Survivorship programs and care planning.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Theoretical considerations have raised the suspicion that transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) may increase the risk of developing prostate cancer in clinically benign prostate glands. Previous studies have not shown an increased risk among men who had undergone TURP for benign prostatic hyperplasi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hammarsten J,Andersson S,Holmén A,Högstedt B,Peeker R

更新日期：1994-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sedentary behaviors are associated with poor health outcomes in the general population, but their clinical impact on adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has not been characterized to date. In the current study, we described the prevalence of sedentary behaviors in survivors of ALL...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Howell CR,Wilson CL,Ehrhardt MJ,Partin RE,Kaste SC,Lanctot JQ,Pui CH,Robison LL,Hudson MM,Ness KK

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This article reviews the salient pathologic and clinical features of 171 patients with Stage III-IV disease who were 60 years of age or older who were treated on four Hodgkin disease (HD) protocols from 1969 to 1988. METHODS:Pretherapy sections were reviewed centrally for correlation of the histologic class...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mir R,Anderson J,Strauchen J,Nissen NI,Cooper MR,Rafla S,Canellos GP,Bloomfield CD,Gottlieb AJ,Peterson B

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) as a screening test remains controversial. There have been several attempts to refine PSA measurements to improve its predictive value. These modifications, including PSA density, PSA kinetics, and the measurement of PSA isoforms, have met with limited success. Therefore, com...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Herman MP,Dorsey P,John M,Patel N,Leung R,Tewari A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were as follows: to confirm that the presence of estrogen (ER) and progesterone (PgR) receptors is an indicator of clinical behavior of human breast cancer independent of other known prognostic factors; to seek clinical correlates of those receptor values that best predict the overall disease ev...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Vollenweider-Zerargui L,Barrelet L,Wong Y,Lemarchand-Béraud T,Gómez F

更新日期：1986-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of thymoma in a 12-year-old boy is presented. The patient had a history of thymic irradiation in infancy, and a family history of leukemia. The mass was readily resected and the patient is well 10 years later. The tumor contained an unusual admixture of normal thymic tissue with the neoplastic epithelial elemen...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chatten J,Katz SM

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soft tissue sarcomas of the hand and foot present unique management challenges. The purpose of the current study study was to determine oncologic outcome, particularly with respect to factors affecting local recurrence, distant recurrence, and disease-specific survival. METHODS:A retrospective study was per...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lin PP,Guzel VB,Pisters PW,Zagars GK,Weber KL,Feig BW,Pollock RE,Yasko AW

更新日期：2002-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High mobility group AT-hook 1 (HMGA1) proteins are architectural transcription factors that are overexpressed by pancreatic adenocarcinomas. The authors hypothesized that tumor HMGA1 status represents a novel prognostic marker in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. They also tested the hypothesis that HMGA1 promotes ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Liau SS,Rocha F,Matros E,Redston M,Whang E

更新日期：2008-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this prospective study, the authors evaluated potential treatment toxicity and progression-free survival in patients with low-grade glioma who received treatment with proton radiation therapy. METHODS:Twenty patients with World Health Organization grade 2 glioma who were eligible for radiation therapy we...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shih HA,Sherman JC,Nachtigall LB,Colvin MK,Fullerton BC,Daartz J,Winrich BK,Batchelor TT,Thornton LT,Mancuso SM,Saums MK,Oh KS,Curry WT,Loeffler JS,Yeap BY

更新日期：2015-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of congenital acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) displayed an X;6 translocation. This is the third reported case of ALL with an X;6 translocation. In addition, two of the three ALL cases occurred during infancy, at ages 2 months and newborn, and both translocations involved the band q15-16 region of chromosome ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Carney LA,Kinney JS,Higgins RR,Freeman AI,Hecht BK,Woods GM

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The influence of HER-2/neu on prognosis of breast cancer is controversial. The authors investigated by immunohistochemistry in node-positive disease the influence of the pattern of immunostaining (membranous or cytoplasmic) on outcome and the prognostic significance of this marker in patients receiving or no...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Têtu B,Brisson J

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain features of nodular sclerosing Hodgkin's disease predispose toward achievement of excellent radiotherapeutic results using clinical staging rather than currently advocated surgical staging including laparatomy. These include a distinct pattern of contiguous lymphatic involvement and the infrequent disseminatio...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Johnson RE,Zimbler H,Berard CW,Herdt J,Brereton HD

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been rising rapidly in the United States. California is an ethnically diverse state with the largest number of incident HCC cases in the country. Characterizing HCC disparities in California may inform priorities for HCC prevention. METHODS:By using data f...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yang B,Liu JB,So SK,Han SS,Wang SS,Hertz A,Shariff-Marco S,Lin Gomez S,Rosenberg PS,Nguyen MH,Hsing AW

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histories of 121 Stage II melanoma patients were reviewed to determine the value of monitoring serum LDH in postoperative follow-up examinations. Charts of 58 Stage III patients who had autopsies at UCLA also were reviewed to define the relationship between an elevated LDH and liver metastases. The sensitivity and...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Finck SJ,Giuliano AE,Morton DL

