Saturday, June 16, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
2Guidelines for the clinical management of Lynch syndrome (hereditary non-polyposis cancer) -- Vasen et al. 44 (6): 353 -- Journal of Medical Genetics
Guidelines for the clinical management of Lynch syndrome (hereditary non-polyposis cancer) -- Vasen et al. 44 (6): 353 -- Journal of Medical Genetics
Table 2 Lifetime risk of cancer reported in families with an identified mismatch repair mutation
Colorectal cancer (men) 28–75%
Colorectal cancer (women) 24–52%
Endometrial cancer 27–71%
Ovarian cancer 3–13%
Gastric cancer 2–13%
Urinary tract cancer 1–12%
Brain tumour 1–4%
Bile duct/gallbladder cancer 2%
Small-bowel cancer 4–7%
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Health Affairs Blog - Patient Safety
The bottom line, according to Groopman, is that doctors often don’t ask the right questions and don’t listen carefully enough when the patient answers. Expect to hear more about this. The blogs are already buzzing.
Health Affairs Blog: "The bottom line, according to Groopman, is that doctors often don’t ask the right questions and don’t listen carefully enough when the patient answers. Expect to hear more about this. The blogs are already buzzing."
Friday, June 01, 2007
Influence of the Gynecologic Oncologist on the Survival of Ovarian Cancer Patients -- Chan et al. 109 (6): 1342 -- Obstetrics & Gynecology
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