Survival, prognosis, and therapeutic response in osteogenic sarcoma. The Memorial Hospital experience.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A 59-year-old male developed intractable hiccups during monthly therapy with high dose dexamethasone for multiple myeloma. Hiccups would begin hours after his first dose and continue over the 4 days of therapy. He sought assistance after his attempt at home remedies failed and the hiccups became exhausting. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cersosimo RJ,Brophy MT

更新日期：1998-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myoepithelial carcinoma, also know as malignant myoepithelioma, is rare in the salivary gland, and its cytologic features have rarely been reported. DESIGN:Four cases of myoepithelial carcinoma with cytology were retrieved from the archives of the Pathology Departments of two academic institutes. In three c...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chhieng DC,Paulino AF

更新日期：2002-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in clinical and pathologic characteristics of prostate cancer in patients who underwent surgery at a large tertiary care center in the context of increased use of active surveillance (AS) and minimally invasive surgery (MIS). METHODS:The authors retrospect...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Silberstein JL,Vickers AJ,Power NE,Fine SW,Scardino PT,Eastham JA,Laudone VP

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For many childhood cancers, survival is lower among non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics in comparison with non-Hispanic whites, and this may be attributed to underlying socioeconomic factors. However, prior childhood cancer survival studies have not formally tested for mediation by socioeconomic status (SES). ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kehm RD,Spector LG,Poynter JN,Vock DM,Altekruse SF,Osypuk TL

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality from invasive bladder cancer is common, even with high-quality care. Thus, the best opportunities to improve outcomes may precede the diagnosis. Although screening currently is not recommended, better medical care of patients who are at risk (ie, those with hematuria) has the potential to improve o...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hollenbeck BK,Dunn RL,Ye Z,Hollingsworth JM,Skolarus TA,Kim SP,Montie JE,Lee CT,Wood DP Jr,Miller DC

更新日期：2010-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A survey of the distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) types across the spectrum of cervical cytologic categories defined by the Bethesda 2001 guidelines was conducted with the objective of examining how HPV detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis may benefit the management of patients who ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Evans MF,Adamson CS,Papillo JL,St John TL,Leiman G,Cooper K

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The body composition of 23 patients with cachexia resulting from malignant or benign inflammatory disease was studied. Skinfold thickness and radioisotope tracer measurements enabled us to estimate total body fat, lean body mass, the ratio of fat loss to lean body loss, erythrocyte and plasma volumes, total body water...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Watson WS,Sammon AM

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study sought to evaluate patient-reported health-related quality of life following proton therapy for prostate cancer in men ≤ 60 years old. METHODS:Between August 2006 and January 2010, 262 hormone-naive men ≤ 60 years old were treated with definitive proton therapy for prostate cancer. Before treatme...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hoppe BS,Nichols RC,Henderson RH,Morris CG,Williams CR,Costa J,Marcus RB Jr,Mendenhall WM,Li Z,Mendenhall NP

更新日期：2012-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment choices for localized prostate cancer appear to vary widely, although it is unclear whether this variation is a result of patient values or other factors. The authors conducted a systematic review of the literature, identifying 70 articles that focused on prostate cancer decision making. Studies suggest that...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Zeliadt SB,Ramsey SD,Penson DF,Hall IJ,Ekwueme DU,Stroud L,Lee JW

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The antitumor activity of the chemical conjugate and recombinant forms of the mitotoxin basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) saporin (SAP) and the bFGF receptor-directed immunotoxin 11A8-SAP against human ovarian teratocarcinoma PA-1 was examined in athymic nude mice. Alternative administration schedules to...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Davol P,Beitz JG,Mohler M,Ying W,Cook J,Lappi DA,Frackelton AR Jr

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the pathologic characteristics of the primary tumor relative to local control, survival, and freedom from distant metastases, an analysis was performed of 172 patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (intraductal carcinoma) of the breast treated with breast-conserving surgery and definitive breast ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Solin LJ,Yeh IT,Kurtz J,Fourquet A,Recht A,Kuske R,McCormick B,Cross MA,Schultz DJ,Amalric R

更新日期：1993-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The uptake of thallium-201 (T1-201) in malignant tumors is associated with malignant potential (metastatic potential and proliferative activity). The grade of accumulation of T1-201 in malignant tumors may provide information regarding prognosis. METHODS:A T1-201 single photon emission computed tomography w...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Takekawa H,Takaoka K,Tsukamoto E,Kanegae K,Miller F,Kawakami Y

更新日期：1997-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to replicate and expand findings reported by the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) on prognostic factors in resectable colon cancer. Mantel-Haenszel tests and the Cox model were used to analyze prognostic significance and effect of primary disease symptoms and tumor location...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Steinberg SM,Barkin JS,Kaplan RS,Stablein DM

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports describe the association of hyperlymphocytosis with neutropenia. This syndrome, named lymphoproliferative disease, is characterized by a chronic indolent clinical course, bone marrow lymphocyte infiltration, and granulopenia of central origin. The proliferating lymphocytes share large granular lymphocy...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Le Deist F,de Saint Basile G,Coulombel L,Breton-Gorius J,Maier-Redelsperger M,Beljorde K,Bremard C,Griscelli C

