Communication skills training in oncology. Description and preliminary outcomes of workshops on breaking bad news and managing patient reactions to illness.

abstract：:A total of 1026 patients with gastric cancer was followed up for five years after surgery and classified into different groups according to surgeons' assessment of nodal involvement, serosal invasion, peritoneal spread, and hepatic metastasis. The survival of each group was studied by parametric analysis, using the lo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Maetani S,Tobe T,Hirakawa A,Kashiwara S,Kuramoto S

更新日期：1980-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective randomized trial by CALGB examined the relative value of four chemotherapy regimens in 537 patients with stage III B and IV Hodgkin's disease. A new combination BOPP, derived by substitution of BCNU for nitrogen mustard in the MOPP regimen, was compared to MOPP and to two 3-drug regimens, derived by remo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nissen NI,Pajak TF,Glidewell O,Pedersen-Bjergaard J,Stutzman L,Falkson G,Cuttner J,Blom J,Leone L,Sawitsky A,Coleman M,Haurani F,Spurr CL,Harley JB,Seligman B,Cornell C Jr,Henry P,Senn HJ,Brunner K,Martz G,Maurice

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To the authors' knowledge, little is known to date regarding the prognostic relevance of measuring serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a potent stimulator of angiogenesis, in patients with colon carcinoma who undergo surgery. METHODS:Preoperative and postoperative VEGF serum levels we...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： De Vita F,Orditura M,Lieto E,Infusino S,Morgillo F,Martinelli E,Castellano P,Romano C,Ciardiello F,Catalano G,Pignatelli C,Galizia G

更新日期：2004-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is accumulating evidence that galanin receptors (GALRs) may be tumor suppressors in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Promoter methylation status and gene expression were assessed in a large panel of head and neck primary tumors, based on the hypothesis that cytosine-guanine dinucleotide (...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Misawa Y,Misawa K,Kanazawa T,Uehara T,Endo S,Mochizuki D,Yamatodani T,Carey TE,Mineta H

更新日期：2014-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical, hematological, and cytogenetic characteristics of a male patient with AMMoL are described. Before treatment a clone with the complex karyotype 45,X,del(7)(q32), t(8;21)(q22;q22) was present in the bone marrow. During partial remission induced by cytostatics, the percentage of normal cells increased, and ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hustinx TW,Burghouts JT,Scheres JM,Smits AP

更新日期：1980-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As we approach the 21st century, clinically useful predictive models for prostate carcinoma are urgently needed to stratify patients reliably for future treatment strategies. Recently, many investigators have developed models that employ prostate specific antigen (PSA)-based constructs or groupings in an att...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Movsas B,Hanlon AL,Teshima T,Hanks GE

更新日期：1997-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen cases of malignant melanoma of soft parts (clear cell sarcoma) are reported. The patients ranged from 9 to 70 years of age, but 13 were between 10 and 40 years of age. There were eight male patients and nine female patients. The most common tumor location (seven patients) was the foot, followed by the area a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sara AS,Evans HL,Benjamin RS

更新日期：1990-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although caspase recruitment domain (CARD) membrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) protein 1 (CARMA1) and CARD9 play important roles in lymphocyte activation, the significance of CARMA1 and CARD9 in the pathogenesis of gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma remains to be elucidated. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nakamura S,Nakamura S,Matsumoto T,Yada S,Hirahashi M,Suekane H,Yao T,Goda K,Iida M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although state Medicaid programs cover cancer screening, Medicaid beneficiaries are less likely to be screened for cancer and are more likely to present with tumors of an advanced stage than are those with other insurance. The current study was performed to determine whether state Medicaid eligibility and re...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Halpern MT,Romaire MA,Haber SG,Tangka FK,Sabatino SA,Howard DH

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of experiments was devised to determine possible modifying effects of stress, aspirin, and sodium taurocholate on the activity of N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) in the Buffalo rat stomach. MNNG is a well known, direct-reacting carcinogen, and has been a reliable agent for the experimental product...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cohen A,Geller SA,Horowitz I,Toth LS,Werther JL

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) describes the presence of extracapsular spread and/or positive margins in oropharynx cancer (OPC) as an indication for the addition of chemotherapy to postoperative radiation. The guideline's category 1 consensus is based on what they term high-level evidence. For this ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sinha P,Piccirillo JF,Kallogjeri D,Spitznagel EL,Haughey BH

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) quantitation by a whole-cell assay and/or cytosol technique and the in vitro sensitivity to steroids have been assessed in peripheral blood cells from normal donors and patients with chronic lymphatic leukemia (CLL), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), lymphosarcoma cell leukemia (LSCL...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nanni P,Nicoletti G,Prodi G,Galli MC,De Giovanni C,Grilli S,Lollini PL,Gobbi M,Cavo M,Tura S

更新日期：1982-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of patients with astrocytomas of the cerebellum have an excellent prognosis; however, a small percentage of patients continue to do poorly. To clarify the clinical, pathologic, and treatment characteristics that determine prognosis and therapeutic recommendations, a large group of patients with ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hayostek CJ,Shaw EG,Scheithauer B,O'Fallon JR,Weiland TL,Schomberg PJ,Kelly PJ,Hu TC

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical, patient-oriented focus of medicine and psychology is contrasted with the epidemiologic (public health) approach in assessing the role of life-style factors and health promotion in cancer research. The unifying host-agent-environment epidemiologic paradigm is applied to contemporary cancer prevention issu...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Celentano DD

