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Steep your genes in health: drink tea.

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)

April 2010

Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Gynecology and Department of Oncology, Baylor University Medical Center and Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, Texas. Dr. Matthews is currently president of the medical staff at Baylor University Medical Center.

Tea, one of the most commonly consumed beverages in the world, has many health benefits. Tea polyphenols support health by promoting antioxidant enzymes, promoting apoptosis, preventing angiogenesis, and modulating epigenetic change. Considerable basic science and epidemiologic evidence supports the regular consumption of this tasty, inexpensive beverage.

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Chest wall chondrosarcoma.

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)

October 2009

Departments of Radiology (Capps, Oza), Pathology (Shiller), Radiation Oncology (Cheek), and Oncology (Konduri), Baylor University Medical Center and Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, Texas.

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Bisphosphonates such as pamidronate are widely used in the treatment of patients with lytic bony lesions secondary to breast cancer or multiple myeloma, yet they have been associated with deterioration of renal function and histopathological changes in the kidney. There have been recent reports associating the use of pamidronate with the development of the collapsing variant of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (CFSGS), a rapidly progressive variant of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis that leads to end-stage renal disease. We describe five patients who developed worsening renal function, proteinuria, and nephrotic syndrome while taking pamidronate; three of them had biopsy-proven CFSGS.

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