Sentences with phrase «other aggressive treatment»

[pagebreak] MRIs help predict sudden cardiac death A research team from Johns Hopkins used MRI scans to determine in 2005 that the thickness of scar tissue resulting from a heart attack was an accurate predictor of the risk of sudden death from arrhythmia and could prove valuable in identifying patients in need of an implantable defibrillator or other aggressive treatment.

Since most men with prostate cancer have indolent (non-aggressive) disease for which conservative therapy or surveillance would be appropriate treatment, the clinical challenge is not only how to identify those with prostate cancer, but also how to distinguish those who would benefit from surgical or other aggressive treatment from those who would not.

Not exact matches

Failure to improve with aggressive treatment requires a look at possible other causes.

Triple - negative tumors are aggressive and more likely to metastasize than other breast cancers, and there is no effective treatment.

Patients with high levels of miR - 194 in their blood could receive more aggressive treatment to reduce the chance of the cancer spreading to other parts of the body.»

Chemotherapy and other cancer treatments are supposed to get rid of the disease, but a new study finds they can elicit aggressive tumor growth instead, STAT reports today.

In the other 77, the cancer either wouldn't have caused harm if left untreated or is so aggressive that treatment doesn't help.

Compared to other types of breast cancer, triple negative breast cancers are often more aggressive and have fewer treatment options.

In other words, those likely cured through aggressive treatment were followed more closely than patients whose cancers were left untreated.»

Of those that had the high - risk signature, cancer spread to the lungs in 55 %, in spite of chemotherapy treatment, whereas only 10 % of the others showed cancer migration to the lungs — and even then, the lungs were not the principal or most aggressive site, the team reports 28 July in Nature.

More DMD patients could live longer with more aggressive medical therapy and other treatments, said Dr. Mammen, whose research investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying heart failure.

Among patients with advanced cancer and other serious illnesses, aggressive treatments are often inconsistent with patients» wishes and are associated with worse quality of life compared to other treatments.

«Triple - negative breast cancers tend to be more aggressive compared to other types of breast cancers, and being able to predict response to therapy could greatly impact treatment decisions and patient outcomes,» says study author Shaveta Vinayak, MD, oncologist at UH Case Medical Center and Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

«A big part of this upswing also was due to aggressive marketing by drugmakers and other advocates,» says Andrew Kolodny, M.D., a psychiatrist and medical director of Phoenix House, the nation's leading nonprofit provider of substance abuse treatment and prevention services.

Professor Ros Eeles from the Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden, who co-leads the prostate cancer ICGC study with Professor Colin Cooper from the ICR and Professors David Neal and Douglas Easton from The University of Cambridge, said: «One of the major challenges in treating prostate cancer is determining who needs aggressive treatment — some are slow growing and will never need treatment whilst others will develop quickly.

An active physician, teacher and clinical researcher, Cohn works with other investigators locally and worldwide studying the biologic underpinnings of clinically aggressive, high - risk neuroblastoma in order to develop more effective, targeted treatments.

But there's another school of thought growing within the Wakandan people, one that argues a more aggressive stance needs to be taken, particularly when the citizens of other African countries have undergone such horrible treatment on the global stage.

The Demio Smart Stylish, on the other hand, gets a more aggressive styling treatment with its lowered ride height and custom aero parts, including a unique front valance, side skirts, and rear diffuser.

For 2014, the Tundra received, among other upgrades, a new front - end treatment featuring a bolder, more aggressive look.

We can't see it from this angle, but according to Kia, there's a similar treatment to the front end of the car, complemented by a gloss black front grille, and a number of other aggressive enhancements.

Aggressive dogs often get worse treatment and less understanding than dogs with other behavioral issues.

For cats with no other symptoms, and otherwise generally good health, this might simply be a matter of ensuring he gets a sound diet, possibly with added vitamins, antioxidants, and Omega 3 / Omega 6 fatty acids, as well as prompt, aggressive treatment of infections and other conditions as they crop up.

