End-of-life care in Medicare beneficiaries dying with pancreatic cancer.

abstract：:Ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers have a similar clinical presentation and are treated similarly, and current evidence supports staging all 3 cancers in a single system. The primary site (i.e. ovary, fallopian tube, or peritoneum) should be designated where possible. The histologic type should be recorde...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Prat J,FIGO Committee on Gynecologic Oncology.

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnostic accuracy of technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile (Tc-MIBI) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and computed tomography (CT) of the head and neck for differentiating recurrent or residual nasopharyngeal carcinomas (NPC) from benign lesions after radiotherapy was compared with...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kao CH,Shiau YC,Shen YY,Yen RF

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Karyotypes from seven patients with thyroid lymphoma were studied before treatment. When the cytogenetic results were correlated with the clinical data, it became evident that there are two distinct groups of patients with thyroid lymphoma. In a group of patients with solely numerical abnormalities the disease is asso...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Taniwaki M,Nishida K,Misawa S,Takino T,Abe T,Aozasa K,Katagiri S,Yonezawa T,Matsuzuka F,Kuma K

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurofibroma of the urinary bladder is rare. Only isolated case reports have appeared. Information regarding the long term follow-up of patients with neurofibroma is limited. METHODS:The authors studied 4 cases of neurofibroma of the bladder diagnosed at Mayo Clinic from 1965 through 1990. Immunostains for ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cheng L,Scheithauer BW,Leibovich BC,Ramnani DM,Cheville JC,Bostwick DG

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current study was performed to compare the value of sentinel lymph node dissection (SND) and axillary lymph node dissection (AND) in improving the utility-adjusted survival for early-stage breast carcinoma patients. METHODS:A number needed to treat (NNT) analysis was used to compare SND with AND. In the...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Jani AB,Basu A,Heimann R,Hellman S

更新日期：2003-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) was administered intraperitoneally in combination with multidrug chemotherapy using methotrexate (M), vinblastine (V), doxorubicin (A), and cisplatin (C, or for the combination, MVAC) to C3H/He mice (5-week-old females) after experimental carcinoma, MBT...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Akaza H,Fukushima H,Koiso K,Aso Y

更新日期：1992-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Between August 1978 and November 1981, 33 boys with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) (26 non-T, 7 T-cell) younger than 16 years underwent bilateral wedge testicular biopsies at the time of initial diagnosis. Seven (4 non-T, 3 T-cell) demonstrated focal leukemic infiltrates. Rebiopsy after successful induction therapy ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kim TH,Hargreaves HK,Chan WC,Brynes RK,Alvarado C,Woodard J,Ragab AH

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) for rectal cancer unavoidably delivers significant radiation dose to the prostate gland. The effect of this incidental exposure on subsequent prostate cancer diagnosis was investigated using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cancer registry. METHOD...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hoffman KE,Hong TS,Zietman AL,Russell AH

更新日期：2008-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some growth factors may promote tumor growth by affecting tumor angiogenesis. The angiogenic growth factor, pleiotrophin, was demonstrated previously in human breast carcinoma tissues; however, the pattern of pleiotrophin expression in normal breast tissues has not been established. METHODS:The expression o...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Garver RI Jr,Radford DM,Donis-Keller H,Wick MR,Milner PG

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multidisciplinary management of head and neck cancer (HNC) must reconcile increasingly sophisticated subspecialty care with timeliness of care. Prior studies examined the individual effects of delays in diagnosis-to-treatment interval, postoperative interval, and radiation interval but did not consider them ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ho AS,Kim S,Tighiouart M,Mita A,Scher KS,Epstein JB,Laury A,Prasad R,Ali N,Patio C,Clair JM,Zumsteg ZS

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because Langerhans' cells (LC) (CD1a-positive epidermal cells) have been discussed to be involved in the pathogenesis of mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome, the authors examined the influence of densities of Langerhans' cells and, concurrently, of other phenotypes retrospectively on survival of 35 patients. Cell de...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Meissner K,Michaelis K,Rehpenning W,Löning T

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer specimens from 600 women were assayed for estrogen receptors (ER) using an immunocytochemical assay (ICA) employing the monoclonal antiestrophilin antibody H222 Sp gamma. Results showed significant correlation with biochemical ER determinations as well as with tumor grade and menopausal status. In 449 ca...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pertschuk LP,Kim DS,Nayer K,Feldman JG,Eisenberg KB,Carter AC,Rong ZT,Thelmo WL,Fleisher J,Greene GL

更新日期：1990-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiogenesis in individuals with various solid tumors has provided useful information on tumor progression and prognosis, and many examples of mast cell (MC) accumulation coupled with angiogenesis can be found in the literature. METHODS:Utilizing monoclonal antibodies for tryptase that are specific markers ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Takanami I,Takeuchi K,Naruke M

更新日期：2000-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To the authors' knowledge, the potential prognostic value of DNA ploidy in vulvar melanoma has not been evaluated in previous series. METHODS:Clinical data and follow-up information were retrieved from the hospital records of 75 patients treated from 1956 to 1987. Histopathologic specimens were reviewed for...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Scheistrøen M,Tropé C,Koern J,Pettersen EO,Abeler VM,Kristensen GB

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytology and core-needle biopsies are not always sufficient to exclude malignancy in benign breast lesions (BBL) that are at risk of developing cancer, and open biopsy often is mandatory. In screening programs, open biopsies performed for lesions that are at risk of developing malignancy are considered benig...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Manfrin E,Mariotto R,Remo A,Reghellin D,Falsirollo F,Dalfior D,Bricolo P,Piazzola E,Bonetti F

