The incidence of patients with CUP is estimated at 3 10% and despite recent improvements in diagnosis there remains a cohort of 'true' CUP patients.
Although there were improvements in DFS, there was still no OS benefit for anastrozole vs tamoxifen (472 vs 477 events, respectively; HR=0.97; 95% CI: 0.86 1.11; P=0.7) (Forbes et al, 2008).
In parallel with the improvements in survival, there has been a greater emphasis on improving the quality of life of patients (Brown et al, 2000).
Given that dietary prebiotic intake is associated with subjective improvements in satiety, there is the added potential for prebiotics to improve adherence to the weight loss intervention.
Given improvements in care, there are a growing number of long-term survivors of pediatric HCT.
He could easily point to the current half-measures, such as the Special Immigrant Visa program set up by Congress, and say that, with recent security improvements in Iraq, there's no pressing need for anything more drastic.
Several schools in New York have also separated their students by gender, and while some report improvements in classes, there still lacks a concrete answer to whether same-sex education directly influences student performance, or linearly improves achievement.
In addition to improvements in scarring, there were improvements in fine lines, wrinkles, skin tightness, and pigmentation.
With improvements in treatment, there are more people living chronically with CVDs, such that CVD represents 10% of the global burden of disease [ 1].
Improvement in conditions there, they said, could neutralize or turn to Mr. Bush's political advantage an issue that only weeks ago was eating away at his support.
