Lancet
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Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) is the standard treatment for locally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer. The effect of induction chemotherapy plus CCRT in patients with this stage of disease is unclear. We therefore examined the long-term outcomes of the addition of induction chemotherapy (consisting of docetaxel, cisplatin, and fluorouracil [TPF]) to CCRT in patients with stage III and IVA/B nasopharyngeal cancer. ⋯ None.
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China has a high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection, with high mortality from gastric cancer. However, there is no established nationwide screening programme for the primary prevention of gastric cancer in China. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Sichuan province in western China and to identify high-risk subpopulations for screening. ⋯ National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 81301866) and Outstanding Young Scientific Scholarship Foundation of Sichuan University, from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (No 2015SCU04A43).
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The health promotion model (HPM) is widely used in promoting lifestyle changes. Metabolic syndrome, the combination of multiple cardio-metabolic risk factors, has imposed heavy burden to the Chinese health-care system. Lifestyle intervention, especially exercise, is recommended as the primary intervention for management of metabolic syndrome. However, HPM has not been used in the population with metabolic syndrome. We assessed the effectiveness of a health promotion programme guided by HPM on self-efficacy and practice of exercise in Chinese people with metabolic syndrome. ⋯ None.
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The optimum timing of surgery and the approach that should be used during congenital cataract surgery are controversial and present challenges for paediatric cataract surgeons in China. The aim of this study was to compare visual prognoses and postoperative adverse effects of paediatric cataract surgery done at different times and using different surgical approaches. ⋯ National Basic Research Program (973; 2015CB964600); Natural Science Foundation of Guangzhou (91546101, 81300750); Clinical Research and Translational Medical Center for Pediatric Cataract in Guangzhou, China.
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More than 30 face transplantations have been done worldwide since 2005 but no documented long-term follow-up has been reported in the literature. We aimed to answer remaining question about the long-term risks and benefits of face transplant. ⋯ Protocole Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique (PHRC) National.