Hyperglycemia in patients with acute myeloid leukemia is associated with increased hospital mortality.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although protein expressions of glucocorticoid receptor (GR), estrogen receptors (ERα and ERβ), progesterone receptor A (PgR-A), and androgen receptor (AR) were shown to play roles in the growth and differentiation of normal thymus and thymic tumors, to the authors' knowledge their association with patient c...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mimae T,Tsuta K,Takahashi F,Yoshida A,Kondo T,Murakami Y,Okada M,Takeuchi M,Asamura H,Tsuda H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cisplatin (CDDP) administration concomitant with radiotherapy (RT) for the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer has evolved from an inpatient 5-day every 21-day regimen to a weekly outpatient regimen. This study was designed to test for differences in progression-free survival (PFS) and toxicity bet...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Einstein MH,Novetsky AP,Garg M,Hailpern SM,Huang GS,Glueck A,Fields AL,Kalnicki S,Goldberg GL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disease that is known to have extended beyond the prostatic capsule is unlikely to be cured by radical surgical excision, although the primary tumor may be controlled by external irradiation. The development of progressive (metastatic) disease is common and may be retarded by hormonal therapy. The timing of such treat...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Smith PH

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of pneumococcal bacteremia in 56 patients with neoplastic disease from January 1, 1972 to June 30, 1980 is presented and compared to an earlier study between 1955 and 1971. Patients at highest risk were those with Hodgkin's disease who had been splenectomized, multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chou MY,Brown AE,Blevins A,Armstrong D

更新日期：1983-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The ganglioside composition of neuroblastoma samples from 53 patients was determined. Tumor sites included the adrenals (15), and the thoracic (20), abdominal (15), and pelvic (3) areas. Age of the patients at the time of surgery ranged from 1 day to over 10 years and the Stage of the tumors from A to D. Differences i...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Schengrund CL,Repman MA,Shochat SJ

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Factors contributing to the lower likelihood of urologist follow-up among African American (AA) men diagnosed with prostate cancer may not be strictly related to patient factors. The authors investigated the relationship between crime, poverty, and poor housing, among others, and postdiagnosis urologist visi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Onukwugha E,Osteen P,Jayasekera J,Mullins CD,Mair CA,Hussain A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the past 2 decades, significant progress has been made in the field of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) regarding new imaging techniques, surgical interventions, and systemic therapy. It is not known whether the benefit from these interventions has extended overall survival (OS) within the general mC...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Golan T,Urban D,Berger R,Lawrence YR

更新日期：2013-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultrasonography has a limited value in endometrial assessment for identification of endometrial pathologies in postmenopausal tamoxifen-treated patients. METHODS:We compared the rate of endometrial pathologies and the mean +/- SD of endometrial thickness diagnosed after the first and second transvaginal ult...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cohen I,Azaria R,Shapira J,Yigael D,Tepper R

更新日期：2002-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More cases of bronchogenic carcinoma have been reported in recent years, and these patients are more prone to secondary aspergillosis. However, the frequency of secondary aspergillosis in bronchogenic carcinoma still has not been defined clearly in the literature. METHODS:The current study population was co...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shahid M,Malik A,Bhargava R

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is a reliable, rapid, minimally invasive alternative to surgical biopsy when it is performed by physician specialists for the diagnosis of palpable masses. FNAB may be under-utilized in community hospitals in the U.S. because physicians without specialty training commonly...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Florentine BD,Staymates B,Rabadi M,Barstis J,Black A,Cancer Committee of the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital.

更新日期：2006-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old man is reported who initially developed chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Seven years later, after chemotherapy with chlorambucil, chronic myelogenous leukemia was diagnosed in addition to the chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Four previously reported cases with the same sequence of events are reviewed as well a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Schreiber ZA,Axelrod MR,Abebe LS

更新日期：1984-08-15 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：:Two published cases of medulloepithelioma, a rare malignant pediatric brain tumor composed of a mixture of primitive neuroepithelium and its differentiated neuronal and glial descendants, were examined by immunohistochemical staining for the presence of growth factors. From a panel of antibodies, those identifying bas...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shiurba RA,Buffinger NS,Spencer EM,Urich H

更新日期：1991-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been established that comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) on Papanicolaou-stained cervical smears can be used to identify chromosomal imbalances. METHODS:In this study, the authors identified normal and dysplastic squamous epithelial cells cytologically, eliminated surrounding bacteria or leukocy...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Aubele M,Zitzelsberger H,Schenck U,Walch A,Höfler H,Werner M

更新日期：1998-12-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative radiotherapy (IOR) or "direct view" irradiation permits the delivery of a single exposure of high-energy electrons to a surgically exposed tumor. Surgical exposure permits physical retraction of normal uninvolved tissues away from the IOR beam as well as the accurate assessment of the target volume. IOR...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Goldson AL,Streeter OE Jr,Ashayeri E,Collier-Manning J,Barber JB,Fan KJ

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term cancer specific survival based on individual follow-up and analysis of prospectively collected data from 1061 patients undergoing resection for carcinoma of the rectum is presented. All patients were operated on and managed by one surgeon. Survival data for 978 cases were analyzed according to the method...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pihl E,Hughes ES,McDermott FT,Milne BJ,Korner JM,Price AB