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histologic features of a malignant clear cell acrospiroma were those of infiltrative local growth, frequent mitoses and angiolymphatic invasion. The histochemical and ultrastructural findings were similar to those reported for benign clear cell acrospriomas. Amputation of the leg and regional node dissection were ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Headington JT,Niederhuber JE,Beals TF

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two patients received specific active immunotherapy (TAA vaccine once per month for 3 months), with the duration of follow-up, as of July 1984, ranging from 3 months to 36 months (median, 21 months). Of these, seven had Dukes B2, seven had Dukes C, and eight had Dukes D lesions. All received surgical resection,...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hollinshead A,Elias EG,Arlen M,Buda B,Mosley M,Scherrer J

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actuarial progression-free survival rate at 5 years of a series of 34 patients with medulloblastoma treated by combined surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy was 71%. No relapses were observed in 14 patients followed for more than 5 years. Treatment consisted of a short postoperative course of vincristine (VCR) and ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bellani FF,Gasparini M,Lombardi F,Zucali R,Luccarelli G,Migliavacca F,Moise S,Nicola G

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical trials of monoclonal antibodies in combination with chemotherapy have reported previously unattained response rates in patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL); however, the analysis of ZAP-70 protein and/or CD38 may explain better the discordant outcomes independent of treatment. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Del Poeta G,Del Principe MI,Consalvo MA,Maurillo L,Buccisano F,Venditti A,Mazzone C,Bruno A,Gianní L,Capelli G,Lo Coco F,Cantonetti M,Gattei V,Amadori S

更新日期：2005-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many case reports describing various benign and malignant disease entities diagnosed in cystic parotid gland lesions by fine-needle aspiration (FNA) exist in the literature. Very few studies, however, discuss the efficacy and the diagnostic difficulties of FNA cytology in such lesions. The authors report a 5...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nasuti JF,Yu GH,Gupta PK

更新日期：2000-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Through this study, the authors sought to investigate the biologic and immunologic effects of preoperative trastuzumab in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast. METHODS:Patients with DCIS were enrolled in this open-label phase 2 trial and tested for HER2. Trastuzumab was given by intra...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kuerer HM,Buzdar AU,Mittendorf EA,Esteva FJ,Lucci A,Vence LM,Radvanyi L,Meric-Bernstam F,Hunt KK,Symmans WF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one patients with bilateral Wilms' tumor are reviewed and the details of diagnosis, therapy, and survival presented. All patients had an abdominal mass at the time of diagnosis. Associated findings included hypertension, aniridia, and genitourinary anomalies. Favorable histologic features were found in all simu...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Asch MJ,Siegel S,White L,Fonkalsrud E,Hays D,Isaacs H

更新日期：1985-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients' estimates of their chances of therapeutic benefit from participation in early phase trials greatly exceed historical data. Ethicists worry that this therapeutic misestimation undermines the validity of informed consent. METHODS:The authors interviewed 45 patients enrolled in phase 1 or 2 oncology ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sulmasy DP,Astrow AB,He MK,Seils DM,Meropol NJ,Micco E,Weinfurt KP

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pelvic irradiation to patients with prostate cancer is accompanied by urinary and intestinal reactions. In men older than 60 years, treatment-induced problems should be evaluated in relation to problems in an age-matched nonirradiated population. METHODS:In the present study, problems in the urinary tract a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Widmark A,Fransson P,Tavelin B

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The circulating levels of four tumor- or trophoblast-associated antigens were measured by specific radioimmunoassays in 11 patients with gestational choriocarcinoma. The estimations were carried out at the time when the urinary gonadotropin (hCG) excretion was low or negligible. Gonadotropin, measured as the hCG beta-...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Seppälä M,Rutanen EM,Ranta T,Aho I,Nieminen U,Unnérus HA,Saksela E

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor drug compliance may cause a decreased survival of children with malignancies. Children who fail to take their medications are not receiving optimum amounts of chemotherapy and suboptimal therapy causes a shortened survival in children with cancer. This is a study of prednisone compliance in 52 children with cance...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Smith SD,Rosen D,Trueworthy RC,Lowman JT

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The AJCC staging system and post-operative nomograms use patient and tumor characteristics to provide prognostic estimates after resection of retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS). While these variables help to predict survival at the time of diagnosis and resection, the applicability of these prognostic factors to ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Abbott AM,Habermann EB,Parsons HM,Tuttle T,Al-Refaie W

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to review the efficacy and safety of oral bisphosphonates for the treatment of bone metastases in cancer patients. METHODS:Available published clinical studies of oral bisphosphonates in bone metastases from 1980 to the present were identified through a MEDLINE search and from liter...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Major PP,Lipton A,Berenson J,Hortobagyi G

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unresolved epidemiologic issues in large bowel cancer include reasons for changes in incidence rates, differences in epidemiology of cancer in the distal and proximal colon and rectal cancer, and the optimal fat and fiber levels for low rates. METHODS:The authors examined questions of suitable procedures fo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wynder EL,Reddy BS,Weisburger JH

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and pathologic features of eight infants with monocytic leukemia are reviewed. The children were all aged 12 months or less at diagnosis and had a high incidence of extramedullary features, skin infiltration being particularly common. The diagnosis was established by conventional morphologic and cytochemi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Darbyshire PJ,Smith JH,Oakhill A,Mott MG

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the characteristic histopathologic appearance of alveolar soft-part sarcoma (ASPS), its histogenesis remains unclear, and cytogenetic analysis of ASPS is limited to eight cases so far because of the extreme rarity of this disease. METHODS:The authors document a cytogenetic study of a primary case of...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Joyama S,Ueda T,Shimizu K,Kudawara I,Mano M,Funai H,Takemura K,Yoshikawa H

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00