Patients with schizophrenia or depression may be more prone to postoperative complications than patients without mental illness, according to a review of the literature -- such as it is. Reuters Health Information
Dr. Thomas Buchholz explains how experts in imaging, pathology, medical oncology, surgery, and radiation might work together to treat a patient with a chest wall recurrence 6 years after mastectomy. Medscape Hematology-Oncology
In breast cancer patients with clinically node-negative disease, sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) before preoperative chemotherapy is associated with accurate staging of the axilla, according to a report in the Archives of Surgery for July. Reuters Health Information
Surgical lung biopsy facilitates the differentiation of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonia (HP) from usual interstitial pneumonia/idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (UIP/IPF), according to a report in the July issue of Chest. Reuters Health Information
Lymphedema following breast cancer surgery is a common problem warranting greater attention, clinicians from Australia note in a report in the July 20 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information
Male circumcision has a protective effect against HIV, human papilloma virus and trichomonas vaginalis infections, researchers reported at the International AIDS Conference here. Reuters Health Information
Men with organ-confined prostate cancer and a Gleason score of 6 or less very rarely have local or biochemical recurrence of disease 5 years after prostatectomy, according to study findings appearing in the July issue of Urology. Reuters Health Information
