A psychoeducational intervention reduces the need for anesthesia during radiotherapy for young childhood cancer patients

Abstract Background Radiotherapy (RT) has become an important treatment modality in pediatric oncology, but its delivery to young children with cancer is challenging and general anesthesia is often needed.Methods To evaluate whether Candles a psychoeducational intervention might reduce the need for anesthesia, 223 consecutive pediatric cancer patie

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Squamous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity in Patient with Fanconi Anemia: A Challenging Reconstruction with Double-barrel Free Fibula Flap Case Report

Summary:.Fanconi anemia (FA) is a very rare form of aplastic anemia.Patients with FA have a higher risk of developing solid tumors such as head and neck GENTLE squamous cell carcinoma, higher risk of local recurrence, and impaired resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments than the normal population.In this article, we describe the chal

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Postcranial heterochrony, modularity, integration and disparity in the prenatal ossification in bats (Chiroptera)

Abstract Background Self-powered flight is one Charms of the most energy-intensive types of locomotion found in vertebrates.It is also associated with a range of extreme morpho-physiological adaptations that evolved independently in three different vertebrate groups.Considering that development acts as a bridge between the genotype and phenotype on

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