Essays about: "treatment modern medicine"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words treatment modern medicine.

  1. 1. System level analysis of Immune system in children with solid tumors

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Uppsala universitet/Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab

    Author : Nadia Hassan Shamas; [2022]
    Keywords : Immune system in Children; Cancer; Medicines;

    Abstract : Over the last few years, significant immune system changes have been observed in tumor patients exposed to different treatments. Moreover, evaluation and prediction of the responses of treatments given to these patients can become a key component. READ MORE

  3. 2. Breathing Effects in Proton Scanning for Hodgkin's Lymphoma

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

    Author : John Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Purpose/Background Proton beam scanning (PBS) for mediastinal Hodgkin's Lymphoma (HL) is limited when treating in free-breathing (FB) due to breathing motion in the thoracic region. Tumour motion and the time structure of the beam delivery will cause interplay and dose blurring effects, resulting in discrepancies of dose in the planned dose distribution both inside and at the edges of tumour volume (TV). READ MORE

  4. 3. The use of a CRISPR-Cas9 system to protect probiotic strains from transferrable drug resistance genes

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Sara Lundberg; [2021]
    Keywords : CRISPR-Cas9; antibiotic resistance; horizontal gene transfer; probiotic bacteria;

    Abstract : The discovery of antibiotics have revolutionized modern medicine, facilitating the treatment of a variety of bacterial infections, enabled surgeries otherwise impossible to perform and increased life expectancy in all countries. However, the rapid development of resistance among microorganisms and the increasing numbers of clinical outbreaks caused by multiresistant bacteria have accelerated the need for new alternatives to antibiotics. READ MORE

  5. 4. Deep-learning based prediction model for dose distributions in lung cancer patients

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Fysikum

    Author : Terese Hellström; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Background To combat one of the leading causes of death worldwide, lung cancer treatment techniques and modalities are advancing, and the treatment options are becoming increasingly individualized. Modern cancer treatment includes the option for the patient to be treated with proton therapy, which can in some cases spare healthy tissue from excessive dose better than conventional photon radiotherapy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Kartläggning av användandet av komplementära och alternativa veterinärmedicinska behandlingsmetoder för hästar i Sverige : en enkätstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Karin Gilberg; [2021]
    Keywords : KAVM; KAM; komplementär; alternativ; behandlingsmetod; veterinärmedicin; integrativ; rehabilitering; terapeut;

    Abstract : Behandlingsmetoder som ligger utanför den etablerade veterinära skolmedicinen kallas ofta för komplementär och alternativ veterinärmedicin (KAVM). Metoderna är många och en del befinner sig långt från skolmedicinen medan andra är på gränsen till att vara skolmedicinska. READ MORE