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Survival of Older Patients With Cancer in the Veterans Health Administration Versus Fee-for-Service Medicare by BETH LANDRUM, Mary, KEATING, Nancy L, LAMONT, Elizabeth B, BOZEMAN, Samuel R, KRASNOW, Steven H, SHULMAN, Lawrence, BROWN, Jennifer R, EARLE, Craig C, RABIN, Michael, MCNEIL, Barbara J

“…The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provides high-quality preventive chronic care and cancer care, but few studies have documented improved patient…”
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Patients’ Perceptions of Quality of Life After Treatment for Early Prostate Cancer by CLARK, Jack A, INUI, Thomas S, SILLIMAN, Rebecca A, BOKHOUR, Barbara G, KRASNOW, Steven H, ROBINSON, Richard A, SPAULDING, Monica, TALCOTT, James A

“…Treatment for early prostate cancer produces problematic physical side effects, but prior studies have found little influence on patients' perceived health…”
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Quality of Care for Older Patients With Cancer in the Veterans Health Administration Versus the Private Sector: A Cohort Study by KEATING, Nancy L, LANDRUM, Mary Beth, MCNEIL, Barbara J, LAMONT, Elizabeth B, BOZEMAN, Samuel R, KRASNOW, Steven H, SHULMAN, Lawrence N, BROWN, Jennifer R, EARLE, Craig C, OH, William K, RABIN, Michael

“…The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States. Studies suggest that the VHA provides better…”
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Squamous cell carcinomatous meningitis by Syed M. Karim, Victor E. Nava, Edina Paal, Steven H. Krasnow, MacArthur Drake Jr

“…A case of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis due to a poorly differentiated malignancy is presented. Immunohistochemistry was used to characterize it as a squamous…”
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Sodium-Wasting Nephropathy Caused by Cisplatin in a Patient with Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Iyer, Akila V., Krasnow, Steven H., Dufour, D. Robert, Arcenas, Anthony S.

“…We describe a case of severe hyponatremia following chemotherapy administration in a patient with small-cell lung cancer. There was no evidence of the syndrome…”
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Breast cancer in male veterans: The Veterans Affairs (VA) informatics and computing infrastructure (VINCI) big data analysis by Aggarwal, Anita, Maron, David, Krasnow, Steven H.

“…Abstract only 1559 Background: Male breast cancer (MBC) management from diagnosis to treatment is generalized from female breast cancer (FBC) because of its…”
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Vitamin E in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced mucositis by Wadleigh, R G, Redman, R S, Graham, M L, Krasnow, S H, Anderson, A, Cohen, M H

“…To determine the efficacy of vitamin E in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced mucositis in patients with malignancy. A randomized, double-blind,…”
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Survival advantage for hepatectomy with or without hemicolectomy in colorectal liver metastases by Mobarek, Dalia A., Chang, Jiwon, DuVall, Scott L., Krasnow, Steven H.

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Role of prophylactic PEG and risk factors for PEG dependency in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy by Gutt, Ruchika, Krasnow, Steven H., Hesham, Hosai, Burmeister, Andrea, Manning, JoAnn

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Gender disparity in breast cancer: A veteran population-based comparison by Aggarwal, Anita, O'Neill, Brenna R, Maron, David, Amdur, Richard L, Krasnow, Steven H.

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Epiglottis in a Homosexual Man at Risk for AIDS by Alhashimi, May M, Krasnow, Steven H, Johnston-Early, Anita, Cohen, Martin H

“…To the Editor.—Lymphoid malignancies, Kaposi's sarcoma, and squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa have been described in patients with acquired…”
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Safety and efficacy of continuous intravenous morphine for severe cancer pain by Citron, M L, Johnston-Early, A, Fossieck, Jr, B E, Krasnow, S H, Franklin, R, Spagnolo, S V, Cohen, M H

“…To study the efficacy and safety of continuously administered intravenous morphine for cancer pain unrelieved by standard narcotic therapy, bolus intravenous…”
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome due to Non—Small-cell Lung Cancer: Resolution With Chemotherapy Alone by Citron, Marc L, Fossieck, Byron E, Krasnow, Steven H, Johnston-Early, Anita, Cohen, Martin H

“…Three patients with superior vena cava syndrome due to non-small-cell lung cancer were treated with chemotherapy alone. Symptomatic relief began within three…”
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Drug Trapping in Intravenous Infusion Side Arms by Johnston-Early, Anita, McKenzie, Merle A, Krasnow, Steven H, Hood, Michelle A, Cohen, Martin H

“…To the Editor.—Bolus injection of drugs into the Y-side arm of a freely running intravenous (IV) line is a common method for administration of cancer…”
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Carotid sinus syndrome associated with an occult primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Tulchinsky, M, Krasnow, S H

“…A patient presented with syncope, and a diagnosis of carotid sinus syndrome was established. Further evaluation revealed a large nasopharyngeal carcinoma…”
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Recent clinical experience with dronabinol by Plasse, T F, Gorter, R W, Krasnow, S H, Lane, M, Shepard, K V, Wadleigh, R G

“…Dronabinol, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in sesame oil, has been used for several years as an antiemetic for patients receiving cancer chemotherapy. In…”
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Patient-controlled analgesia for severe cancer pain by Citron, M L, Johnston-Early, A, Boyer, M, Krasnow, S H, Hood, M, Cohen, M H

“…Concern with the suboptimal management of pain in hospitalized patients has led to the development of a patient-controlled analgesia system. In this system, a…”
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Tumor seeding associated with bone marrow aspiration and biopsy by Citron, M L, Krasnow, S H, Grant, C, Cohen, M H

“…A 53-year-old man with small-cell lung carcinoma underwent bone marrow aspirations and biopsies for tumor staging and harvest for autologous bone marrow…”
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Porocarcinoma of the heel: A case report with unusual histologic features by D'Amato, Marc S., Patterson, Robert H., Guccion, John G., White, Jon C., Krasnow, Steven H.

“…BACKGROUND Eccrine porocarcinoma is an uncommon neoplasm of the intraepidermal sweat gland duct. METHODS A case of porocarcinoma of the right heel in a male…”
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Closure of tracheoesophageal fistulas with primary chemotherapy in patients with esophageal cancer by Malik, S M, Krasnow, S H, Wadleigh, R G

“…In patients with tracheoesophageal fistula, radiation is thought to be contraindicated because cytoreduction enlarges the size of the fistula. The same caveat…”
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