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ItemEffects of Progesterone on Mammary Carcinogenesis by DMBA Applied Directly to Rat Mammae(Springer Nature, 1979-01-01)The effects and site(s) of action of progesterone on DMBA mammary carcinogenesis in the rat, when a small dose of the carcinogen was applied directly to the inguinal mammary gland, were investigated. No reduction in tumour yield was apparent when progesterone was administered s.c. for 18 days before dusting DMBA. This finding contrasts with a previously reported inhibitory effect on carcinogenesis when hormone treatment was followed by intragastric administration of DMBA. When progesterone injections were begun either 2 days before or 2 days after direct application of DMBA, and were continued until the end of the experiment (135 or 195 days) an enhancement in carcinogenesis was observed similar to that previously demonstrated after gastric intubation of DMBA. These findings, together with previously reported observations, suggest that progesterone may exert its inhibitory effect on carcinogenesis by acting at a site outside the breast, perhaps on the liver. However, it is likely that the hormone acts directly on the mammary tissue to exert its enhancing effect on tumorigenesis.
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ItemAwareness and practice of patient's rights law in Lithuania.(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2006-09-02)BACKGROUND: Patient's rights law is intended to secure good medical practice, but it can also serve to improve understanding between patients and medical staff if both were aware of their rights. METHODS: Awareness and practice of the new patient's rights law in Lithuanian health care institutions was explored through a survey of 255 medical staff and 451 patients in the four Kaunas city medical units in 2002. Participation rates were 74% and 66%, respectively. RESULTS: Majority of the medical staff (85%) and little over one half of the patients (56%) had heard or read about the Law on Patient's Rights (p < 0.001). Only 50% of professionals compared to 69% of patients thought information for patients about diagnosis, treatment results and alternative treatments is necessary (p < 0.001). A clear discrepancy was indicated between physicians informing the patients (80%-98% of physicians) and patients actually knowing (37%-54%) their treatment prognosis, disease complications or possible alternative treatment methods. CONCLUSION: These results suggest a need for awareness-raising among patients to improve the practical implementation of the Patient's Rights Law in Lithuania.
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ItemNo Preview AvailableAggression The Myth of the Beast Within(John Wiley & Sons, 1988)Clears up popular misconceptions about aggression, traces the development of aggression in animals, and offers suggestions on taking advantage of our natural potential for cooperation
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ItemNo Preview AvailableCombating Age Barriers in Job Recruitment and Training: UK Report(European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 1996)
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ItemNo Preview AvailableToo Old at 50(Campaign for Work, 1991)
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ItemNo Preview AvailableDevelopments in European public and workplace policy for an ageing workforce(Peking University Medical Press, 2006)
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ItemNo Preview AvailableTraining and learning in the workplace: Can we legislate against age discriminatory practices?(The Policy Press, 2006)
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ItemNo Preview AvailableRestructuring the life course: Work and retirement(Cambridge University Press, 2005)
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ItemNo Preview AvailableEarly exit from the labour market, social exclusion and marginalisation in the UK(The Policy Press, 2005)