更新日期：1991-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The best practice of Sacramento's Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness Research and Training program is friendships and relationships. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shimizu R,Chen MS Jr,Snipes KP,Chan A,Wilson GR,Chong JL,Bal DG

更新日期：2005-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Wilms' Tumor Study (NWTS) was initiated in 1969. One of its objectives was to modulate treatments according to risk factors to minimize the number and severity of treatment-related short-term and long-term iatrogenic complications. The NWTS has therefore incorporated a Long Term Follow-up Study (LTFS) wit...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Evans AE,Norkool P,Evans I,Breslow N,D'Angio GJ

更新日期：1991-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of primary non-Hodgkin's lymphomas of the breast were studied with light and electron microscopy. By light microscopy, according to Rappaport's classification, one was a poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma, the other a diffuse histiocytic lymphoma. However, the ultrastructural features of the latter w...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Navas JJ,Battifora H

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although there have been a few reports dealing with the sarcomatous changes of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, its clinicopathologic features as well as immunohistochemical nature remain obscure. METHODS:Among 155 cases of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, 7 cases of sarcomatous cholangiocarcinoma were chos...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nakajima T,Tajima Y,Sugano I,Nagao K,Kondo Y,Wada K

更新日期：1993-09-15 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：BACKGROUND:EphA2 is overexpressed in the majority of ovarian cancers and predicts poor clinical outcome. Based on EphA2's emerging role in angiogenesis, we hypothesized that tumors overexpressing EphA2 demonstrate greater microvessel density (MVD) and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression. METHODS:After Institutio...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lin YG,Han LY,Kamat AA,Merritt WM,Landen CN,Deavers MT,Fletcher MS,Urbauer DL,Kinch MS,Sood AK

更新日期：2007-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic significance of ploidy level was studied in prostatic carcinoma and compared with the prognostic significance of morphologic grade and clinical stage. A nonselected group of 145 patients was studied in whom prostatic carcinoma was diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy at the Karolinska Hospital in ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Forsslund G,Esposti PL,Nilsson B,Zetterberg A

更新日期：1992-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophageal carcinoma is a major cause of cancer-related deaths among males in Taiwan. However, to date, the genetic alterations that accompany this lethal disease are not understood. METHODS:Chromosomal aberrations of 46 samples of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (EC-SCC) were analyzed by comparative gen...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yen CC,Chen YJ,Chen JT,Hsia JY,Chen PM,Liu JH,Fan FS,Chiou TJ,Wang WS,Lin CH

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 30 years, changes in the treatment of children and adolescents with cancer have led to substantial improvements in survival. Although treatment-related factors have been shown to impact subsequent health status and quality of life, there is limited information on survivors who are now two or more decad...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Robison LL,Green DM,Hudson M,Meadows AT,Mertens AC,Packer RJ,Sklar CA,Strong LC,Yasui Y,Zeltzer LK

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary disease characterized by progressive retinal degeneration and blindness, has been associated with numerous diseases. We report the first association between retinitis pigmentosa and colon cancer in 3 of 53 hospitalized patients with retinitis pigmentosa at the Massachusetts General H...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Winzelberg GG,Greenstein R,Ferrucci JT Jr

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:POEMS syndrome is a rare multisystem affliction known for its signs, from which it also takes its acronym name "peripheral neuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal (M) protein, and skin lesions." Our study chronicles the course of this syndrome in a young woman with Castleman's disease (angiofollicular lym...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mandler RN,Kerrigan DP,Smart J,Kuis W,Villiger P,Lotz M

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posttreatment prostate biopsy is a method of assessing local control after irradiation for prostate carcinoma. An analysis of the effect of disease- and treatment-related factors on biopsy results after prostate brachytherapy was performed to aid in patient selection and treatment optimization. METHODS:Two ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Stock RG,Stone NN,Kao J,Iannuzzi C,Unger P

更新日期：2000-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Histopathologic and Ki-67-staining features of cancer cells were investigated in biopsy specimens before and during radiation therapy in 29 patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma. No morphologic changes were observed up to doses of 540 cGy. A few intact cancer cells remained up to doses of 2700 cGy. Moderate c...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nakano T,Oka K

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous Phase II trials evaluating paclitaxel as a single agent have produced objective response rates of 38-40%. However, in these studies patients had recurrent disease and had received previous treatment with chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, or some combination of the same. To the authors' knowledge, th...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Grecula JC,Smith RE,Rhoades CA,Sharma P,Agrawal A,Zhang H,Allen J,Goldman FP,Young D,Schuller DE

更新日期：2000-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:African Americans are diagnosed more frequently with colorectal carcinoma at a later stage compared with Caucasians. One potential reason for the disparity is a lower rate of screening examinations. METHODS:Using Outpatient and Physician-Supplier claims for all Medicare beneficiaries age > or = 65 years in ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cooper GS,Koroukian SM

更新日期：2004-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors performed immunohistochemical and cytogenetic studies in a 73-year old man with malignant angioendotheliomatosis. The patient was referred for evaluation of fever of unknown origin, hepatic failure, and neurologic deterioration. Examination of a muscle biopsy revealed numerous, noncohesive atypical mononuc...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Molina A,Lombard C,Donlon T,Bangs CD,Dorfman RF

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00