COVID-19 swab testing may not be good for people with a history of sinus or skull-base surgery
People who have had major sinus surgery should consult their ENT doctor before undergoing COVID-19 swab testing, new research indicates.
Likewise, those performing swab testing should ask whether the patient has had extensive sinus or skull base surgery, said Philip G. Chen, MD, study senior author from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). If so, other modes of testing such as at the back of the throat should be performed, said Dr. Chen, associate professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in the university s Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.
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SAN ANTONIO, March 4, 2021 People who have had major sinus surgery should consult their ENT doctor before undergoing COVID-19 swab testing, new research indicates.
Likewise, those performing swab testing should ask whether the patient has had extensive sinus or skull base surgery, said Philip G. Chen, MD, study senior author from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). If so, other modes of testing such as at the back of the throat should be performed, said Dr. Chen, associate professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in the university s Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.
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Bladder cancer is more aggressive and advanced in South Texas, study shows
Bladder cancer is more aggressive and more advanced in South Texas residents than in many parts of the country, a study by the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, indicates.
The disease is also deadlier in Latinos and women, regardless of where they live nationwide, according to the research.
The team from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), which includes the Mays Cancer Center, compared bladder cancer cases in the Texas Cancer Registry with cases in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program. SEER, which collects data on cancer cases from various locations and sources across the U.S., does not include Texas statistics.
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IMAGE: Dr. Shenghui Wu, faculty researcher at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, led an analysis of bladder cancer incidence and five-year survival, comparing cases in South. view more
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Bladder cancer is more aggressive and more advanced in South Texas residents than in many parts of the country, a study by the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, indicates.
The disease is also deadlier in Latinos and women, regardless of where they live nationwide, according to the research.
The team from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), which includes the Mays Cancer Center, compared bladder cancer cases in the Texas Cancer Registry with cases in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program. SEER, which collects data on cancer cases from various locations and sources across the U.S.,