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma is reported, the presentation of which was as cutaneous metastases. Histologic, histochemical, and ultrastructural features of the neoplasm are described, and the literature pertaining to bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma is reviewed. This case illustrates the potential fo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Metcalf JS,Maize JC,Shaw EB

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The malignant biological behavior of small-sized lung adenocarcinomas remains obscure, although understanding this feature is important for selecting appropriate treatment. In the current study, the authors evaluated malignancy grades of small adenocarcinomas using fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomogr...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nakayama H,Okumura S,Daisaki H,Kato Y,Uehara H,Adachi S,Yoshimura M,Okada M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We detected cytoplasmic estrogen receptors (ER) in only 4 of 34 (12%) patients with malignant melanoma. The titers as assayed by the dextran-coated charcoal method were 3, 3, 4, and 5 fmol/mg, respectively. Our data indicate that the incidence of melanoma with detectable ER is low, which suggests that any potential cl...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Creagan ET,Ingle JN,Woods JE,Pritchard DJ,Jiang NS

更新日期：1980-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors sought to determine whether differences existed in patterns of outcome and morbidity between the 3 thigh compartments after limb-sparing surgery and postoperative radiation therapy (RT). METHODS:A total of 255 patients with primary soft tissue sarcoma (STS) of the thigh were identified in our sa...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rimner A,Brennan MF,Zhang Z,Singer S,Alektiar KM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-nine cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of Waldeyer's ring (W-NHL) and nasal cavity or paranasal sinus (N-NHL) were studied for tumor-surface marker phenotype and histopathologic correlation with clinical features. Immunostaining procedures on tissue sections by using xenoantisera and monoclonal antibodies to huma...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yamanaka N,Harabuchi Y,Sambe S,Shido F,Matsuda F,Kataura A,Ishii Y,Kikuchi K

更新日期：1985-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 5-10% of patients with rhabdomyosarcomas (RMS) are diagnosed during the first year of life, and their clinical characteristics have been well documented. However, because RMS rarely occurs during the neonatal period, little is known about neonatal RMS. METHODS:Four patients with neonatal RMS w...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rodriguez-Galindo C,Hill DA,Onyekwere O,Pin N,Rao BN,Hoffer FA,Kun LE,Pappo AS,Santana VM

更新日期：2001-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (LPHL) is a rare, CD20-positive, good prognostic lymphoma in children. Patients with early-stage LPHL who underwent successful surgical lymph node resection alone have been reported. To clarify the optimum treatment strategy in children, European study groups were aske...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mauz-Körholz C,Gorde-Grosjean S,Hasenclever D,Shankar A,Dörffel W,Wallace WH,Schellong G,Robert A,Körholz D,Oberlin O,Hall GW,Landman-Parker J

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemotherapy improves survival for patients with stage III colon cancer, but some older patients with lymph node-positive colon cancer do not see a medical oncologist and, thus, do not receive adjuvant chemotherapy. METHODS:To evaluate the role of the surgeon in determining referrals to medical oncology amo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Luo R,Giordano SH,Zhang DD,Freeman J,Goodwin JS

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Late side effects of chemotherapy were studied in 51 women who had received at least 300 mg of melphalan for ovarian cancer and had survived for at least three years. Hematologic, statistical, and cytogenetic methods were employed. Six cases of iatrogenic leukemia were found. They appeared to represent a hematologic e...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Einhorn N,Eklund G,Franzén S,Lambert B,Lindsten J,Söderhäll S

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of adenocarcinoma of the cervix did not decline in Western countries in the 1970s and 1980s despite the availability and use of cervical cytologic screening. The impact of improved endocervical sampling and better recognition of the cytologic precursors to adenocarcinoma during the 1990s in red...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mitchell H,Hocking J,Saville M

更新日期：2003-12-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Multivariate statistical analyses are used to evaluate a wide range of factors in predicting relapse and survival for 429 children enrolled in the National Wilms' Tumor Study. Anaplastic or sarcomatous histology, specimen weight over 250 grams, positive regional lymph nodes, treatment with only a single drug and age o...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Breslow NE,Palmer NF,Hill LR,Buring J,D'Angio GJ

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the importance of radiation dose fraction size in the treatment of malignant melanomas, the records of 48 patients (83 sites) treated at Tufts-New England Medical Center from 1971 to 1979 have been retrospectively reviewed. During this period, the dose fractionation schemes evolved from standard fraction siz...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Strauss A,Dritschilo A,Nathanson L,Piro AJ

更新日期：1981-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A single dose of N-nitrosobis(2-oxopropyl)amine, a carcinogen for hamster pancreas, was administered to hamsters with regenerating pancreas 60 hours after initiation of regeneration when the maximum number of acinar cells are in S phase of the cell cycle. This led to nucleolar segregation and mitotic abnormalities fro...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Scarpelli DG,Rao MS

更新日期：1981-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to investigate whether polymorphisms in DNA repair genes affect clinical outcome of never-smokers with lung adenocarcinoma (NSLA). METHOD:Common polymorphisms in the DNA repair genes ribonucleotide reductase M1 (RRM1), excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1), an...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Han JY,Yoon KA,Park JH,Lee YJ,Lee GK,Han JH,Yoon SJ,Yun T,Kim HT,Lee JS

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of 567 thin-needle aspiration biopsies of head and neck lesions are reviewed. Cases included lymph nodes, salivary glands, thyroid, soft tissue and bone lesions. For the entire series, 17 patients had unsatisfactory aspirations. There were 12 false negative reports and 4 false positive reports, rates of 2.1% a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Frable WJ,Frable MA

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00