As patients get older, we should be aware of salt levels in factor products

Hypertension and children: should we be aware?

Hypertension and Children Should We Be Aware? To the Editor: We read with interest the article of Rosner et al1 about trends of high blood pressure in children. The results of this study are of great concern. Thus, this study showed that between 1988–1994 and 1999–2008, the prevalence of hypertension in children aged 8 to 17 years increased from 15.8% to 19.2% (P=0.057) in boys and from 8.2% to...

Should we be more aware of endometrial cancer in adolescents?

Although endometrial cancer is generally diagnosed in women after menopause, it may incidentally develop in young women or even in adolescents. Diagnostic tools should be applied in young teenage girls complaining of abnormal genital bleeding, particularly those with hereditary cancer syndromes (such as Cowden or Lynch syndromes). Adolescents affected by polycystic ovary syndrome and obesity ma...

“How should we treat older patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, A Review”

Nearly 50 % of newly diagnosed colorectal cancer, affect people over 70 years of age. Inclusion of older patients in clinical trials has been extremely rare. As a result, there is debate on how to manage these patients because it is still unclear how to balance the therapeutic advantages and toxicities. For patients who do not have comorbid conditions, with performance status (P.S.) 0–1, treatm...

Should older patients be offered peritoneal dialysis?

On haemodialysis, my life was not my own - handing control to nursing staff for 4 hours, 3 days a week, surrounded by noisy machines and unhappy patients, returning home after 11 hours, too exhausted to eat and falling into bed. However, peritoneal dialysis has given me back my life. I am in control of me and am treated like a human being, not just a patient. There are minor drawbacks, such as ...

Should we all be vegetarians?