Physical symptoms/side effects during breast cancer treatment predict posttreatment distress

Background: Studies suggest that the period following completion of treatment can be distressing for cancer patients. One potentially important predictor of distress is physical symptoms/side effects during treatment.Purpose: A longitudinal, observational design was used to examine whether the number of physical symptoms/side effects experienced during treatment was a correlate of cancer-related distress and general distress 4 months after treatment completion, as measured by the Impact of Events Scale and the Mental Health subscale of the Short Form-36, respectively.Methods: Participants were 151 women who had completed chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy for ductal carcinoma in situ or stage 1 or 2 breast cancer. Hierarchical multiple regression was conducted with relevant sociodemographic, clinical, and psychiatric variables entered as controls.Results: Greater physical symptoms/side effects predicted greater total cancer-related distress, intrusive thoughts, and general distress. Physical symptoms/side effects did not significantly predict avoidance. Follow-up analyses indicated that the relationship between physical symptoms/side effects and general distress was mediated by both total cancer-related distress and intrusive thoughts.Conclusions: These results suggest that patients who experience greater physical symptoms/side effects during treatment are at greater risk for later cancer-related distress and, in turn, general distress. Future research should evaluate whether early intervention with these patients is effective in preventing or reducing distress in the posttreatment period. This work was supported by a grant from the National Cancer Institute (5R01 CA082822).     

Randomized Trials of Rate vs. Rhythm Control for Atrial Fibrillation

Recent randomized trials have not demonstrated mortality or stroke risk reduction benefits from a rhythm-control compared to rate-control strategy in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. These studies reinforce the need for continued anticoagulation in both strategies for patients with atrial fibrillation and risk factors for stroke. Although rate control can be rationalized as a first line approach, rhythm control strategies may be justified for patients who are younger, who remain symptomatic or functionally impaired, or who have a first episode of atrial fibrillation.     

Therapeutic effect of Shenfu Injection on secondary aplastic anemia of tumor patients after chemotherapy

Objective: To explore the effect of Shenfu Injection, SFI) on the secondary aplastic anemia (AA) of tumor patients after chemotherapy (CT).Methods: The 15 cases of SFI treated group, 10 cases of control group, 25 cases of SFI + granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GMCSF) treated group and the group of 23 GM-CSF-treated tumor cases of secondary AA after CT were compared, with their increasing rate and the rebound speed of neutrophil, platelet, bone marrow nucleated RBC, granulocyte, and megakaryocyte all being investigated.Results: The increasing rate and rebound speed of granulocyte, platelet, and the increasing rate of bone marrow nucleated RBC, granulocyte, megakaryocyte were obviously higher than those of the control, and the clinical manifestations were also obviously improved. The increasing rate of platelet, bone marrow nucleated RBC, megakaryocyte of the SFI + GM-CSF group were higher than those of the group which used GM-CSF alone, while the increasing rate of granulocyte in blood and bone marrow in both groups was similar.Conclusion: Significant efficacy was shown in SFI for the treatment of secondary AA of tumor patients after CT.     

The Lipid-regulating Effects of Atorvastatin on Type 2 Elder Diabetes Patients with Hyperlipidemia

Inthisstudy,theeffectofatorvastatinonlipidmetabolism ,especiallysLDL ,intype 2elderdiabetespatientswithhyperlipidemiawasstudy .Theresultswerepresentedasfollows.1　SUBJECTSANDMETHODS1 1　SubjectsThesubjectsincluded 2 6patientswithtype 2elderdiabetesandhyp…     

Experimental Study on Allogenic Decalcified Bone Matrix as Carrier for Bone Tissue Engineering

