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Long-Term Results with Adjuvant Ozone Therapy in the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain Secondary to Cancer Treatment

This 2021 study evaluated the long-term efficacy of adjuvant ozone therapy (O₃T) in managing chronic pelvic pain in cancer survivors. Six patients with refractory pelvic pain, unresponsive to standard treatments, received O₃T via rectal insufflation. Pain levels, assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), showed significant reductions: continuous pelvic pain

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Causes of Death Among Cancer Patients

This study utilized U.S. death certificate data from 1973 to 2012 to categorize cancer patient deaths into three categories: index-cancer, nonindex-cancer, and non-cancer causes. The research found that the proportion of deaths due to index cancer decreased significantly over time, from over 60% to less than 30% in certain cancers.

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Sexual dysfunction in cancer patients: a review

This systematic review examines the prevalence, causes, and management of sexual dysfunction (SD) in cancer patients, highlighting that SD is a common but often overlooked consequence of cancer and its treatments. Factors contributing to SD include direct cancer effects, treatment-related side effects (such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy), hormonal changes,

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Safety of hormone replacement therapy in women with a history of cervical adenocarcinoma

This retrospective cohort study assessed the impact of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on survival outcomes in women under 50 treated for stage IB-IIB cervical adenocarcinoma. The study analyzed 58 patients divided into three groups: ovaries conserved (OVCON), iatrogenic menopause with HRT (IM-HRT), and iatrogenic menopause without HRT (IM-NOHRT). Five-year disease-specific

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