Impact of patient navigation in eliminating economic disparities in cancer care.

abstract：:This trial determines the feasibility for patients with resectable Stages III/IV head and neck cancer who achieved a complete response to induction chemotherapy of eliminating surgery from their treatment program. Thirty patients were treated with three cycles of cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), followed by reendo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Jacobs C,Goffinet DR,Goffinet L,Kohler M,Fee WE

更新日期：1987-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of image analysis in predicting the malignant potential of oral epithelial lesions showing either hyperplasia or dysplasia was investigated; 5-micron formalin-fixed sections of 16 oral epithelial lesions, of which eight had later transformed to carcinoma and eight had not transformed during a follow-up of 10...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Abdel-Salam M,Mayall BH,Chew K,Silverman S Jr,Greenspan JS

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the current study was to assess circulating levels of endogenous endostatin in patients with renal carcinoma and to determine the relationship of these levels to circulating levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and prognosis. METHODS:The authors prospectively studied 66 patients (4...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Feldman AL,Alexander HR Jr,Yang JC,Linehan WM,Eyler RA,Miller MS,Steinberg SM,Libutti SK

更新日期：2002-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen patients were given DTIC, 200 mg/m2/day in five-day courses every four to six weeks. In four patients (stage II) treated on an adjuvant basis, tumor recurrence has been verified in three. Four of the palliatively treated patients were also given DTIC by regional intra-arterial infusion with minimal positive ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Jönsson PE,Agrup G,Arnbjörnsson E,Hafström L,Rorsman H

更新日期：1980-01-15 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:Interferon is approved for adjuvant treatment of patients with stage IIB/III melanoma. The identification of predictive markers that would permit selection of patients would be beneficial. Specific human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and II antigens have previously shown an association with response to the...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gogas H,Kirkwood JM,Falk CS,Dafni U,Sondak VK,Tsoutsos D,Stratigos A,Markopoulos C,Pectasides D,Spyropoulou-Vlachou M

更新日期：2010-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Discrimination and trust are known barriers to accessing health care. Despite well-documented racial disparities in the ovarian cancer care continuum, the role of these barriers has not been examined. This study evaluated the association of everyday discrimination and trust in physicians with a prolonged int...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mullins MA,Peres LC,Alberg AJ,Bandera EV,Barnholtz-Sloan JS,Bondy ML,Funkhouser E,Moorman PG,Peters ES,Terry PD,Schwartz AG,Lawson AB,Schildkraut JM,Cote ML

更新日期：2019-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In estrogen target tissues and hormone-dependent tumors, the steroid enters the cells and binds to a cytoplasmic protein called the estrogen receptor (ER). The steroid-receptor complex then migrates to the nuclei, where it initiates the biochemicial events characteristic of estrogen stimulation. Since ER is absent in ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： McGuire WL

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research has demonstrated that many lung cancer survivors report difficulties with symptom control and experience a poor quality of life (QOL). Although recent studies have suggested a relationship of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in several cytokine genes with cancer susceptibility and pro...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rausch SM,Clark MM,Patten C,Liu H,Felten S,Li Y,Sloan J,Yang P

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to evaluate prevalence and risk factors for emotional and behavioral problems in dependent children of cancer patients using a multinational research design. METHODS:The sample comprised 350 ill parents, 250 healthy partners, and 352 children. Parents assessed the child's psychological func...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Thastum M,Watson M,Kienbacher C,Piha J,Steck B,Zachariae R,Baldus C,Romer G

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fiberoptic endoscopic examination and biopsy of the nasopharynx was done in 130 patients as a prospective study. They all had elevated titers of antibodies against the viral capsid antigen of Epstein-Barr virus but no symptoms or signs of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Each underwent a biopsy from six fixed sites in the na...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wei WI,Sham JS,Zong YS,Choy D,Ng MH

更新日期：1991-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe two cases of Fournier's gangrene complicating aggressive therapy for hematologic malignancies. Fournier's gangrene is a fulminant necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum and penis, often with an infectious etiology. Only one prior case has been reported in a patient receiving aggressive chemotherapy ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Berg A,Armitage JO,Burns CP

更新日期：1986-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carboplatin-based regimens have demonstrated activity in pediatric patients with low-grade glioma (LGG). However, carboplatin hypersensitivity reaction (Cb HSR) represents a common and limiting factor for the continuation of therapy. METHODS:The objectives of this study were to describe the prevalence, char...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lafay-Cousin L,Sung L,Carret AS,Hukin J,Wilson B,Johnston DL,Zelcer S,Silva M,Odame I,Mpofu C,Strother D,Bouffet E

更新日期：2008-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of cases of sinusoidal hematolymphoid malignancy ("malignant histiocytosis") in which early lymph node biopsies have not allowed clear separation from benign histiocytic disorders have been observed. Nine such cases in which only a follow-up lymph node biopsy documented their malignant nature are reported. Se...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Weiss LM,Azzi R,Dorfman RF,Warnke RA

