Diagnostic imaging studies: do they create anxiety?
Performing the PET-CT study as an initial staging method and/or to evaluate tumor recurrence is an important and statistically significant generator of anxiety. There is a high emotional and cognitive impact associated to the participation of the diagnostic tests.
Funisitis is associated with increased IL-10 gene expression in CBMC of preterm infants with a gestational age ≤32 weeks. This might contribute to modulation of postnatal immunoreactions and immunoregulation in these individuals.