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A short-term differential staining cytotoxicity (DiSC) assay was used to assess the sensitivity of tumor cells in vitro from patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma to various cytotoxic drugs. The results have been correlated with drug sensitivities of the tumors in vivo. The chemos...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bird MC,Bosanquet AG,Forskitt S,Gilby ED

更新日期：1988-03-15 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 clinical course of melanoma of the skin diagnosed during pregnancy was compared with a control population of women with melanoma that occurred during the childbearing years, as recorded by the Connecticut Tumor Registry. The survival at three and five years for the 12 patients whose melanoma developed during pregn...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Houghton AN,Flannery J,Viola MV

更新日期：1981-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunologic phenotypes of 59 cases of diffuse, aggressive, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas were determined using a battery of immunologic and cytochemical techniques. Included were cases of diffuse, large cell "histiocytic," mixed cell, undifferentiated non-Burkitt's. Burkitt's lymphoma, lymphoblastic lymphoma, and mycosi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cossman J,Jaffe ES,Fisher RI

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prognostic markers for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), such as patient symptoms, tumor stage, tumor size, and tumor grade, are useful for determining appropriate follow-up and selecting patients for adjuvant therapy. Histologic coagulative tumor necrosis, also reported to be a prognostic marker for RCC, has not ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sengupta S,Lohse CM,Leibovich BC,Frank I,Thompson RH,Webster WS,Zincke H,Blute ML,Cheville JC,Kwon ED

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extragonadal germ cell tumors (EGGCT) are uncommon, occur primarily in the mediastinum and retroperitoneum, and have been noted to have variable response rates to cisplatin-based chemotherapy regimens. METHODS:The Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) has completed a prospective trial of combination chemotherapy ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bukowski RM,Wolf M,Kulander BG,Montie J,Crawford ED,Blumenstein B

更新日期：1993-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Three screening programs for early cervical cancer currently in use in Japan were evaluated according to the following criteria: (1) economic effectiveness; (2) screening efficiency; and (3) access to medical care. The mobile program has the highest benefit-cost ratio (BCR, 1.20) and is hence most cost-effective; its ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Takenaga N,Kai I,Ohi G

更新日期：1985-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colonoscopic screening has increased detection of malignant colonic polyps (MPs). The goal of this study was to analyze trends and patterns in the surgical treatment of MPs and to assess outcomes as measured by lymph node retrieval and patient survival. METHODS:The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wasif N,Etzioni D,Maggard MA,Tomlinson JS,Ko CY

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with invasive breast carcinoma who are ages 35-40 years or younger at the time of diagnosis have been found in several studies to have worse prognosis and higher local failure rates after breast-conserving therapy (BCT) compared with older patients. However, it is uncertain whether specific clinical...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Zhou P,Recht A

更新日期：2004-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inferior vena cava obstruction (IVCO) is a poorly characterized complication of metastatic germ cell tumor (GCT). The authors identified 31 cases to describe the clinical features, radiologic findings, complications, and treatment of this clinical entity. METHODS:Patients with GCT and IVCO were identified f...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hassan B,Tung K,Weeks R,Mead GM

更新日期：1999-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred twenty-four patients with seminoma (119 primary testis, five primary extragonadal) were treated between 1968 and 1984 at the Joint Center for Radiation Therapy. Fifty-seven of the 124 patients were treated with irradiation to the mediastinum as well as to an infradiaphragmatic field. One patient received s...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lederman GS,Sheldon TA,Chaffey JT,Herman TS,Gelman RS,Coleman CN

更新日期：1987-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Research trends on quality of life outcomes for cancer survivors are discussed. Epidemiologic data indicate that female cancer survivors, coming primarily from patient groups with gynecologic, breast, and colorectal cancers, will outnumber male survivors 3 to 1. Male survivors will come from the ranks of patient group...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Andersen BL

更新日期：1994-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of increasing debate over possible benefit of more complete surgery compared to conservative procedures, a randomized controlled trial contrasting the then standard Halsted radical (RDL) operation with the more complete extended radical (EXT) mastectomy was initiated in 1973. Between November 1973 and July 198...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Meier P,Ferguson DJ,Karrison T

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-three patients with widely metastatic melanoma were studied. Visceral metastases were present in 79% of the patient group, including five patients with brain metastases. No patients were excluded because of "early death," etc., from analysis. All 43 patients received 24-hour DTIC infusions. Dosages for individua...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Thatcher N,Anderson H,James R,Davenport P,Craig P

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural history of the development of neoplasia in experimental systems may be separated into at least three different stages, those of initiation, promotion and progression. Evidence for such distinct stages has been demonstrated in at least half a dozen different experimental systems. The stage of promotion is t...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pitot HC

更新日期：1982-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pretherapy prediction of occult lymph node involvement and the avoidance of otherwise futile and potentially morbid definitive local therapy is paramount in men with newly diagnosed prostate carcinoma. To identify patients with prostate carcinoma who likely have lymph node involvement and would benefit f...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Polascik TJ,Manyak MJ,Haseman MK,Gurganus RT,Rogers B,Maguire RT,Partin AW

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00