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children of different racial/ethnic backgrounds have varying risks of cancer. However, to the authors' knowledge, few studies to date have examined cancer occurrence in children of mixed ancestry. METHODS:This population-based case-control study examined cancer among children aged <15 years using linked can...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chow EJ,Puumala SE,Mueller BA,Carozza SE,Fox EE,Horel S,Johnson KJ,McLaughlin CC,Reynolds P,Von Behren J,Spector LG

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) tests are commonly used to assess human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) status of tumors in patients with breast cancer. This analysis evaluates the likely cost-effectiveness of expanded retesting to assess HER2 tumor status in women w...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Garrison LP Jr,Lalla D,Brammer M,Babigumira JB,Wang B,Perez EA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic impact of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) status remains controversial in patients with stage III colon cancer who are treated with adjuvant chemotherapy (AC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the survival outcome of AC in deficient mismatch repair (dMMR)/microsatellite instable (MSI) stage III...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shaib WL,Zakka KM,Jiang R,Yan M,Alese OB,Akce M,Wu C,Behera M,El-Rayes BF

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients with locally advanced and/or metastatic transitional cell cancer of the urinary tract were treated with cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m2, Adriamycin (doxorubicin) 40 mg/m2 and cis-platinum (CDDP) 40 mg/m2 given every three weeks for 2 cycles, alternating with methotrexate 40 mg/m2 weekly for six weeks (CAP-M...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Citrin DL,Hogan TF,Davis TE

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective analysis of 74 cases of transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis and ureter treated at this institution over the past 30 years is presented. When nephrectomy alone or incomplete nephroureterectomy was performed, subsequent transitional cell carcinoma developed in 30% of the ureteral stumps. Subs...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Strong DW,Pearse HD

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quantitative analysis on glycosaminoglycan (GAG) in the tumor tissues of five patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma and in the pleural fluid of two patients was performed with the use of biochemical methods. In the tumor tissues, it was found that the average of the total amount of GAG was more than 7.9 tim...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nakano T,Fujii J,Tamura S,Amuro Y,Nabeshima K,Horai T,Hada T,Higashino K

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The distinction of sporadic from inherited medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTCs) is of clinical importance because of the differences in prognosis, and the need for family screening for genetic counseling required in the latter. Germline mutations in the RET protooncogene are associated with multiple endocrine...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Komminoth P,Kunz EK,Matias-Guiu X,Hiort O,Christiansen G,Colomer A,Roth J,Heitz PU

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of angiosarcoma of the breast with a fatal outcome is reported, and the world literature on this rare type of breast tumor is reviewed. Familiarity with the clinical and pathologic features of this entity is essential in avoiding underdiagnosis and delay of definitive treatment. The three-year survival rate of ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chen KT,Kirkegaard DD,Bocian JJ

更新日期：1980-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-3 and recurrence in patients with urothelial carcinoma after complete resection was studied to determine whether the enzymes could be a new predictor of recurrence. METHODS:Serum levels of MMP-2 and MMP-3 in 146 healthy cont...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gohji K,Fujimoto N,Komiyama T,Fujii A,Ohkawa J,Kamidono S,Nakajima M

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of primary hemangiosarcoma of the spleen in a 48-year-old woman is presented. Twenty-eight months after splenectomy the patient developed a severe anemia of the microangiopathic type, thrombocytopenia, and a leukoerythroblastic peripheral blood picture. In contrast to x-ray and conventional 99mTc-methylene-diph...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hermann GG,Fogh J,Graem N,Hansen OP,Hippe E

更新日期：1984-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma, an uncommon lesion of bone and extraskeletal tissue, is rare in the orbit. A case of extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the orbit in a 28-year-old woman presenting with proptosis and diminution of vision in the left eye is reported. Histologically, the tumor showed areas of undiffe...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bagchi M,Husain N,Goel MM,Agrawal PK,Bhatt S

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience with high-dose cytosine arabinoside (HDAC) in pediatric solid tumors is limited. Sixteen children with solid tumors resistant to conventional therapies were registered in a pilot Pediatric Oncology Group (POG) study that required the administration of HDAC at 3 g/m2 every 12 hours for four doses. There were...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tebbi CK,Krischer J,Fernbach DJ,Mahoney DH,Alvarado C,Camitta B

更新日期：1990-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Major advances have been made in melanoma treatment with the use of molecularly targeted therapies and immunotherapies, and numerous regimens are now approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for patients with stage IV disease. However, therapeutic resistance remains an issue to both classes of agents, and relia...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Szczepaniak Sloane RA,Gopalakrishnan V,Reddy SM,Zhang X,Reuben A,Wargo JA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to characterize chronic disease, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), emotional distress, and social attainment among long-term survivors of neuroblastoma. METHODS:Chronic health conditions among 136 ≥10-year neuroblastoma survivors (median age, 31.9 years; range, 20.2-54....

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wilson CL,Brinkman TM,Cook C,Huang S,Hyun G,Green DM,Furman WL,Bhakta N,Ehrhardt MJ,Krasin MJ,Robison LL,Ness KK,Hudson MM

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00