Two cases of percutaneous transdiscal splanchnic nerve block for cancer pain treatment presented. Case1.50 years old man with pancreatic head and trunk cancer T4N1M0. Patients condition: intractable pain in upper abdomen during…
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Obesity and Endometrial Cancer
In developed and westernized countries such as the United States, endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynecological cancer with incidence rates being as much as 10 times higher than other cultures….
Mindfulness and Cancer Pain
Pain is the most distressing and incapacitating symptom experienced by cancer patients. While mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) interventions have been conducted with cancer patients, no study has explored psychological and pain-related factors…
Cancer and Attachment Theory
Cancer traditionally is viewed through the lens of the biomedical model. It has been suggested that a broader theoretical framework with psychosocial components related to the development of cancer is needed to…
RNA Polymerase: The Master Executor
RNA polymerases belong to a selected group of evolutionarily conserved proteins. Their role emerged with the coming of DNA molecules having more stability than the RNA molecules, which formed the RNA world…