Automated tobacco assessment and cessation support for cancer patients.

abstract：:Both image and flow DNA cytometry were performed in isolated nuclei from paraffin-embedded tumor tissue of patients with small cell carcinoma of the lung (SCCL). In 14 patients tissue was obtained by surgery from the primary tumor. From 14 patients tissue was taken by autopsy. From two patients tissue obtained by both...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Oud PS,Pahlplatz MM,Beck JL,Wiersma-Van Tilburg A,Wagenaar SJ,Vooijs GP

更新日期：1989-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although delay to diagnosis after a breast screening abnormality causes anxiety, its effect on prognosis is unknown. METHODS:Using pooled data from five Canadian organized breast cancer screening programs, the authors used unconditional logistic regression to evaluate the effect of delay to diagnosis on pro...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Olivotto IA,Gomi A,Bancej C,Brisson J,Tonita J,Kan L,Mah Z,Harrison M,Shumak R

更新日期：2002-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty percent of all cancer occurs in persons aged > or =65 years. This article provides an overview of aspects of the burden of cancer in the elderly, highlighting certain demographic and epidemiologic data. It served as a frame of reference for participants in the Oncology Geriatric Education Retreat, San Juan, Puer...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yancik R

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To explore the potential role of infiltrating benign B cells in classic Hodgkin disease (HD) lesions in supporting the survival of malignant Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (H/RS) cells, the authors initiated a pilot study of rituximab. Rituximab is used to primarily deplete normal B cells from HD lesions. METHO...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Younes A,Romaguera J,Hagemeister F,McLaughlin P,Rodriguez MA,Fiumara P,Goy A,Jeha S,Manning JT Jr,Jones D,Abruzzo LV,Medeiros LJ

更新日期：2003-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor accrual to cancer clinical trials may contribute to the lower improvement in survival observed for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) (those aged 15-39 years) with cancer. This has been difficult to quantify without reliable mechanisms to link incident cases with study enrollments. Using unique resourc...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Collins CL,Malvar J,Hamilton AS,Deapen DM,Freyer DR

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal cell carcinoma is the most common renal neoplasm associated with pregnancy. The most common presenting symptoms are pain and a palpable mass. Although renal neoplasms in pregnancy are rare, the pregnancy demands special consideration in the methods of diagnostic evaluation. The relationship between renal cell ca...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Walker JL,Knight EL

更新日期：1986-11-15 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 authors present the case of a 40-year-old white man with an obstructing laryngeal mass. Despite considerable tumor size, results of repeated biopsies revealed widespread carcinoma in situ with chronic inflammation within the subcutaneous tissues, and only after extensive endoscopic "debulking" of the mass was a sm...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Eskinazi DP,Mihail R,Dichtel WG

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of conservation surgery and radiation therapy for early breast cancer is gaining acceptance as an alternative to radical mastectomy. This article reviews the results of randomized trials showing that there is no advantage to a radical mastectomy in patients with early breast cancer. In addition, the ar...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Montague ED,Ames FC,Schell SR,Romsdahl MM

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors treated 32 patients with Stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with an outpatient regimen of edatrexate (10-ethyl-10-deaza-aminopterin) (10-EdAM) on days 1 and 8, cyclophosphamide on day 1, and cisplatin on day 1, repeated every 3 weeks with dose modification. The 22 men and 10 women (median ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lee JS,Libshitz HI,Fossella FV,Murphy WK,Pang AC,Lippman SM,Shin DM,Dimery IW,Glisson BS,Hong WK

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To verify whether analysis of the levels of CA125, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and CA19-9 in the cervical mucus is effective for a detection of cervical adenocarcinomas or not, simultaneous measurement of these three tumor markers in the cervical mucus samples from women without gynecologic disorders, with leiomyo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Fujii S,Konishi I,Nanbu Y,Nonogaki H,Kobayashi F,Sagawa N,Mori T,Endo K

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preclinical and clinical data suggest that both leucovorin (LV) and interferon (IFN) can augment the cytotoxic effects of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Based on the rationale of biochemical double modulation, the current Phase II study was undertaken. METHODS:Thirty-two previously untreated patients with advanced ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Scheithauer W,Pfeffel F,Kornek G,Marczell A,Wiltschke C,Funovics J

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the possible implications of heterogeneity among the non-Hodgkin's lymphomas for bone marrow purging using complement-fixing monoclonal antibodies to lymphoma-associated antigens, a panel of large cell lymphoma cell lines of diverse phenotypes was treated with monoclonal antibodies DLC-48 and LN-1. An a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Winter JN,Marder RJ,Mankad B,Epstein AL

更新日期：1988-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The design of many antineoplastic agents has been based on atom or group replacement in normal metabolites. New dimensions are being added to this approach by the synthesis of transition state, bisubstrate and "suicide" inhibitors. These provide greater potency and in some cases selectivity. Leads for differential sen...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Handschumacher RE

