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BACKGROUNDPatients with colorectal cancer (CRC) who undergo cancer surgeries with higher‐volume providers may have better outcomes. The current debate focuses on whether it is hospital volume or surgeon volume that matters more.
METHODSThe authors conducted a nationwide population‐based study in Taiwan that enrolled all patients who underwent definitive surgery for newly diagnosed CRC between 2005...
BACKGROUND:In postmarketing surveillance, the US Food and Drug Administration has reported the development of lung masses, thyroid cancer, and skin cancer after amiodarone therapy.
METHODS:Using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research database, the authors conducted a population‐based cohort study. Patients who were treated with amiodarone between 1997 and 2008 were enrolled. Those with antecedent...
BACKGROUND:Previous intracranial germinoma (IG) studies have investigated the effect of different radiotherapy (RT) volumes and the necessity for adjunctive chemotherapy, but there is currently no consensus on the best treatment for this tumor.
METHODS:From January 1989 to December 2009, 80 IG patients (≤20 years old) were treated with various RT regimens. Of them, 14 patients had craniospinal irradiation...
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