Cancer epidemiology and control in Taiwan: a brief review.

abstract：:The main purpose of the study was to evaluate quality of life (QOL) among cancer patients using the WHOQOL-100 instrument and to see if any significant differences were seen in cancer stages, treatment status and prognosis. This study consisted of two parts; qualitative and quantitative. For the qualitative study, two...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tazaki M,Nakane Y,Endo T,Kakikawa F,Kano K,Kawano H,Kuriyama K,Kuroko K,Miyaoka E,Ohta H,Okamoto N,Shiratori S,Takamiya S,Tanemura K,Tsuchiya R

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, there has been increased interest in the application of preoperative endocrine therapy prior to radical prostatectomy for locally advanced cancer in order to enhance surgical curability and increase survival. Between 1986 and 1993, 40 patients with prostate cancer were given endocrine therapy before radical ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Maeda O,Meguro N,Saiki S,Kinouchi T,Kuroda M,Usami M,Kotake T

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of ovarian cystadenocarcinoma associated with pregnancy is reported. The semicystic left ovarian tumor was found in a 28-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1 at 33 weeks' gestation. A primary Cesarean section, total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy followed by chemotherapy were performed....

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sawada M,Yamasaki M,Urabe T,Katayama S,Yamane T

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a 78-year-old woman with insulinoma, treated with a combination of diphenylhydantoin and a calcium antagonist. The effectiveness of 200 mg of diphenylhydantoin and 180 mg of diltiazem was evaluated by measuring the levels of plasma glucose, immunoreactive insulin and immunoreactive insulin/plasma...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Imanaka S,Matsuda S,Ito K,Matsuoka T,Okada Y

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Until 1998 in Japan, very few institutions were treating prostate cancer solely with radiotherapy (RT) >70 Gy and most were using < or =65 Gy in combination with hormone therapy. The present study reports the long-term results of RT combined with hormone therapy for localized and locally advanced prostate ca...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hashine K,Numata K,Azuma K,Sumiyoshi Y,Kataoka M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Backgrounds:Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) is one of the newly developed innovative radiotherapy and of which optimal dose prescription needs to be standardized. We aimed to investigate the dose-response relationship for patients with SABR. Methods:Fifty-three patients with Stage I non-small cell lung cance...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Jeon W,Ahn SJ,Kim YC,Oh IJ,Park CK,Jeong JU,Yoon MS,Song JY,Nam TK,Chung WK

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) using the simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) method was designed for treating malignant gliomas. The purpose of this study was to investigate feasibility of this treatment. METHODS:Between December 2000 and November 2002, six patients with malignant gliomas were enro...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Suzuki M,Nakamatsu K,Kanamori S,Okumra M,Uchiyama T,Akai F,Nishimura Y

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Gliomas are highly malignant brain tumors. Aberrant activation of NF-κB plays a crucial role in tumor progression. Method:ELISA assay was used to detect NF-κB activity in glimoas cells with different treatments. PPP3CC expression was evaluated by qRT-PCR and western blot assay. Kaplan-Meier analysis estimat...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Wang H,Zhao S,Chen B,Fu C,Dang Y,Fang P,Wang J,Wang N,Liu L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent time trends (1979-1987) and geographical distributions in mortalities from subsites of cancers of the hepato-biliary-pancreatic system have been investigated on the basis of the vital statistics of Japan. The corrected age-adjusted mortality rates (CAAMRs) were calculated to eliminate the influence of the propo...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kato I,Kuroishi T,Tominaga S

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively examine the outcomes of hypofractionated stereotactic radiation therapy in three to five fractions for vestibular schwannomas. METHODS:Twenty-five patients with 26 vestibular schwannomas were treated with hypofractionated stereotactic radiation therapy using a CyberKnife. The vestibular sc...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Morimoto M,Yoshioka Y,Kotsuma T,Adachi K,Shiomi H,Suzuki O,Seo Y,Koizumi M,Kagawa N,Kinoshita M,Hashimoto N,Ogawa K

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old Japanese man in whom a descending colon carcinoma had been resected underwent a high orchitectomy for metastatic epididymis from the colon. Metastatic carcinoma from the digestive organs to the spermatic cord (SC) and/or the intrascrotal contents (ISC) is rare. Fifty-four Japanese patients with metastasi...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kanno K,Ohwada S,Nakamura S,Ohya T,Iino Y,Morishita Y,Hayashi M,Yamanaka H,Fukusato T,Koyama T

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone is a rare and unpredictable lesion. Its standard treatment has ranged from surgical curettage to wide resection and varying oncological and functional results have been reported. METHODS:A retrospective review of 47 patients (17 males and 30 females) with GCT of bone was perfo...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Oda Y,Miura H,Tsuneyoshi M,Iwamoto Y

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the most studied pro-angiogenic factors involved in the development of colorectal cancer is the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor semaxanib (SU5416) is one of the several agents targeting the VEGF signaling pathway, and its development centered mos...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hoff PM,Wolff RA,Bogaard K,Waldrum S,Abbruzzese JL

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy metastatic breast adenocarcinoma patients, pretreated with standard hormonotherapy or chemotherapy, received continuous UFT at 10 mg/kg/day, orally, for at least two months. There were one complete response (1.5%), 12 partial responses (17%), one minor response and 37 disease stabilizations. The median duratio...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Daniels M,Díaz-Rubio E,Guillem V,Montero JM,García-Conde J,Estapé J,Martín M,Herranz C,Ordoñez A,Galán A

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We conducted a questionnaire survey of oncology specialists to investigate the frequency of administration of different drugs for the management of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in Japan in 2015. Our group published Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropa...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hirayama Y,Yoshida Y,Mori M,Tamura K

