Cochrane

Background The pancreas is a digestive gland situated in the upper abdomen, which is also vital to normal control of blood sugar. Pancreatic cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in industrialized nations. The standard surgical treatment for cancer of the head of the gland and precancerous abnormalities is partial removal of the pancreas, ...

Using ART and chemotherapy together increases the likelihood of KS remission and reduces the risk of death in HIV-infected children diagnosed with KS. We found four observational studies that examined this question. Overall, we found that, though data are sparse and not adequately statistically adjusted, ART and chemotherapy together compared to chemotherapy ...

Question: Which type and when should chemotherapy (drug treatment) be given to people with thymic carcinoma or advanced thymoma? Background: Thymic cancers are rare tumours arising in the thymus gland behind the breastbone in the chest cavity. For people with advanced-stage thymic tumours complete surgical resection is normally not possible and the ...

Pancreatico-biliary malignancy includes cancers of pancreas, ampulla, duodenum, and cholangiocarcinoma. There is significant morbidity and mortality related to surgery in these patients. Studies have claimed the beneficial role of biliary decompression, which can be performed via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP) with stent insertion ...