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Renee A. Desmond
Researcher at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Publications - 185
Citations - 11940
Renee A. Desmond is an academic researcher from University of Alabama at Birmingham. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Population. The author has an hindex of 58, co-authored 185 publications receiving 11232 citations. Previous affiliations of Renee A. Desmond include American Society of Clinical Oncology & Johns Hopkins University.
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Reducing the cost of diagnosis of breast carcinoma: impact of ultrasound and imaging-guided biopsies on a clinical breast practice.
Eva Rubin,Stephen T. Mennemeyer,Renee A. Desmond,Marshall M. Urist,John W. Waterbor,Martin J. Heslin,W K Bernreuter,Peter J. Dempsey,Nancy S. Pile,William H. Rodgers +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors determined whether the use of ultrasound and percutaneous breast biopsies in patients with screen-detected non-palpable abnormalities can reduce the number of benign open-surgical breast cancer lesions without sacrificing the detection of potentially curable breast carcinomas.
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Expression of toll-like receptor-9 is increased in poorly differentiated prostate tumors
Marja-Riitta Väisänen,Timo Väisänen,Arja Jukkola-Vuorinen,Katri S. Vuopala,Renee A. Desmond,Katri S. Selander,Katri S. Selander,Markku H. Vaarala,Markku H. Vaarala +8 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated previously that synthetic TLR9 ligands induce matrix metalloproteinase‐13‐mediated invasion inTLR9‐expressing prostate cancer cells in vitro, and suggested possible sex steroid regulation of the function of the various TLRs.
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Factors associated with intention to vaccinate a daughter against HPV: a statewide survey in Alabama.
TL;DR: Caregivers who were informed of the vaccine by their health care provider were more likely to vaccinate their adolescent daughters, and provider attitudes and caregiver education is an essential link to improvement of HPV vaccination uptake in Alabama.
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Tinidazole vs metronidazole for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis.
TL;DR: Women who admitted to engaging in sexual intercourse during the study were significantly more likely to have bacterial vaginosis at the follow-up visit and there were no significant differences in adverse events across treatment arms.
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Outcomes following temporal bone resection.
Nichole R. Dean,Hilliary N. White,Dale S. Carter,Renee A. Desmond,William R. Carroll,Benjamin M. McGrew,Eben L. Rosenthal +6 more
TL;DR: To evaluate survival outcomes in patients undergoing temporal bone resection, a large number of patients were diagnosed with central giant cell granuloma, a type of cancer that is difficult to treat with conventional chemotherapy.