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Interaction of base excision repair gene polymorphism and estrogen-DNA adducts in breast cancer risk among East Asian women
In East Asia, the incidence of breast cancer has been increasing rapidly, particularly among premenopausal women. An elevated ratio of estrogen-DNA adducts was linked to a higher risk of breast cancer. The pre...
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Open AccessTP53 Mutational Analysis Enhances the Prognostic Accuracy of IHC4 and PAM50 Assays
IHC4 and PAM50 assays have been shown to provide additional prognostic information for patients with early breast cancer. We evaluated whether incorporating TP53 mutation analysis can further enhance their pro...
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Open AccessHigh Risk of Herpes Zoster among Patients with Advance Acute Kidney Injury – A Population-Based Study
The risk for herpes zoster (HZ) in acute kidney injury (AKI) survivors was never explored. We identified 2,387 adults in the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database who recovered from dialysis-requi...
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Open AccessChanging risk awareness and personal protection measures for low to high pathogenic avian influenza in live-poultry markets in Taiwan, 2007 to 2012
Outbreaks of low and high pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI, HPAI) H5N2 in chickens have occurred in Taiwan since 2003 and 2012, respectively. Fully understanding the different awareness, attitudes and protecti...
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Chlorhexidine for the prevention of bloodstream infection associated with totally implantable venous ports in patients with solid cancers
To evaluate the preventive effects of topical skin disinfection with chlorhexidine on bloodstream infection (BSI) associated with totally implantable venous port (Port-A).
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Erratum to: Geographic difference in safety and efficacy of systemic chemotherapy for advanced gastric or gastroesophageal carcinoma: a meta-analysis and meta-regression
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Open AccessKidney function decline after a non-dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury is associated with higher long-term mortality in critically ill survivors
The adverse consequences of a non-dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury (AKI) are unclear. This study aimed to assess the long-term prognoses for critically ill patients experiencing a non-dialysis-requiring ...
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Geographic difference in safety and efficacy of systemic chemotherapy for advanced gastric or gastroesophageal carcinoma: a meta-analysis and meta-regression
The standard of chemotherapy regimens for advanced or metastatic gastric cancer and the clinical outcome were heterogeneous in Asian versus non-Asian countries. This study aimed to explore predictors of safety...
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Appropriateness of ambulatory prescriptions in Taiwan: translating claims data into initiatives
Background Appropriate prescribing is fundamental to successful pharmacotherapy. The status of current ambulatory medication practices in medicine and pharmacy would be better understood ...
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Open AccessLife expectancies and incidence rates of patients under prolonged mechanical ventilation: a population-based study during 1998 to 2007 in Taiwan
The present study examined the median survival, life expectancies, and cumulative incidence rate (CIR) of patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) stratified by different underlying diseases.
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Open AccessSignificance of Aurora B overexpression in hepatocellular carcinoma. Aurora B Overexpression in HCC
To investigate the significance of Aurora B expression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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Open AccessCost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination for prevention of cervical cancer in Taiwan
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has been shown to be a major risk factor for cervical cancer. Vaccines against HPV-16 and HPV-18 are highly effective in preventing type-specific HPV infections and related...
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Fractionated evaluation of immunohistochemical hormone receptor expression enhances prognostic prediction in breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen as adjuvant therapy
To compare the prognostic prediction between dichotomized and fractionated evaluations of hormone receptor expressions.
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Open AccessLate initiation of renal replacement therapy is associated with worse outcomes in acute kidney injury after major abdominal surgery
Abdominal surgery is probably associated with more likelihood to cause acute kidney injury (AKI). The aim of this study was to evaluate whether early or late start of renal replacement therapy (RRT) defined by...
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Risk factors of early redialysis after weaning from postoperative acute renal replacement therapy
The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for redialysis in postoperative patients with acute renal failure (ARF) who had previously been weaned from acute dialysis. Although recovery of renal functio...
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Cytoplasmic CD24 Expression Is a Novel Prognostic Factor in Diffuse-Type Gastric Adenocarcinoma
CD24, a mucin like cell surface adhesion molecule and a ligand for P-selectin, has been reported as a prognostic factor in a variety of human cancers. However, the role of CD24 in gastric adenocarcinoma remain...
