1998
33. Prediction of nipple-areola involvement in breast cancer: JJ Vyas, Chinoy RF, JS Vaidya. Eur J Surg Oncol. Feb 1998; 24:15-16. PubMed, Abstract, PDF Of 140 patients undergoing mastectomy 22 had nipple involvement and in all these cases, the tumour was within 2.5 cm of the areola- so nipple-areola preserved if the tumour is beyond 2.5cm of the areola
34. Letter) Tobacco sponsorship of Formula One motor racing Sharad G Vaidya, Jayant S Vaidya The Lancet 7 February 1998;351:452. , HTML, PDF Clever manipulation of the government by the tobacco industry
35. (Letter) US Tobacco Settlement: Jayant S Vaidya, Sharad G Vaidya. New Engl J Med 5 Mar 1998;338(10):690-691 WWW, HTML It would be very wrong to allow the tobacco industry to bypass U.S. laws and make money in less privileged countries.
36. Can MRI be used to elucidate the natural history of breast cancer multicentricity? Michael Douek, Jayant S Vaidya, Sunil R Lakhani, Margaret Hall-Craggs, Michael Baum, Irving Taylor. The Lancet 14 March 1998; 351:801-802. , HTML, PDF, MRI is sensitive enough to detect otherwise occult cancer foci but probably cannot identify potentially dangerous ones
37. (Letter) The new method of expressing survival in cancer is popular Jayant S Vaidya, Indraneel Mittra. BMJ 4 April 1998;316:1092 , HTML, Patients appear to prefer their prognosis to be given as the chance of surviving their normal life span or its proportion.
38. (Letter) Interpretation of the Thrombosis Prevention Trial: Jayant S Vaidya The Lancet 18 Apr 1998;351:1204 HTML, PDF. If the risk is 100 for a smoker, it would be 80 for a smoker taking aspirin but only 20-30 for a non-smoker …abolition of the tobacco industry will pay the highest dividends for the health of the nation
39. Unopposed oestrogen and breast cancer survival: Badwe RA, Bhansali MS, JS Vaidya The Breast. April 1998;7(2):66-71.Abstract PDF Meta-analyses revealed a significantly better survival in premenopausal vs postmenopausal patients (22 studies, OR 0.76) in patients who were operated in the luteal vs follicular phase of the menstrual cycle (28 studies, OR 0.87) and in postmenopausal women who were not obese vs obese (18 studies, OR 0.64). Unopposed oestrogen at the time of surgery may have a deleterious effect on survival in women of all ages.
40. (Letter) Spiral CT and Lung cancer biology. Jayant S Vaidya, Michael Baum, The Lancet 18 July 1998; 352:236 WWW, HTML, PDF,
Spiral CT perhaps detects cancers that would never otherwise become symptomatic-also, normal homeostasis may involve anti-angiogenic processes much more widely.
41. (Letter) Magnetic resonance imaging and breast cancer multicentricity. M Douek, JS Vaidya, I Taylor, M Baum The Lancet 22 August 1998.352:652-653 , HTML, PDF,
42. Clinical and Biological Implications of the Milan breast conservation trials. Jayant S Vaidya, Michael Baum [Editorial]. Eur J Cancer August 1998; 34(8):1143-1144. PDF,. With more extensive the surgery, local recurrence, but not survival, is slightly reduced but perhaps at a great cosmetic cost.
1999
43. The price of autonomy. M Baum, JS Vaidya, Health Expectations May 1999;2(2):78-81. PubMed, Abstract We estimate that the price of patient autonomy is 2500 lives over a 10-year period in the United Kingdom alone- and patients and ethicisits should be aware of this.
44. (Letter) Randomised trials are not unethical. Jayant S Vaidya, Michael Baum, The Lancet 15 May 1999;353:1714., PDF
45. Does breast cancer exist in a state of chaos? M Baum, MAJ Chaplain, ARA Anderson, M Douek, JS Vaidya. Eur J Cancer, Jun 1999;35(6):886-891. PDF, 30. Anderson ARA, Chaplain MAJ.
A mathematical model based on three coupled non-linear partial differential equations could describe vascular growth in a breast tumour- such models be used in pre-trial settings to test new therapies
46. (Letter) Does screening really reduce mortality? Jayant S Vaidya, Michael Baum, BMJ 4 Sep 1999; 319:642; HTML Using the same figures, one can also conclude that screening may have caused up to 2900 extra deaths due to cervival cancer in 1997.
47. Sports sponsorship by cigarette companies influences the adolescent children’s mind and initiates smoking: Results of a National Study in India. Sharad G. Vaidya, Jayant S. Vaidya, U. D. Naik. Journal of Indian Medical Association. Sep 1999;97:354-359. PubMed, Abstract
Sports sponsorship by tobacco companies is modifies the perceptions about tobacco in a child’s mind.
48. (Letter) "Early Cancer" vs. "Dormant Cancer" and the potential hazards of the rush to surgery. Jayant S Vaidya, Michael Baum BMJ 1 Oct 1999 http://www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/319/7210/642#EL4 WWW, HTML
2000
49. (Letter) Minor-injury chores by junior doctors or nurse practitioners. JS Vaidya The Lancet 15 Jan 2000;355:229 WWW, HTML, PDF. When will doctors learn to treat minor injuries?
50. (Letter) Re: "Safety valve" effect of spanking. Jayant S Vaidya BMJ 31 Jan 2000 http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/320/7230/261#6474 Following the same logic, could I suggest it should be legal and socially acceptable that one should have the right and duty to spank one's colleagues and other adults who are irritating? As a structured "safety valve"..!!! :^)