How frequent is spontaneous remission of neuroblastomas? Implications for screening

The ethical implications of screening for HIV: whose choice reigns?

Spontaneous remission in alcoholics. Empirical observations and theoretical implications.

Spontaneous remission of African lymphoma.

THE extreme sensitivity to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and the relatively high incidence of long-term survivals observed in the treatment of African lymphoma is now well known (Burkitt, Hutt and Wright, 1965 ; Clifford, 1966 ; Ngu, 1966). The observation that long-term remissions, amounting to possible cures. can follow a single dose of chemotherapy (Burkitt, 1966) suggests a strong antitumo...

Lysosomal-Associated Protein Multispanning Transmembrane 5 Gene (LAPTM5) Is Associated with Spontaneous Regression of Neuroblastomas

BACKGROUND Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most frequently occurring solid tumor in children, and shows heterogeneous clinical behavior. Favorable tumors, which are usually detected by mass screening based on increased levels of catecholamines in urine, regress spontaneously via programmed cell death (PCD) or mature through differentiation into benign ganglioneuroma (GN). In contrast, advanced-type N...

How valid is the tallquist method in screening pregnant women with anemia in poor rural settings of southwestern Nigeria?

Background: Diagnosis of anemia is challenging in resource-poor settings due to inadequate laboratory resources. This study assessed the validity of the Tallquist haemoglobinometer in assessing anemia among pregnant women in Osogbo, Southwestern Nigeria.   Methods: This was a cross -   sectional study, in which 200 pregnant women of reproductive age were selected using multist...