Related Articles A New Prognostic Model Based on Albumin-Bilirubin Grade for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Beyond the Milan Criteria. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 02;65(2):658-667 Authors: Ho SY, Liu PH, Hsu CY, Hsia CY, Huang YH, Su CW, Lei HJ, Lee RC, Hou MC, Huo TI Abstract BACKGROUND: The survival of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is highly variable due to heterogeneous tumoral characteristics. We proposed and validated an albumin-bilirubin (ALBI)-based model for HCC beyond Milan criteria, the ALBI-HOME, for these patients. METHODS: A total of 2186 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to the derivation cohort (n = 1093) and validation cohort (n = 1093).…
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Related Articles [Home Care for Cancer Patients and Outreach from the Hospital]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2020 Mar;47(3):413-416 Authors: Ogino M Abstract Japan is entering a multi-dying era. In this situation palliative care is increasingly important. More than half of Japanese state that they want to stay at home even when facing the end of life, especially in cancer area. But in reality, more than 80% of people die in hospitals. People are not confident about caring and palliative care at home. Therefore, if palliative specialist can visit their homes to care for their patients and family and work with…
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Related Articles Israel Ad Hoc COVID-19 Committee: Guidelines for Care of Older Persons During a Pandemic. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Jul;68(7):1370-1375 Authors: Clarfield AM, Dwolatzky T, Brill S, Press Y, Glick S, Shvartzman P, Doron II Abstract Early on, geriatricians in Israel viewed with increasing alarm the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It was clear that this viral disease exhibited a clear predilection for and danger to older persons. Informal contacts began with senior officials from the country’s Ministry of Health, the Israel Medical Association, and the country’s largest health fund; this was done to plan an approach…
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