Religion, spirituality, and health outcomes in cancer: A case for a meta-analytic investigation.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postchemotherapy surgery is an essential component in the management of patients with metastatic germ cell tumors (GCT). The authors assessed their institutional experience of retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) after multiple chemotherapy regimens for advanced GCT. METHODS:By analyzing the instit...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Eggener SE,Carver BS,Loeb S,Kondagunta GV,Bosl GJ,Sheinfeld J

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The urinary excretion of nonesterified cholesterol (NEC) in 170 women with cervical and endometrial carcinomas has been investigated. Control patients (236) included: 1) women with other types of (benign and/or malignant diseases of the pelvic organs; 2) patients with non-steroid-related neoplasms; 3) patients with be...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Acevedo HF,Campbell EA,Frich JC Jr,Merkow LP,Hayeslip D,Gilmore J

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients aged >10 years with rhabdomyosarcoma have an inferior outcome compared with patients ages 1 to 9 years, which may be explained by toxicities (adverse events [AEs]) that result in chemotherapy dose reductions. METHODS:AEs observed during 1 of 3 randomized chemotherapy regimens (vincristine, dactinom...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gupta AA,Anderson JR,Pappo AS,Spunt SL,Dasgupta R,Indelicato DJ,Hawkins DS

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are KIT-positive mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract that are driven by activated KIT-signalling or platelet-derived growth factor receptor-alpha (PDFGRA) signaling. These tumors most commonly occur in the stomach and small intestine and encompass a clinic...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Miettinen M,Kraszewska E,Sobin LH,Lasota J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive bone marrow necrosis is an unusual histologic finding most commonly identified after autopsy. We describe a patient with poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma who manifested pancytopenia and marrow necrosis. Bone marrow scanning with 99mTc-sulfur-minicolloid provided a noninvasive means to assess the ex...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cowan JD,Rubin RN,Kies MS,Cerezo L

更新日期：1980-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multifocal tumor areas occurred in 12-22% of patients with renal cell carcinoma. It is unknown whether these tumors have malignant potential and characterize a higher risk for metastases. The performance of nephron-sparing surgery in patients with low grade or low stage tumors is controversial. METHODS:Prim...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Junker K,Schlichter A,Junker U,Knöfel B,Kosmehl H,Schubert J,Claussen U

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Review of the consultation records of the Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology service at Roswell Park Memorial Institute from 1982 to 1987 revealed 22 patients with a clinical diagnosis of neutropenic enterocolitis. Ninety-one percent of the patients had hematologic malignancies, and 95% were receiving cytotoxic chemot...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wade DS,Nava HR,Douglass HO Jr

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite proven benefits of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced, invasive breast cancer, no regimen is recommended as the treatment of choice. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimens encompass single-agent and combination therapy and sequential treatment. For this report, the author reviewed the litera...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Buzdar AU

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older adults are an important audience for smoking cessation programs. Over 4.5 million older adults (older than 65) continue to smoke, and the majority are long term, heavy smokers. There is evidence that smoking cessation programs tailored to older smokers can be effective. American Cancer Society (ACS) ma...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rimer BK,Orleans CT

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Response rates in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are now reported based on the cumulative incidence of a single-time best response. The study aim was to examine the significance of different response criteria for CML on imatinib therapy. METHODS:In all, 276 patients with chronic phase CML on imatinib therap...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kantarjian H,O'Brien S,Shan J,Huang X,Garcia-Manero G,Faderl S,Ravandi-Kashani F,Verstovsek S,Beth Rios M,Cortes J

更新日期：2008-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical guidelines recommend against routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for older men and for those with lower life expectancies. The authors of this report examined providers' decision-making regarding discontinuing PSA screening. METHODS:A survey of primary providers from a large, universi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pollack CE,Platz EA,Bhavsar NA,Noronha G,Green GE,Chen S,Carter HB

更新日期：2012-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite known benefits to needle biopsy for suspicious breast lesions, variability in the use of this technique has been documented in practice. We sought to study the use of needle biopsy and open surgical biopsy in women with breast cancer, predictors of needle biopsy use, and the effect of biopsy choice o...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Friese CR,Neville BA,Edge SB,Hassett MJ,Earle CC

更新日期：2009-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to evaluate benign and/or malignant thyroid tumors with 201TI thyroid scan. We studied 76 cases of histologically verified thyroid tumors, all seen as cold nodules on the 123I thyroid scan. 201TI thyroid scan was performed 5-15 minutes (early scan) and 3-5 hours (delayed scan) after intrav...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ochi H,Sawa H,Fukuda T,Inoue Y,Nakajima H,Masuda Y,Okamura T,Onoyama Y,Sugano S,Ohkita H,Tei Y,Kamino K,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：1982-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) adversely affects quality of life. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of recurrence and may exacerbate FCR among survivors who smoke. FCR also may motivate quitting, but research on whether quitting reduces long-term survivors' FCR is lacking. Among long-term survivors of va...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Westmaas JL,Thewes B,Séguin Leclair C,Lebel S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunologic and clinicopathologic features of common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen (CALLA)-positive and CALLA-negative T-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and of CALLA-positive non-T, non-B ALL (common ALL) of childhood were compared. Twenty-seven percent of children with T-ALL had blasts that expressed CA...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Dowell BL,Borowitz MJ,Boyett JM,Pullen DJ,Crist WM,Quddus FF,Russell EC,Falletta JM,Metzgar RS

