Background: Chemotherapy is an alternative anticancer therapy. In general, side effects that will occur are hair loss, decreased appetite, weight headache, fatigue, mouth ulcer, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, constipation, nosebleed, skin rash, painful urination, muscle pain, heartburn.Objective: To identify the most least chemotherapy in patients with prostate cancer, bladder testicular cancer...

INTRODUCTION Gastro-oesophageal reflux disorders (GORD) are common in Western countries and has been reported to be increasing in the East. This study assessed the prevalence of GORD among the Nepalese residing in the Brunei Darussalam. METHODS Nepalese residing in two areas were invited to participate in this cross sectional questionnaire study. GORD was considered to be present if there was...

BACKGROUND Heartburn precludes ruling out gastroesophageal reflux (GER) to diagnose functional heartburn (FH). AIMS To explore the frequency of GER in patients in Mexico reporting heartburn according to Rome II and whether GER in non-heartburn patients is related to dyspepsia. METHODS We analyzed 40 patients that answered the Rome II Questionnaire in Spanish-Mexico and were tested with pH-m...

Background: Heartburn precludes ruling out gastroesophageal reflux (GER) to diagnose functional heartburn (FH). Aims: To explore the frequency of GER in patients in Mexico reporting heartburn according to Rome II and whether GER in non-heartburn patients is related to dyspepsia. Methods: We analyzed 40 patients that answered the Rome II Questionnaire in Spanish-Mexico and were tested with pH-mo...

ObjectivesThis study aims to identify significant symptoms and nonsymptom-related factors for malaria diagnosis in endemic regions of Indonesia.MethodsMedical records are collected from patients suffering other febrile diseases public hospitals Indonesia. Interviews with eight Indonesian medical doctors conducted. Feature selection machine learning techniques used develop classifiers identifyin...

Collagenous gastritis is a rare cause of heartburn in adults. Histopathological examination gastric mucosal biopsy from the stomach shows submucosal collagen deposition. The pathophysiologic mechanism unknown, and collagenous cases have been associated with certain drugs, such as olmesartan non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medical conditions, common variable immunodeficiency, primary IgM deficie...

BACKGROUND Heartburn and regurgitation frequently occur in the third trimester of pregnancy, but their impact on quality of life has not been thoroughly investigated. OBJECTIVE To measure health-related quality of life of third-trimester pregnant women with heartburn and regurgitation. Methods Data on obstetric history, heartburn and regurgitation frequency and intensity, history of heartburn...

OBJECTIVE To determine the risk factors related to heartburn in pregnant women attending the antenatal care clinic, Rajavithi Hospital. MATERIAL AND METHOD Self-reporting questionnaire about demographic data and risk factors related to heartburn in those pregnant women between May 1 and July 31, 2010. RESULTS Heartburn was found in 55 out of 452 pregnant women (12.2%). There were no signifi...