Browsing Research Articles (Medical Oncology) by Subject "South Africa (SA)"

Browsing Research Articles (Medical Oncology) by Subject "South Africa (SA)"

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  • Cervical cancer in low and middle‑income countries 
    Hull, Rodney; Mbele, Mzwandile; Makhafola, Tshepiso Jan; Hicks, Chindo; Wang, Shao Ming; Reis, Rui Manuels; Mehrotra, Ravi; Mkhize-Kwitshana, Zilungile; Kibiki, Gibson; Bates, David Owen; Dlamini, Zodwa (Spandidos, 2020)
    Cervical cancer is a malignant tumour that occurs in the cervix and is classified into two histological types, adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC); SCC is more common and accounts for 70% of all cases. In 2018 ...
  • Lung microbiome of stable and exacerbated COPD patients in Tshwane, South Africa 
    Goolam Mahomed, Tanweer; Peters, Remco P.H.; Allam, M.; Ismail, A.; Mtshali, S.; Goolam Mahomed, A.; Ueckermann, Veronica; Kock, Marleen M.; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen (Nature Research, 2021-10)
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by the occurrence of exacerbations triggered by infections. The aim of this study was to determine the composition of the lung microbiome and lung virome in ...
  • Patient blood management : a solution for South Africa 
    Thomson, J.; Hofmann, A.; Barrett, C.A.; Beeton, A.; Bellairs, G.R.M.; Boretti, L.; Coetzee, M.J.; Farmer, S.; Gibbs, M.W.; Gombotz, H.H.; Hilton, C.; Kassianides, C.; Louw, V.J.; Lundgren, C.; Mahlangu, J.N.; Noel, C.B.; Rambiritch, V.; Schneider, F.; Verburgh, E.; Wessels, P.-L.; Wessels, Pieter Frederik; Wise, R.; Shander, A. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-07)
    For more than 70 years the default therapy for anaemia and blood loss was mostly transfusion. Accumulating evidence demonstrates a significant dose-dependent relationship between transfusion and adverse outcomes. This and ...
  • The SARS-COV-2 seroprevalence among oncology patients 
    Kgatle, Mankgopo; Das, Rajesh; Lawal, Ismaheel Opeyemi; Boshomane, Tebatso M.G.; Mokoala, Kgomotso M.G.; Gaspar, Cattleya; Mbokazi, Lydia; Nkambule, Nonhlanhla; Gow, Veronique; Ndlovu, Honest; Mzizi, Yonwaba; Chalwe, Joseph; Diphofa, Jeaneth; Mokobodi, Dinah; Gxekwa, Nobuhle; Zongo, Lusanda; Maphosa, Tinashe; Vorster, Mariza; Bassa, Sheynaz; Venkatesan, Amouda; Khanyile, Richard; Munga, Yunus; Ebenhan, Thomas; Zeevaart, Jan Rijn; Sathekge, Mike Machaba (MDPI, 2023-01-09)
    Patients with cancer are presumed to be vulnerable to an increased risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and severe clinical outcomes due to the immunocompromised state mediated ...
  • Survival of patients with Kaposi’s sarcoma in the South African antiretroviral treatment era : a retrospective cohort study 
    Sengayi, M.M.; Egger, M.; Dreosti, Lydia M.; Bohlius, J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017-10)
    BACKGROUND : When South Africa (SA) implemented its antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme in 2004, the model for treating HIV-positive Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) patients shifted from symptomatic palliation to potential ...
  • Venous thromboembolism in pregnancy 
    Wessels, Pieter Frederik (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-11)
    Pregnancy-related venous thromboembolic events are important preventable causes of morbidity and mortality in South Africa. All pregnant patients should be evaluated for thrombotic risk at different stages of their pregnancy ...