation back in the sixties, five generations of breast implants have tried to provide the most natural-looking results while striving to eliminate the risk of unpleasant ruptures or capsular contractures. National Health regulators (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSci Eng Ethics
December 2018
Department of Surgery, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, 2-54-6 Takamicho, Haramachi, Minamisoma, Fukushima, 975-0033, Japan.
There is an increasing emphasis on clear disclosure of conflict of interest in medical communities, following repeated scientific frauds in clinical trials. However, incomplete COI statements continue to be prevalent in the medical community, as appears to have occurred in the Capecitabine for Residual Cancer as Adjuvant Therapy (CREATE-X) trial, which was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The authors of the article did not clearly report the roles of the Japan Breast Cancer Research Group, a sponsor and funder of the study, although a majority of the Japanese authors served in important positions in the organization.
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July 2017
Department of Forensic Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:
Acupuncture is an alternative medical therapy and widely practiced in Northeast Asia. Although it is known as a safe procedure, complications including infection, pneumothorax, hemorrhage, and cardiac tamponade have been reported. The authors present a rare case of fatal acute peritonitis due to penetration of acupuncture needles directly into the abdominal and pelvic cavity.
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July 2016
Bioinformatics Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, The Netherlands.
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