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Apocrine carcinoma, a subtype of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast, expresses androgen receptor (AR), but often lacks estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PgR). In the present study, the author immunohistochemically defined apocrine-type carcinoma as ER-/PgR-/AR+ invasive ductal carcinoma a...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tsutsumi Y

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelvic lymphadenectomy is generally performed to treat early-stage cervical cancer, and pelvic ± para-aortic lymphadenectomy is performed in patients with endometrial cancer confined to the uterus. However, systematic lymphadenectomy is frequently associated with sequelae including lymphocele, lymphedema and celluliti...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Niikura H,Tsuji K,Tokunaga H,Shimada M,Ishikawa M,Yaegashi N

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize surgical invasiveness and morbidity and to verify therapeutic efficacy, we reviewed perioperative and postoperative courses and therapeutic outcomes of patients who underwent retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for testicular germ cell cancers. METHODS:The study included 31 patients...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tanaka T,Kitamura H,Kunishima Y,Takahashi S,Takahashi A,Masumori N,Itoh N,Tsukamoto T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently total body irradiation has been used as a method of preparation for the bone marrow transplantation. However, it has become apparent that total body irradiation is one of the causes of interstitial pneumonia. There are several factors in total body irradiation that may induce interstitial pneumonia. 1) Total ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Mori T,Ohizumi Y,Maezawa H,Murayama C,Tsuda M,Ando F

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) with gelatin sponge particles and iodized oil often yields poor results when used to treat unresectable multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The present study retrospectively investigated the utility of a novel combination chemotherapy regimen for treating multi...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ishida K,Hirooka M,Hiraoka A,Kumagi T,Uehara T,Hiasa Y,Horiike N,Onji M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:It is difficult to reproduce a brachytherapy measurement because of changes in the rectal shape during inter-fraction. We constructed a multi-purpose brachytherapy phantom (MPBP) and reproduced the same conditions found in actual therapy. We further attempted to apply the measured optimal dose to reduce rectal ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Huh H,Kim W,Loh JJ,Lee S,Kim CY,Lee S,Shin D,Shin D,Cho S,Jang J,Lim S,Cho KH,Kwon S,Kim S

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five cases of histiocytosis X in the National Children's Hospital were clinicopathologically studied. Fourteen cases were categorized in diffuse histiocytosis X, Letterer-Siwe type (DHX), 19 cases in multifocal eosinophilic granuloma (MEG) and 2 cases in unifocal eosinophilic granuloma (UEG). Nine of 14 DHX die...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tsunematsu Y,Koide R,Watanabe S,Takahashi H,Morikawa Y,Shimizu K

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on an inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen. A 72-year-old woman visited our hospital complaining of nausea. Physical examination and laboratory investigations were unremarkable. Ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and angiography showed a hypovascular splenic mass measuring abo...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Noguchi H,Kondo H,Kondo M,Shiraiwa M,Monobe Y

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Thymic epithelial tumors are a rare type of neoplasm. Accordingly, it is difficult to perform phase III trials in patients with thymic epithelial tumors, and thus, no standard treatment has been established for these tumors. In this study, we aimed to investigate the current status of thymic epithelial tum...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kanemura H,Tamura T,Nishimura N,Kobayashi D,Higashi T

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The hematogenous metastases of colon cancer have primarily been explained by the cascade hypothesis based on the cadaveric study. However, we experienced several cases with isolated lung metastasis. The metastatic patterns of a total of 982 patients with colon cancer who underwent surgery were reviewed. The incidence ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sadahiro S,Suzuki T,Tanaka A,Okada K,Kamata H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A self-administered quantitative food frequency questionnaire (Qx) was developed for a population-based cohort study on cancer in Takayama, Japan. METHODS:The Qx was tested among 58 male and 59 female volunteers. Average daily nutrient intakes for the previous year calculated from the Qx were compared with ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shimizu H,Ohwaki A,Kurisu Y,Takatsuka N,Ido M,Kawakami N,Nagata C,Inaba S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Tepotinib (MSC2156119J) is an oral, potent and highly selective small molecule mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (MET) inhibitor for which the recommended Phase II dose of 500 mg once daily has been defined, based on the first-in-man trial conducted in the USA and Europe. We carried out a multicenter ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shitara K,Yamazaki K,Tsushima T,Naito T,Matsubara N,Watanabe M,Sarholz B,Johne A,Doi T

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Oral fluoropyrimidine plus cisplatin is a standard treatment for advanced gastric cancer, but patients with severe peritoneal metastasis often cannot tolerate this regimen. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of fluorouracil, l-leucovorin and paclitaxel therapy in such patients. METHODS:In th...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Iwasa S,Goto M,Yasui H,Nishina T,Takahari D,Nakayama N,Taira K,Kusaba H,Fuse N,Hironaka S,Shimada Y,Nakajima TE

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiogenesis is required for growth and metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC), and several positive regulators of tumor angiogenesis have been identified. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), known to be elevated in several human cancers, regulates angiogenesis by inducing angiogenic factors. The aim of this study was ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nakamoto RH,Uetake H,Iida S,Kolev YV,Soumaoro LT,Takagi Y,Yasuno M,Sugihara K

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uracil-tegafur (UFT) has been reported to have broad antitumor activity in a variety of malignancies. However, its activity in biliary tract carcinoma has not been fully evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antitumor activity and toxicity of UFT in chemotherapy-naive patients with advanced bi...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ikeda M,Okusaka T,Ueno H,Morizane C,Furuse J,Ishii H

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00