The biocompatibility and osteogenic activity of allogenic decalcified bone matrix (DBM) used as a carrier for bone tissue engineering were studied. Following the method described by Urist, allogenic DBM was made. In vitro, DBM and bone marrow stromal cell (BMSC) from rab-bits were co-cultured for 3-7 days and subjected to HE staining, and a series of histomorphological observations were performed under phase-contrast microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In vivo the mixture of DBM/BMSC co-cultured for 3 days was planted into one side of muscules sacrospinalis of rabbits, and the DBM without BMSC was planted into other side as con-trol. Specimens were collected at postoperative week 1, 2 and 4, and subjected to HE staining, and observed under SEM. The results showed during culture in vitro, the BMSCs adherent to the wall of DBM grew, proliferated and had secretive activity. The in vivo experiment revealed that BMSCs and undifferentiated mesenchymal cells in the perivascular region invaded gradually and proliferated together in DBM/BMSC group, and colony-forming units of chondrocytes were found. Osteoblasts,trabecular bone and medullary cavity appeared. The inflammatory reaction around muscles almost disappeared at the second weeks. In pure DBM group, the similar changes appeared from the sur-face of the DBM to center, and the volume of total regenerate bones was less than the DBM/BMSC group at the same time. The results indicated that the mixture of DBM and BMSC had good bio-compatibility and ectopic induced osteogentic activty.     

An Integrated Technique for Identification of Differential Genes Expressed in Patients with Cancer

Summary: To develop a method for identification of differential gene expression between different cell populations, several convenient techniques of molecular biology, including subtractive hybridization, suppression PCR, T/A cloning and sequencing, were used to identify genes expressed differentially in CD45^- and CD45^- cells isolated from U266 cell line of multiple myeloma. Our results showed that the levels of abundant genes scale down 20 times through subtractive hybridization.Plasmid DNA from CD45^- cell clones was hybridized with forward or backward cDNA probes synthesized from CD45^- and CD45 cells, respectively. A few of differentially expressed genes reconfirmed by RT-PCR were identified from 500 expressed clones of CD45^- cells. It is concluded that a strategy for gene expression identification developed from conventional molecular biological methods can be used in different laboratories.     

不同光凝接触镜填充液对中央角膜厚度的影响

目的　比较在行氩激光全视网膜光凝治疗中使用不同接触镜填充液对中央角膜厚度的影响 ,以寻找最适用于该治疗的填充液。方法　对 4 6例 (5 2眼 )患者进行氩激光全视网膜光凝治疗 ,每次分别随机使用 0 2 5 %氯霉素、1%羧甲基纤维素及医用透明质酸钠组作为安放全眼底激光角膜接触镜填充液 ,在治疗前及治疗后均用角膜测厚仪测量患者中央角膜厚度。结果　治疗后使用 0 2 5 %氯霉素组中央角膜平均增厚 (31 4± 10 2 ) μm ,1%羧甲基纤维素组中央角膜平均增厚 (10 6± 4 3) μm ,医用透明质酸钠组中央角膜平均增厚 (8 0± 3 5 ) μm。方差分析显示 :氯霉素组与另两组差异有极显著性意义 (P <0 0 1) ,羧甲基纤维素组与透明质酸钠组差异无显著性意义 (P >0 0 5 )。结论　 1%羧甲基纤维素及医用透明质酸钠作为安放全眼底激光角膜接触镜的填充液对角膜水肿程度的影响明显小于0 2 5 %氯霉素 ,是可供选用的优良填充液     

纳米技术在肿瘤诊断与治疗中的现状与展望

目的介绍21世纪前沿科技--纳米技术在肿瘤诊断与治疗中的现状与展望.方法通过检索国内外文献,从肿瘤的诊断与治疗两方面分别论述.结果纳米技术在肿瘤诊断与治疗中有其巨大优势.结论尚处初级阶段,广泛应用于临床还需多方努力.     

丙型肝炎病毒感染对肾移植术后影响的临床研究

OBJECTIVE: To study the influence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on the clinical outcome of kidney transplantation. METHODS: The recipient/graft survival, the incidence of acute/chronic rejection and cause of death in 86 HCV-infected recipients of renal transplantation were compared with those in another 86 recipients without HCV infection. RESULTS: HCV-infected recipients had significantly shorter 5-year survival (74.4%) than those without HCV infection (87.2%, P<0.01). The 1-year (94.2%/90.7% vs 96.8%/96.0%) and 3-year recipient/graft survival rates (88.4%/79.1% vs 90.7%/87.2%), the incidence of acute/chronic rejection (31.3% vs 21.2%, and 12.5% vs 6.5%) and the 5-year graft survival (73.3%/81.4%) were comparable between the two groups (P>0.05). Hepatic disease was identified as the primary cause of mortality. CONCLUSIONS: HCV infection may affect the long-term survival of the recipients with kidney transplantation, and therefore should be considered as a relative contraindication of kidney transplantation.