His research interests are the surgical and systemic treatment of cancer and the surgical treatment of thyroid and parathyroid disease.
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Clinicians should consult with their prescribing colleagues referring to the WHO pain relief ladder of systemic treatment options for guidance.
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Even with cancers not related to sexual organs, systemic treatment may cause problems, for example raising the specter of infertility.
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Systemic treatment is usually reserved for severe disease due to the risk of adverse side effects associated with many of these agents.
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Topical application of some pharmaceuticals has merit, but requires repeated, persistent applications and is less effective than some systemic treatments.
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A study using mice with peanut allergies showed that systemic treatment of IL-21 was an effective means of mitigating the allergic response.
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Prednisone is the most commonly prescribed systemic treatment but can cause serious adrenal suppression, so it must be taken carefully and tapered off slowly.
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If ineffective, alternative therapeutic procedures include systemic treatment with corticosteroids and mycophenolate mofetil; mycophenolate mofetil and ciclosporin; tacrolimus; thalidomide; infliximab; or plasmapheresis.
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Patients who are immunocompromised, either with HIV / AIDS or as a result of chemotherapy, may require systemic treatment with oral or intravenous administered anti-fungals.
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It is usually associated with systemic treatment due to the high mitotic rate of hair follicles, and more reversible than androgenic hair loss, although permanent cases can occur.