Others show no improvement despite aggressive treatment.

Some cats may be able to be weaned off some or all of their drugs while others require relatively aggressive treatment for the rest of their lives.

The treatment plan involves aggressive care, isolation from other cats and pets, lime — sulfur dips and a systemic treatment in case of generalized form.

There are situations where the only option available to a dog is supportive (palliative) care because the cancer is too advanced, the dog has other health complications or the owners may not want to pursue aggressive treatment.

Other possible explanations: cats are actually getting more aggressive (a bad thing), or people are becoming more aware that feline behavior problems are amenable to treatment (a very good thing!).

Assist other departments experiencing difficulties with the handling, treatment or movement of any animal exhibiting scared or aggressive behavior.

Sometimes the only option available to a dog with mast cell cancer is supportive (palliative) care because the cancer is too advanced, the dog has other health complications or the owners may not want to pursue aggressive treatment.

If positive, aggressive treatment in the form of blood tests, IV fluids and other supportive care must begin immediately for the best possible outcome.

Even with aggressive treatment, Distemper is often fatal, and dogs that do survive are often left with lifelong seizure disorders and other nervous system problems.

Neutering also decreases a male cat's need to «mark» territory and often reduces any aggressive tendency to fight other cats — and potentially need treatment.

I'm seriously considering changing vets (not just because of this but for several other reasons, most having to do with what I consider to be overly aggressive treatment and at times, bullying and harassing me to let him do unneeded, expensive tests — also his office isn't up - to - date, something that nearly cost one of my dogs its life).

If caught soon enough, some pets require an easier treatment, while others may need a treatment that is much more aggressive.

Dr. Lockwood's research has examined many different aspects of the interactions between people and animals including the benefits of pet ownership to human health, the role of pets in our perception of people, the problem of aggressive behavior of dogs, the connection between cruelty to animals and other forms of violence, and the treatment of animals within disturbed families.

However, their treatment of other dogs, whether of their own breed or another, can be a little aggressive.

Smith also hired seven staffers from the aggressive House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which had provided fodder for Republican attacks on the Obama administration with its probes on Benghazi, IRS treatment of conservative groups, solar manufacturer Solyndra's bankruptcy and other issues.

If someone else's aggressive dog or other animal attacks or bites you in or near Addison, you may be able to obtain reimbursement for your injury and medical treatment with a premises liability or personal injury lawsuit.

If your dog bite claim prevails, the animal's owner may be ordered by the court to reimburse you for your medical treatment, lost wages, and all other damages arising from aggressive dog behavior.

[162] Since the accident, the plaintiff has been in constant pain, notwithstanding an aggressive regime of pain treatment through medication and other therapies.

Contrary to other treatment approaches, this intervention aims at the individual treatment of problem maintaining and moderating factors of aggressive behaviour.

Applying Theraplay to a wide variety of populations (dysregulated, resistant, aggressive, impulsive, adopted, autistic, traumatized) and cultures (Aboriginals, American, Asian, German, Finnish) is included, as well as integrating Theraplay with other treatment methods.

According to «Bibliotherapy: An Indirect Approach to Treatment of Childhood Aggression,» published in Child Psychiatry and Human Development, bibliotherapy helps children understand aggressive behavior, its cause, and how it negatively affects others.

The key treatment objectives of CARES are: (a) to enhance attention to critical facial cues signalling distress in child, parents and others, to improve emotion recognition and labelling; (b) improve emotional understanding by linking emotion to context, and by identifying contexts and situations that elicit child anger and frustration; (c) teach prosocial and empathic behaviour through social stories, parent modelling, and role play; (d) increase emotional labelling and prosocial behaviour through positive reinforcement; (e) and increase child's frustration tolerance through modelling, role - playing, and reinforcing child's use of learned cognitive - behavioural strategies to decrease the incidence of aggressive behaviours.