Three micromethods are described for the assay of enzymes or products of the heme biosynthetic pathway in blood. A fluorometric method for the assay of protoporphyrin may be applied to the rapid screening of children for chronic lead poisoning. A colorimetric assay for δ-aminolevulinic-acid dehydratase may be applied to the detection of acute and chronic lead poisoning. A fluorometric assay for porphyrin formation from prophobilinogen is also described.
Under the specific conditions of this study, SC as a single agent was inactive in patients with advanced-stage cancer and had no salutary effect on quality of life. The 16.7% rate of SD was similar to results in patients with advanced cancer treated with supportive care alone.
We found that baseline patient satisfaction with QoL, as measured by the QLI, provides useful prognostic information in patients with colorectal cancer independent of tumor stage at diagnosis and treatment history. While these findings require further investigation in large patient cohorts, they may have important implications for patient stratification in clinical trials and aid in clinical decision-making.
This study suggests that baseline patient satisfaction with health and physical functioning and overall HRQOL, as measured by QLI, provides useful prognostic information in patients with breast cancer independent of stage at presentation.
Contrary to some of the previously published research, this study, conducted at a community hospital comprehensive cancer center that combines alternative treatment approaches with conventional cancer care, found better self-reported QoL among the users of dietary supplements, as compared to nonusers. The next step in this research is to prospectively evaluate the patterns of changing QoL in relation to dietary supplement use across the entire duration of cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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