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Shifting From Hypofractionated To "Conventionally" Fractionated Thoracic Radiotherapy: A Single Institution's 10-Year Experience In The Management Of Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer Using Concurrent Chemoradiation, Gregory Videtic, Pauline Truong, A. Dar, Edward Yu, Larry Stitt

Edward Yu

PURPOSE: To perform a retrospective review of a single institution's 10-year experience in treating limited-stage small-cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) with a concurrent chemoradiation regimen modeled after the experimental arm of a randomized National Cancer Institute of Canada trial in which hypofractionated radiotherapy started with cycle 2 of chemotherapy. We then looked at the impact on patient outcomes of changing the RT during the course of the decade to a "conventionally" (2 Gy) fractionated regimen, with a focus on toxicity and survival rates. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Between 1989 and 1999, 215 LS-SCLC patients received six cycles of chemotherapy consisting of cyclophosphamide, …

Violent Attacks On Middle Easterners In The United States During The Month Following The September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks, Monica H. Swahn, R R. Mahendra, L J. Paulozzi, R L. Winston, G A. Shelley, J Taliano, L Frazier, J R. Saul

Public Health Faculty Publications

Objectives: To document and describe hate related violent attacks on Middle Easterners or those perceived to be Middle Easterners during the month following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, DC.

Methods: The LexisNexis database of newspaper reports were used to identify incidents of hate related violent acts against Middle Easterners or those perceived to be Middle Easterners in the US between September 1 and October 11, 2001. A total of 100 incidents of hate related violence were identified in the 2659 news articles that were reviewed.

Results: Of the 100 incidents of violent victimization …

The Treatment Of Hypnotic Dependent Sleep Disorder: A Case Study, Theodore V. Cooper, K. L. Lichstein, N. Aguillard

Theodore V. Cooper

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