Twenty-nine cTNM stage III mid- or distal rectal cancer patients underwent potentially curative surgery according to the principles of TME described by Heald [ 18].
Second primary tumors (SPTs) have emerged as an increasingly important problem, despite curative local therapy, underscoring the principle of field cancerization.
HSAs, in principle, conduct VHCs to provide curative care on scheduled days of the week, taking into consideration their other responsibilities and tasks.
For example, the predominance of fraction-size as a differentiator between curative and palliative treatments comes from the basic radiobiological principles of cell survival and repair that guide radiation oncology.
In the present studies we have investigated the dynamics of clearance of mycolactone from skin tissues during curative antibiotic treatment in order to provide proof-of-principle data on the prognostic potential of mycolactone as a biomarker.
A Health Extension Program HEPP) is "a package of basic and essential promotive, preventive, and curative health services targeting households in a community based on the principle of Primary Health Care (PHC) to improve families' health" [ 1].
The programme's objectives are to provide "a package of basic and essential promotive, preventive and curative health services targeting households in a community, based on the principle of Primary Health Care (PHC) to improve the family's health status with their full participation" [ 12].
The first of these criteria (QC1) underlines the fact that training programmes in this area need to embrace the principles of mental health promotion as distinct from mental illness prevention or curative care.
In CIS countries, health and social protection systems have almost everywhere moved away from the previous model to improve efficiency and reduce cost, but the principle of universal access must be maintained for all basic preventative and curative health services and interventions, starting from maternal newborn and child care.
Previously-held traditional resection principles, such as obtaining 1 cm margins [ 9] have changed, and eligibility for curative resection now depends on the ability to obtain negative margins on all lesions with an adequate liver remnant [ 3, 10].
