Writing the Discussion Section
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Activity 2
Effective Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Here are 2 passages that might be found in the general medical literature.
1. Paraphrase this sentence for inclusion in the Discussion of a research article.
However, because our previous trial showed that 6 of 10 patients who had previously been treated with regimen R had a minor response to drug Z, one could envision that drug Z might be a useful salvage therapy in patients with disease resistant to regimen R.
2. Summarize this paragraph by “Smith et al (4)” for inclusion in the Discussion of a research article.
We observed the following in the patients with colon cancer who underwent the new, more radical surgical procedure. In group A, which received radical resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy, the 5-year survival rates were 95% in those with stage I disease, 65% in those with stage II disease, and 25% in those with stage III disease. In group B, which received the standard treatment consisting of less radical resection followed by chemotherapy, the respective 5-year survival rates were 50%, 35%, and 10%. There were also acceptable (considering the more radical nature of the procedure) long-term surgical morbidity rates of 18%, 23%, and 28% for group A and 15%, 18.5%, and 19% for group B.
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