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Comparison of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery and Robotic Approaches for Clinical Stage I and Stage II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database by Louie, Brian E., MD, Wilson, Jennifer L., MD, Kim, Sunghee, PhD, Cerfolio, Robert J., MD, Park, Bernard J., MD, Farivar, Alexander S., MD, Vallières, Eric, MD, Aye, Ralph W., MD, Burfeind, William R., MD, Block, Mark I., MD

“…Background Data from selected centers show that robotic lobectomy is safe and effective and has 30-day mortality comparable to that of video-assisted…”
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Comparing the glycaemic outcomes between real‐time continuous glucose monitoring (rt‐CGM) and intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring (isCGM) among adults and children with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials by Zhou, Yongwen, Sardana, Divesh, Kuroko, Sarahmarie, Haszard, Jillian J., Block, Martin I., Weng, Jianping, Jefferies, Craig, Wheeler, Benjamin John

“…Aim To conduct a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the effectiveness of real‐time continuous glucose…”
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Awareness During Anesthesia: Risk Factors, Causes and Sequelae: A Review of Reported Cases in the Literature by Ghoneim, Mohamed M., Block, Robert I., Haffarnan, Mary, Mathews, Maya J.

“…Awareness during anesthesia is uncommon. The number of cases that are found in one single study are insufficient to identify and estimate the risks, causal…”
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Does Adjunctive Naturopathic Care Decrease Survival Rates in Breast Cancer Patients? by Block, Keith I.

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Integrative Cancer Therapies: Learning From COVID-19 by Block, Keith I.

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Are Anesthesia and Surgery during Infancy Associated with Altered Academic Performance during Childhood? by BLOCK, Robert I, THOMAS, Joss J, BAYMAN, Emine O, CHOI, James Y, KIMBLE, Karolie K, TODD, Michael M

“…Although studies in neonatal animals show that anesthetics have neurotoxic effects, relevant human evidence is limited. We examined whether children who had…”
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Cannabis Use and Memory Brain Function in Adolescent Boys: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study by Jager, Gerry, Ph.D, Block, Robert I., Ph.D, Luijten, Maartje, M.Sc, Ramsey, Nick F., Ph.D

“…Objective Early-onset cannabis use has been associated with later use/abuse, mental health problems (psychosis, depression), and abnormal development of…”
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Impact of antioxidant supplementation on chemotherapeutic toxicity: A systematic review of the evidence from randomized controlled trials by Block, Keith I., Koch, Amanda C., Mead, Mark N., Tothy, Peter K., Newman, Robert A., Gyllenhaal, Charlotte

“…Much debate has focused on whether antioxidants interfere with the efficacy of cancer chemotherapy. The objective of this study is to systematically review the…”
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Evidence-based psychotherapy of addictive disorders by Block, I, Loeber, S

“…Addictive disorders form the group of the most common mental disorders. A wide range of psychotherapeutic treatment interventions exists; however, the…”
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The Circadian System and Cancer: It’s About Time by Block, Keith I.

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Cardiac Glycosides as Novel Cancer Therapeutic Agents by Newman, Robert A, Yang, Peiying, Pawlus, Alison D, Block, Keith I

“…The class of steroid-like compounds designated cardiac glycosides includes well-known drugs such as digoxin, digitoxin, and ouabain. Their continued efficacy…”
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Tissue plasminogen activator with prolonged dwell time effectively evacuates pleural effusions by Townsend, Alexandra, Raju, Harsha, Serpa, Krystina A, Pruett, Rachel, Razi, Syed S, Tarrazzi, Francisco A, Tami, Catherine M, Block, Mark I

“…Fibrinolytic therapy can be effective for management of complex pleural effusions. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA, 10 mg) and deoxyribonuclease (DNAse)…”
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Impact of antioxidant supplementation on chemotherapeutic efficacy: A systematic review of the evidence from randomized controlled trials by Block, Keith I, Koch, Amanda C, Mead, Mark N, Tothy, Peter K, Newman, Robert A, Gyllenhaal, Charlotte

“…Summary Purpose Much debate has arisen about whether antioxidant supplementation alters the efficacy of cancer chemotherapy. Some have argued that antioxidants…”
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Immune System Effects of Echinacea, Ginseng, and Astragalus: A Review by Block, Keith I., Mead, Mark N.

“…Traditional herbal medicine provides several remedies for strengthening the body's resistance to illness through effects on immune system components. This…”
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Conductivity dependence of seismoelectric wave phenomena in fluid-saturated sediments by Block, Gareth I., Harris, John G.

“…Seismoelectric phenomena in sediments arise from acoustic wave–induced fluid motion in the pore space, which perturbs the electrostatic equilibrium of the…”
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Neural sensitivity to absolute and relative anticipated reward in adolescents by Vaidya, Jatin G, Knutson, Brian, O'Leary, Daniel S, Block, Robert I, Magnotta, Vincent

“…Adolescence is associated with a dramatic increase in risky and impulsive behaviors that have been attributed to developmental differences in neural processing…”
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Endobronchial Ultrasound for Lung Cancer Staging: How Many Stations Should Be Sampled? by Block, Mark I., MD

“…Background No guidelines exist regarding the number of mediastinal lymph node stations that should be sampled to ensure adequate preoperative staging of lung…”
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Label-Free Prehybridization DNA Microarray Imaging Using Photonic Crystals for Quantitative Spot Quality Analysis by George, S, Block, I. D, Jones, S. I, Mathias, P. C, Chaudhery, V, Vuttipittayamongkol, P, Wu, H.-Y, Vodkin, L. O, Cunningham, B. T

“…Technical variability during DNA capture probe printing remains an important obstacle to obtaining high quality data from microarray experiments. While methods…”
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Transition From Mediastinoscopy to Endoscopic Ultrasound for Lung Cancer Staging by Block, Mark I., MD

“…Background Esophageal endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) are gaining popularity for mediastinal staging of patients with lung…”
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Advanced cancer patients in a randomized clinical trial of night-simulating eyeglasses observed to have a normal 24-h circadian rhythm during chemotherapy by Block, Keith I, Gyllenhaal, Charlotte, Grutsch, James F, Block, Penny B, Kazlausky, Thomas, Blask, David, Carome, Edward, Reynolds, Justin, Huff, Dinah Faith Q, Hrushesky, William

“…Objectives: Cancer patients routinely exhibit dysfunctional circadian organization. Indeed, a dysfunctional circadian organization is a hallmark of advanced…”
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