It is too early to know if intelligence determines cancer incidence and survival

It is too early to know if intelligence determines cancer incidence and survival.

editorial It is too early to know if intelligence determines cancer incidence and survival Batty et al. [1] present in this issue of Annals of Oncology a fascinating study evaluating the possibility that mental ability [intelligence quotient ('IQ')] in young adulthood (mean age of probands, a million male recruits in the Swedish army, was 19.5 years) might represent a determinant of cancer risk...

Clozapine : Is it too Early ? Mohd

Clozapine is an effective anti-psychotic and has long been used as an intervention for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. This case report will highlight the use of Clozapine up to 100 mg ON as a second-line medication to achieve satisfactory response after 5 weeks in an adolescent who was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Selection for focal therapy: is it too early to judge?

The advent of novel focal therapies theoretically opens up new treatment avenues for patients with localised prostate cancer (PCa). Presently, management is dichotomised between active surveillance and radical, whole-gland therapy, such as prostatectomy and radiotherapy. While the former burdens patients with the detrimental diagnosis of cancer without the reassurance of treatment, the latter i...

If it is to be, it is up to me.

Screening Mammography: What Good Is It and How Can We Know If It Works?

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