更新日期：1986-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) is an autocrine growth factor in patients with small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC). The authors developed a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay for the detection of SCLC cells in the peripheral blood and the pleural effusion using preproGRP mRNA as a ta...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Saito T,Kobayashi M,Harada R,Uemura Y,Taguchi H

更新日期：2003-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) involves the spread of malignant cells from solid tumors to the cerebrospinal fluid or to the leptomeninges. LMD has a very poor prognosis and it is difficult to diagnose and follow with traditional diagnostic tools. The purposes of this study were to characterize cognitive funct...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sherman AM,Jaeckle K,Meyers CA

更新日期：2002-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The vast majority of soft tissue sarcomas spread initially to the lungs and then to other sites. The lung has been the most carefully monitored organ system during routine surveillance for a metastasis. Liposarcoma is one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas and has been noted to have extrapulmonary sites...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cheng EY,Springfield DS,Mankin HJ

更新日期：1995-03-01 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：:A clinicopathologic study of 48 cases of pleomorphic lipoma from the files of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology reveals that this tumor occurs principally in males (83%) in the fifth to seventh decades (mean 57 years) and shows a predilection for the posterior neck, shoulder, and back. Typically, the lesion appe...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shmookler BM,Enzinger FM

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Specific kinase activity of the proto-oncogene product pp60(c-src) is reported to be elevated in patients with carcinoma of the colon, and a novel cytoplasmic protein-tyrosine kinase, C-terminal Src kinase (Csk), has been found to inactivate the members of the Src family protein-tyrosine kinase. In this stud...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cam WR,Masaki T,Shiratori Y,Kato N,Ikenoue T,Okamoto M,Igarashi K,Sano T,Omata M

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a unique palliative approach of radical surgical debridement for uncontrollable, recurrent pelvic tumors ulcerating through the perineum. All conservative treatment attempts with radiotherapy and chemotherapy had failed. Seven patients have been treated with resection of the tumor including a por...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Temple WJ,Ketcham AS

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized series of 70 patients with with colo rectal adenocarcinoma, a comparison of systemic 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy administered as a continuous 120-hours infusion vs. intravenous bolus injection daily for 5 days demonstrated superiority of prolonged intravenous infusion. The most striking advantage of pr...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Seifert P,Baker LH,Reed ML,Vaitkevicius VK

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of urinary excretion products of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) has been proposed as a tumor marker. To ascertain the clinical value in gynecologic cancers, the authors studied 612 nonpregnant women. METHODS:Three different assays in four clinical groups were compared: no disease, benign di...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Neven P,Iles RK,Lee CL,Hudson CN,Shepherd JH,Chard T

更新日期：1993-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An open-label Phase II study of oxaliplatin was conducted to evaluate its safety and efficacy in children with recurrent or refractory medulloblastoma (MB), supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors (SPNET), and atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT). METHODS:Patients were stratified as follows: stra...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Fouladi M,Blaney SM,Poussaint TY,Freeman BB 3rd,McLendon R,Fuller C,Adesina AM,Hancock ML,Danks MK,Stewart C,Boyett JM,Gajjar A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) require intensive and extensive therapy, which seems impracticable in elderly patients due to hematologic and extrahematologic toxicity. Consequent dose reduction and therapy attenuation can reduce treatment-related toxicity but also decreases therapeutic e...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rigacci L,Carpaneto A,Alterini R,Carrai V,Bernardi F,Bellesi G,Longo G,Bosi A,Rossi Ferrini P

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix associated with widespread squamous cell carcinoma in situ of the endometrial surface are reported. In one case, carcinoma in situ was also found in one fallopian tube in continuity with the cervicoendometrial lesion. A survey of the literature reveals only 20 cases ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kanbour AI,Stock RJ

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous Commission on Cancer studies have examined time trends in stage of disease, treatment patterns, and survival for special populations. Reported herein are the most current National Cancer Data Base data for Hispanics. METHODS:Two Calls for Data have yielded a total of 23,650 cancer reports for Hispa...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Villar HV,Menck HR

更新日期：1994-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The establishment and characterization of 11 human lung cancer cell lines are described in this article. Nine of these cell lines were established over a 5-year period, from 1983 to 1988, from patients treated at the Kingston Regional Cancer Centre. These include eight definite or probable small cell lung cancer (SCLC...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Campling BG,Haworth AC,Baker HM,Greer DL,Holden JJ,Bradley EC,Pym J,Dexter DF

更新日期：1992-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma are reported. The patients presented with metastasis to the lung, 10 years and 2 years, respectively, prior to discovery of the primary neoplasms in the soft tissues of the lower extremities. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： D'Ambrosio FG,Shiu MH,Brennan MF

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to analyze the extent of hypoxia in prostate carcinoma tumors using the Eppendorf pO(2) microelectrode and correlate this with pretreatment characteristics and prognostic factors. METHODS:Custom-made Eppendorf pO(2) microelectrodes were used to obtain pO(2) measurements from th...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Movsas B,Chapman JD,Greenberg RE,Hanlon AL,Horwitz EM,Pinover WH,Stobbe C,Hanks GE

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00