Colorectal cancer beliefs, knowledge, and screening among Filipino, Hmong, and Korean Americans.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This Phase III trial was performed to compare the roles of oral etoposide and intravenous (i.v.) vinblastine in the treatment of Mediterranean Kaposi's Sarcoma (MEKS) in elderly patients with severe disease (Stages II, Ac/B, III, and IV). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Sixty-five patients were randomized to receive e...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Brambilla L,Labianca R,Boneschi V,Fossati S,Dallavalle G,Finzi AF,Luporini G

更新日期：1994-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Greatest surface diameter of a cancer, together with suspicion of regional node metastasis, forms the basis for prognosis through the clinical TNM staging system for many cancers. In oral cancer, however, surface size sometimes fails to correlate, or sometimes inversely correlates, with tumor aggressiveness. To shed l...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Moore C,Flynn MB,Greenberg RA

更新日期：1986-07-01 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：:Fifty-four patients with advanced squamous, large-cell or adeno-carcinoma of the lung were treated with a three drug regimen of high-dose cisplatin, vindesine and a four-day bleomycin infusion (CVB). All patients had measurable disease; none had previously received chemotherapy. Of 52 patients evaluable for response, ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Itri LM,Gralla RJ,Kelsen DP,Chapman RA,Casper ES,Braun DW Jr,Howard JE,Golbey R,Heelan RT

更新日期：1983-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RUNX3 is a tumor suppressor that plays important roles in cell proliferation, apoptosis, and metastasis. The authors investigated the role of RUNX3 in melanoma pathogenesis and analyzed the prognostic impact of RUNX3 expression in a large series of melanoma patients. METHODS:Two sets of tissue microarrays w...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Zhang Z,Chen G,Cheng Y,Martinka M,Li G

更新日期：2011-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of adjuvant therapy in the management of patients with malignant mixed Müllerian tumors (MMMT) of the uterus has not been defined. The outcome of planned multimodality therapy for patients with apparent early stage disease was assessed. METHODS:A pilot study was performed on 38 patients with clinic...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Manolitsas TP,Wain GV,Williams KE,Freidlander M,Hacker NF

更新日期：2001-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The following case report describes a 22-year-old healthy man, non-smoker, non-drinker, who developed a squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa. The appearance of this unusual tumor in an unexpected clinical setting was unexplained until it was discovered that the patient had a lifetime habit of chewing plastic m...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Casterline CL,Casterline PF,Jaques DA

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgen receptors (AR) and estrogen receptors (ER) were consecutively assayed for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the surrounding liver was removed surgically from 19 female patients. Patient age ranged from 43 to 79 years, with an average of 61 +/- 9 years. All patients had underlying liver disease (liver cirrhos...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nagasue N,Kohno H,Chang YC,Hayashi T,Utsumi Y,Nakamura T,Yukaya H

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：:Trabecular carcinoma of the skin (Merkel cell tumor), a neoplasm of putative neural origin, must be differentiated from other small cell tumors primary or metastatic to skin. In order to provide more objective diagnostic criteria, four were examined using monoclonal antibodies against neurofilament proteins (NF) and a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Leff EL,Brooks JS,Trojanowski JQ

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous study evaluated two types of endometrial carcinoma: one with, the other without, associated adenomatous hyperplasia (Groups 1 and 2, respectively). On the basis of histologic observations, the study concluded that Group 1 tumors were likely to be estrogen-dependent, whereas Group 2 tumors appeared to repres...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Deligdisch L,Holinka CF

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer, with an estimated 68,130 new cases and 8700 deaths in the United States in 2010. The increasing incidence and high death rate associated with metastatic disease support the need to focus on prevention. The authors used data from the Women's Health Initiative (...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Jagtap D,Rosenberg CA,Martin LW,Pettinger M,Khandekar J,Lane D,Ockene I,Simon MS

更新日期：2012-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicopathologic correlations were made in 50 patients with follicular large cell (FLC) lymphoma to better define the influence of a variety of clinical and pathologic features on survival and the potential for continuous freedom from disease. The 5- and 10-year actuarial survivals for the entire group of patients ar...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Horning SJ,Weiss LM,Nevitt JB,Warnke RA

更新日期：1987-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The altered and anomalous expression of carbohydrate antigens (CA) occur in patients with lung carcinomas. METHODS:To investigate the relationship between prognosis and immunohistochemical findings of CA in serum and pulmonary adenocarcinomas (PA), PA specimens surgically resected from 102 patients were stu...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kawai T,Suzuki M,Kase K,Ozeki Y

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum CEA levels were determined serially by the Hansen Z gel technique on 41 patients with carcinoma of the esophagus and compared to 276 controls. Seventy percent of patients with carcinomas of the esophagus had elevated CEA levels. CEA levels greater than 10.0 ng/ml after therapy correlated with significantly short...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Alexander JC Jr,Chretien PB,Dellon AL,Synder J

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of using a blood test enumerating oncofetal ferritin-bearing lymphocytes (FBL) as a biomarker for early breast cancer was further explored. Nine hundred women attending a high-risk breast cancer clinic and 2500 normal-risk women were physically examined and their blood drawn for FBL determination using a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Moroz C,Kahn M,Ron E,Luria H,Chaimoff C