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current study was conducted to characterize the epidemiology, histology, and radiographic features of as well as the surgical approach to pediatric and adolescent renal cell carcinoma (pRCC). METHODS:pRCC cases prospectively enrolled on the Children's Oncology Group study AREN03B2 underwent central path...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Geller JI,Ehrlich PF,Cost NG,Khanna G,Mullen EA,Gratias EJ,Naranjo A,Dome JS,Perlman EJ

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional therapy for malignant pleural effusions includes thoracentesis or tube drainage with instillation of irritants to achieve pleurodesis. This can require a lengthy hospitalization, causes pain and discomfort, and has an appreciable failure rate. Because of these drawbacks, the authors used a shunting device ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Little AG,Ferguson MK,Golomb HM,Hoffman PC,Vogelzang NJ,Skinner DB

更新日期：1986-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Forty-eight patients with resected Stages IIA and IIB melanoma were immunized with two tumor antigen epitope peptides derived from gp100(209-217) (210M) (IMDQVPSFV) and tyrosinase(368-376) (370D) (YMDGTMSQV) emulsified with incomplete Freund's adjuvant (IFA). Patients were assigned randomly to receive either...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Weber J,Sondak VK,Scotland R,Phillip R,Wang F,Rubio V,Stuge TB,Groshen SG,Gee C,Jeffery GG,Sian S,Lee PP

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria-antibody complexes were used to study capping of receptors for the activated third component of complement on peripheral blood lymphocytes. The impairment of C3d receptor capping improves in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia responding to therapy, but this does not necessarily correspond to the fall ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hendrick AM,Gormus BJ,Leech SH

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 5% of clear cell renal cell carcinomas contain components with sarcomatoid differentiation. It has been suggested that the sarcomatoid elements arise from the clear cell tumors as a consequence of clonal expansions of neoplastic cells with progressively more genetic alterations. Analysis of the...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Jones TD,Eble JN,Wang M,Maclennan GT,Jain S,Cheng L

更新日期：2005-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-eight peritoneovenous shunts were placed to relieve ascites in 26 patients with a variety of underlying malignancies. Nine of the patients had documented liver metastases and hyperbilirubinemia. Severe thrombocytopenia with laboratory evidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) occurred in four of ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tempero MA,Davis RB,Reed E,Edney J

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The primary purpose of this study was to establish the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of intravenous melphalan in combination with paclitaxel and cisplatin plus granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in patients with suboptimal advanced epithelial ovarian carcinoma or primary peritoneal carcinoma. METH...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gershenson DM,Morris M,Burke TW,Levenback C,Wolf J,Lee JJ,Thall PF,Atkinson EN,Silva EG,Wharton JT

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In addition to tumor thickness, several other prognostic parameters have been identified in primary human melanomas. Some are available readily (localization, gender, age, and ulceration). Others must be evaluated with a moderate or even substantial amount of work (mitoses and immunohistochemical markers). T...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ostmeier H,Fuchs B,Otto F,Mawick R,Lippold A,Krieg V,Suter L

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of novel therapeutic approaches for cancer therapy is important, especially for tumors that have poor response or develop resistance to standard chemotherapy and radiation. We discovered that noninvasive radiofrequency (RF) fields can affect cancer cells but not normal cells, inhibit progress...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Curley SA,Palalon F,Lu X,Koshkina NV

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation and radiotherapy implications of chest relapse patterns in small cell lung carcinoma treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy to the chest and brain. Emphasis was placed on analysis of patterns of chest disease relapse, chest complications, and sites of initial chest disease relapse in relation to volume ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mira JG,Livingston RB

更新日期：1980-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite recent advances in diagnosis and treatment, gastric carcinoma remains a major cause of death in the world. METHODS:The clinicopathologic profile of 10,000 consecutive patients who underwent primary gastrectomy during 1962-1989 were reviewed and prognostic factors influencing survival in those with g...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nakamura K,Ueyama T,Yao T,Xuan ZX,Ambe K,Adachi Y,Yakeishi Y,Matsukuma A,Enjoji M

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is justifiable to assume that a spontaneous regression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is in progress when pathologic epithelium is replaced by normal epithelium. Very rare histologic pictures of this process are shown. Dysplastic squamous epithelium or intraepithelial carcinomas become detached from their ba...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bajardi F

更新日期：1984-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumors and the malignant carcinoid syndrome were treated with cyproheptadine (Periactin, Merck, Sharp & Dohme, West Point, PA) at maximum tolerable doses that ranged from 12 to 48 mg daily. Usual side effects were mild sedation and dry mouth, but three patients found it ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Moertel CG,Kvols LK,Rubin J

更新日期：1991-01-01 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:This qualitative study investigated the medical decision-making preferences of adolescent oncology patients and the parental and clinician behaviors that adolescents report to be supportive of their preferred level of decision-making involvement. METHODS:Interviews were conducted with 40 adolescents between...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Weaver MS,Baker JN,Gattuso JS,Gibson DV,Sykes AD,Hinds PS

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several states have opted to expand Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which offers insurance coverage to low-income individuals up to 138% of the federal poverty level. This expansion of Medicaid to a medically vulnerable population potentially can reduce cancer outcome dis...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kim U,Koroukian S,Statler A,Rose J

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00