更新日期：1987-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:After a series of studies on the linkage of reserpine with breast cancer, both evidence and interpretation appeared to be in conflict. Our case-control survey of long-term, comprehensive records from the Kaiser Foundation Medical Care Program, on 108 hypertensive breast cancer cases and 324 hypertensive controls, matc...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kodlin D,McCarthy N

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia with multiple poor prognostic factors and who have a lymphomatous mass at diagnosis, whether of T- or non-T-immunophenotype, are at increased risk of short term remission and extramedullary recurrence, and are in need of better therapies. METHODS:Six hundred and ni...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Steinherz PG,Gaynon PS,Breneman JC,Cherlow JM,Grossman NJ,Kersey JH,Johnstone HS,Sather HN,Trigg ME,Uckun FM,Bleyer WA

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In various neoplasms expression of the proliferation-related Ki-67 antigen has successfully been linked with parameters of progression of disease. While a definite grading scheme for oligodendrogliomas has still not been agreed upon, any parameter of tumor proliferation that might be helpful in predicting cl...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kros JM,Hop WC,Godschalk JJ,Krishnadath KK

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adjuvant radiation has been proposed for the treatment of patients with desmoplastic melanoma, who reportedly have local recurrence rates as high as 40-60%. The authors investigated local recurrence rates at a tertiary referral center to determine the success of wide excision alone for patients with desmopla...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Arora A,Lowe L,Su L,Rees R,Bradford C,Cimmino VC,Chang AE,Johnson TM,Sabel MS

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A specimen from the small intestine with multiple (three) classic carcinoid tumors and one appendiceal carcinoid tumor displaying argentaffinity, argyrophilia (Grimelius stain), and serotonin and neuron specific enolase immunoreactivity was examined by light microscopy with regard to the tumor cell histopathogenesis. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lundqvist M,Wilander E

更新日期：1987-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with metastatic melanoma (MM) have very few therapy options. Based on reports of responses to paclitaxel and carboplatin (PC), 31 patients with MM were treated with PC. METHODS:Data regarding patients treated with PC were abstracted from medical records. Clinical outcomes as determined by the treat...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rao RD,Holtan SG,Ingle JN,Croghan GA,Kottschade LA,Creagan ET,Kaur JS,Pitot HC,Markovic SN

更新日期：2006-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) and overlap myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms (MDS/MPN) are clonal hematopoietic disorders that share similar clinical features and molecular abnormalities, such as the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) valine to phenylalanine mutation at codon 617 (V617F) and the tet methylcytosin...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bejanyan N,Tiu RV,Raza A,Jankowska A,Kalaycio M,Advani A,Chan J,Saunthararajah Y,Mooney L,Maciejewski JP,Sekeres MA

更新日期：2012-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although flow cytometric DNA analysis has been recognized to be a useful prognostic indicator for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus, the biologic significance of DNA aneuploidy remains to be elucidated. METHODS:Twenty-five patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus who under...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Watanabe M,Kuwano H,Tanaka S,Toh Y,Sadanaga N,Sugimachi K

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Recent evidence has identified pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) as a risk factor for the development of PAC, but relatively little is known about its effects on survival. Our aim was to determine the effect of varying durations of pre-existing T2DM on survival in patients with PAC. METHODS:We co...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hwang A,Narayan V,Yang YX

更新日期：2013-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The records of 314 children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) were reviewed to determine the frequency, clinical and laboratory features; contributing factors; and prognosis of cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis. Twenty-five well-documented cases of hemorrhagic cystitis were identified. While most of th...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lawrence HJ,Simone J,Aur RJ

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reduced melanoma risk has been reported with regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). However, the ability of NSAIDs to reach melanocytes in vivo and modulate key biomarkers in preneoplastic lesions such as atypical nevi has not been evaluated. METHODS:This randomized, double-blind, pla...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Curiel-Lewandrowski C,Swetter SM,Einspahr JG,Hsu CH,Nagle R,Sagerman P,Tangrea J,Parnes H,Alberts DS,Chow HH

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used immunohistology and radioimmunoassay procedures to study Chromogranin A (CgA) in human neuroendocrine tumor cell lines, especially small cell lung cancers (SCLC). By immunohistology, CgA could be detected in 11 of 18 classical SCLC cell lines, in a medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) cell line, and in only ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Deftos LJ,Linnoila RI,Carney DN,Burton DW,Leong SS,O'Connor DT,Murray SS,Gazdar AF

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strong correlations have been reported between expression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and poor prognosis in several human carcinomas. The clinical significance of secreted levels of uPA, its receptor (uPAR), and its inhibitors (PAI-1 and PAI-2) in the ascites of patients with epithelial ova...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chambers SK,Gertz RE Jr,Ivins CM,Kacinski BM

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a new technique for the subcutaneous heterotopic transplantation of the ovary before pelvic irradiation to treat Hodgkin's disease. Creation of a cavity to receive the transplant and the use of two surgical teams and the surgical microscope during the operation ensured its successful outcome. The ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Leporrier M,von Theobald P,Roffe JL,Muller G

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00