Is parental anxiety and coping associated with girls' distress during a VCUG?
There was a trend toward parental anxiety being related to their child's distress during VCUG. Parental coping strategies resulted in less distress among children and parents. Teaching coping techniques might obviate the need for sedation and help children deal with future stressors.
This study demonstrated the first time that the GPC3 DNA vaccine could elicit specific and effective cellular antitumor immunity against GPC3 HCC. This may provide an alternative option for immunotherapy of HCC.