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The growing diversity of the population of the United States and the high burden of cancer-related symptoms reflect the need for caregiver research within underserved groups. In this longitudinal study, the authors assessed changes in symptom severity in caregivers and underserved minority patients diagnosed...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Palos GR,Mendoza TR,Liao KP,Anderson KO,Garcia-Gonzalez A,Hahn K,Nazario A,Ramondetta LM,Valero V,Lynch GR,Jibaja-Weiss ML,Cleeland CS

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results from the standpoint of survival rates and locoregional failures are compared in three series of patients having had a radical mastectomy for breast cancer: (1) radical mastectomy alone for the patients who had essentially outer quadrant lesions and a negative axilla; (2) postoperative irradiation when the axil...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rodger A,Montague ED,Fletcher G

更新日期：1983-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In 147 cases of mammary carcinoma, 388 serial mammographies were performed before final treatment. The average retrospective observation time was 27 months with a range of two months to 11 years. The number of serial mammographies per case ranged between two and 11. The tumor volume doubling times (TV); obtained by me...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： von Fournier D,Weber E,Hoeffken W,Bauer M,Kubli F,Barth V

更新日期：1980-04-15 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：:Disease that is known to have extended beyond the prostatic capsule is unlikely to be cured by radical surgical excision, although the primary tumor may be controlled by external irradiation. The development of progressive (metastatic) disease is common and may be retarded by hormonal therapy. The timing of such treat...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Smith PH

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco assessment and cessation support are not routinely included in cancer care. An automated tobacco assessment and cessation program was developed to increase the delivery of tobacco cessation support for cancer patients. METHODS:A structured tobacco assessment was incorporated into the electronic heal...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Warren GW,Marshall JR,Cummings KM,Zevon MA,Reed R,Hysert P,Mahoney MC,Hyland AJ,Nwogu C,Demmy T,Dexter E,Kelly M,O'Connor RJ,Houstin T,Jenkins D,Germain P,Singh AK,Epstein J,Dobson Amato KA,Reid ME

更新日期：2014-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms of biochemical modulation of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) cytotoxicity by folinic acid (FA) have been elucidated, and the clinical use of this combination has improved response rates and survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Recently, Phase II trials also showed potential synergism between al...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bukowski RM,Inoshita G,Yalavarthi P,Murthy S,Gibson V,Budd GT,Sergi JS,Bauer L,Prestifilippo J

更新日期：1992-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:: Survival rates for gastrointestinal (GI) and bronchopulmonary (BP) neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) have not altered significantly (5-year survival rate: GI NETs, 64.1%; BP NETs, 87%-89%) in 30 years (from 1973 to 2004). No effective or specific antineoplastic agents are available to date, although somatostati...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Drozdov I,Kidd M,Gustafsson BI,Svejda B,Joseph R,Pfragner R,Modlin IM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population-based cancer registries that can be used to compare cancer incidence and mortality across regions of the U.S. are currently lacking. The authors conducted this study to validate Medicare claims as a measure of county-level colorectal carcinoma incidence among older Americans. Variations found amon...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cooper GS,Yuan Z,Stange KC,Rimm AA

更新日期：1998-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the current study, the authors investigated the incidence of moderate to severe chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) for chemotherapy regimens commonly used in current clinical practice for the treatment of patients with early breast cancer. Patient-reported and clinician-assessed CIPN severi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nyrop KA,Deal AM,Reeder-Hayes KE,Shachar SS,Reeve BB,Basch E,Choi SK,Lee JT,Wood WA,Anders CK,Carey LA,Dees EC,Jolly TA,Kimmick GG,Karuturi MS,Reinbolt RE,Speca JC,Muss HB

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the quality of survival for children with posterior fossa tumors, comprehensive neuropsychological, behavioral, and academic assessment and physician ratings of functional status were obtained on 15 brain tumor patients (ages 6-19 years) at a median of 20 months post-diagnosis. More than 50% of the childr...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： LeBaron S,Zeltzer PM,Zeltzer LK,Scott SE,Marlin AE

更新日期：1988-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC or Lynch syndrome) is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by early-onset intestinal neoplasms, localization of tumors in the proximal colon, and frequent association with cancers at other sites, especially the endometrium, skin, and stomach. The identi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ponz de Leon M,Sassatelli R,Benatti P,Roncucci L

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer disproportionately affects women 65 years of age and older who are likely to have concomitant changes in physical ability, physiological functioning, and other chronic conditions associated with advancing age. The National Institute on Aging, National Cancer Institute, and the American Cancer Society co...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yancik R,Moore TD,Martin G,Obrams GI,Reed E

更新日期：1993-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have tested methyl glyoxal bis-guanyl hydrazone (NSC 32946) for antitumor activity in patients with colorectal carcinoma and non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma. The drug dose was 500 mg/m2 administered by single weekly injection, and with a provision dose escalation. No responses were seen in 38 evaluable patien...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Killen JY,Mitchell EP,Hoth DF,Willis LL,Gullo JJ,Smith FP,Schein PS,Woolley PV

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00