- Quality of life after rectal resection for cancer, with or without permanent colostomy.
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Nov-2012
For almost one hundred years abdominoperineal excision has been the standard treatment of choice for rectal cancer. With advances in the techniques for rectal resection and anastomosis, anterior resection with preservation of the sphincter function has be - Quetiapine versus other atypical antipsychotics for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Nov-2013
In many countries, second-generation ('atypical') antipsychotic drugs have become the first-line drug treatment for people with schizophrenia. It is not clear how the effects of the various second-generation antipsychotic drugs differ. - Quetiapine versus typical antipsychotic medications for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Apr-2013
Quetiapine is a widely used atypical antipsychotic drug for schizophrenia that has been on the market for over a decade. However, It is not clear how the effects of quetiapine differ from typical antipsychotics. - Quit and Win contests for smoking cessation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Jun-2011
Quit and Win contests were developed in the 1980s by the Minnesota Heart Health Program, and have been widely used since then as a population-based smoking cessation intervention at local, national and international level. Since 1994 an international cont - Radical multimodality therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Jan-2018
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an almost always fatal tumour, for which palliative platinum-based chemotherapy is currently the standard treatment. Multimodal therapeutic strategies incorporating surgery, radiation therapy or photodynamic therapy and c - Radical radiotherapy for stage I/II non-small cell lung cancer in patients not sufficiently fit for or declining surgery (medically inoperable)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Mar-2015
In general, surgery is believed to offer the best prospects for cure for early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In spite of the intention to consider all patients with stage I-II disease for surgery, there are those who, although technically oper - Radiofrequency (thermal) ablation versus no intervention or other interventions for hepatocellular carcinoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Dec-2013
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the fifth most common cancer worldwide. Percutaneous interventional therapies, such as radiofrequency (thermal) ablation (RFA), have been developed for early hepatocellular carcinoma. RFA competes with other interventional tech - Radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of liver metastases from colorectal cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-May-2012
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common malignant tumour and the third leading cause of cancer deaths in USA. For advanced CRC, the liver is the first site of metastatic disease; approximately 50 % of patients with CRC will develop liver metastases eit - Radiofrequency denervation for chronic low back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Oct-2015
Radiofrequency (RF) denervation, an invasive treatment for chronic low back pain (CLBP), is used most often for pain suspected to arise from facet joints, sacroiliac (SI) joints or discs. Many (uncontrolled) studies have shown substantial variation in its - Radiofrequency denervation for neck and back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Feb-2010
The diagnosis of cervical or lumbar zygapophyseal joint pain can only be made by using local anaesthesia to block the nerves supplying the painful joint. There is a lack of effective treatment for chronic zygapophyseal joint pain or discogenic pain. Radio - Radioiodine therapy versus antithyroid medications for Graves' disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jan-2016
Graves' disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. Both antithyroid medications and radioiodine are commonly used treatments but their frequency of use varies between regions and countries. Despite the commonness of the diagnosis, any possible d - Radioisotopes for metastatic bone pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Mar-2017
This is an update of the review published in Issue 4, 2003. Bone metastasis cause severe pain as well as pathological fractures, hypercalcaemia and spinal cord compression. Treatment strategies currently available to relieve pain from bone metastases incl - Radiotherapy and chemoradiation after surgery for early cervical cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2012
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review first published in Issue 4, 2009. There is an ongoing debate about the indications for, and value of, adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy after radical surgery in women with early cervical cancer. Certai - Radiotherapy for diffuse brainstem glioma in children and young adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-May-2016
Diffuse brainstem glioma is a devastating disease with very poor prognosis. The most commonly used radiological treatment is conventional fractionated radiation. So far, there is no meta-analysis or systematic review available that assesses the benefits o - Radiotherapy for early breast cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Aug-2008
The long-term effects of radiotherapy on mortality from breast cancer and other causes remain uncertain. - Radiotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Mar-2010
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a relatively uncommon disease, but the incidence is increasing and is expected to peak in many developed countries in the next two decades. The management of patients with malignant mesothelioma is controversial. Very few - Radiotherapy for the palliation of painful bone metastases
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Jun-2019
Radiotherapy is used commonly to provide pain relief for painful bone metastases, and there is a perception that of the three-quarters of patients who achieve pain relief, half of these stay free from pain. However, the precise contribution from radiother - Radix Sophorae flavescentis versus no intervention or placebo for chronic hepatitis B
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Apr-2019
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, a liver disease caused by hepatitis B virus, may lead to serious complications such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. People with HBV infection may have co-infections including HIV and other hepatitis viruses (h - Rapamycin and rapalogs for tuberous sclerosis complex
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Jun-2017
Previous studies have shown potential benefits of rapamycin or rapalogs for treating people with tuberous sclerosis complex. Although everolimus (a rapalog) is currently approved by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) and the EMA (European Medicin - Rapid COJEC versus standard induction therapies for high-risk neuroblastoma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Apr-2016
Neuroblastoma is a rare malignant disease and mainly affects infants and very young children. The tumors mainly develop in the adrenal medullary tissue and an abdominal mass is the most common presentation. The high-risk group is characterized by metastas
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