Thrombocytosis in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.

abstract：:Increased in vitro tetraploidy occurred in skin cultures derived from all affected patients and some family members at risk studied in families with heritable colon cancer syndromes (15 of 16 Gardner syndrome families, three Oldfield syndrome families, and four families with heritable colon cancer syndrome without pol...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Danes BS

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymph node involvement is an important prognostic factor in gallbladder carcinoma (GBC). The lymph node involvement pattern, extent, and indications for systematic lymph node dissection for patients with advanced GBC were investigated. METHODS:Forty-one patients with GBC who underwent radical resection with...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shimada H,Endo I,Togo S,Nakano A,Izumi T,Nakagawara G

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A tumor that affects the central nervous system can have a dramatic impact on the individual affected, as well as his or her family and friends. The tumor, regardless of extent or location, may affect the physical, social, vocational, and emotional capabilities of the individual. Basic aspects of rehabilitation for pa...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kirshblum S,O'Dell MW,Ho C,Barr K

更新日期：2001-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thyroid tumorigenesis is characterized by a progressive loss of differentiation exhibited by a range of disease variants. The Notch receptor family (1-4) regulates developmental progression in both normal and cancerous tissues. This study sought to characterize the third Notch isoform (Notch3) across the var...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Somnay YR,Yu XM,Lloyd RV,Leverson G,Aburjania Z,Jang S,Jaskula-Sztul R,Chen H

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling is a target for antiangiogenic cancer therapy. The authors have previously observed that up to 40% of vessels in colorectal carcinoma (CRC) tumors are negative for VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) expression. Differential activity of transforming growth factor beta...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kuczynski EA,Viloria-Petit AM,Coomber BL

更新日期：2011-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostate cancer (PC) mortality is much greater for African American than for Caucasian men. To identify patient factors that might account for some of this disparity, men within 6 months of diagnosis were surveyed about health attitudes and behavior. METHODS:Using Rapid Identification in the North Carolina ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Talcott JA,Spain P,Clark JA,Carpenter WR,Do YK,Hamilton RJ,Galanko JA,Jackman A,Godley PA

更新日期：2007-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumors consisting of a combination of malignant melanoma and carcinoma are very rare. The authors report two such cases occurring as primary breast tumors. METHODS:The breast tumors were analyzed by histologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural techniques. RESULTS:Histologically, the tumors were com...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Padmore RF,Lara JF,Ackerman DJ,Gales T,Sigurdson ER,Ehya H,Cooper HS,Patchefsky AS

更新日期：1996-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Responding to growing concerns regarding the safety, quality, and efficacy of cancer care in the United States, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences commissioned a comprehensive review of cancer care delivery in the US health care system in the late 1990s. The National Cancer Policy Boar...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Spinks T,Albright HW,Feeley TW,Walters R,Burke TW,Aloia T,Bruera E,Buzdar A,Foxhall L,Hui D,Summers B,Rodriguez A,Dubois R,Shine KI

更新日期：2012-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically benign whole, untrimmed prostates and pelvic lymph nodes were obtained from 105 patients at autopsy. All 105 patients had premortem serum from which prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels were obtained. Sixty-eight did not have carcinoma of the prostate (CAP), 28 had CAP less than 1 ml and 9 had CAP larger ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Brawn PN,Speights VO,Kuhl D,Riggs M,Spiekerman AM,McCord RG,Coffield KS,Stewart DT,Lind ML

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostate adenocarcinoma is predominantly a disease of older men. Males younger than 50 years account for 1% of all patients with prostate cancer. The authors retrospectively examined cases of prostate adenocarcinoma in patients younger than 50 years of age to determine the natural history and prognosis of th...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Aprikian AG,Zhang ZF,Fair WR

更新日期：1994-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of important prognostic factors at diagnosis of childhood leukemia has been very useful in explaining the marked differences in disease outcome. After a complete remission is achieved, it is interesting to determine whether the ability to maintain a complete remission and the patient's survival cont...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sather H,Coccia P,Nesbit M,Level C,Hammond D

更新日期：1981-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with mixed müllerian tumors (MMT) of the uterus associated with a history of prior pelvic irradiation were compared clinically and pathologically with 8 nonirradiation-associated MMT control patients. Patients with postirradiation tumors presented at a younger age and with symptoms indicative of extensiv...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Varela-Duran J,Nochomovitz LE,Prem KA,Dehner LP

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to examine disparities in survival and associated factors for patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to determine whether racial disparities varied over time (1991-1995, 1996-1999, and 2000-2002). METHODS:The authors studied 70,901 patients aged>or=65 years with stage I-IV NSCL...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hardy D,Xia R,Liu CC,Cormier JN,Nurgalieva Z,Du XL

更新日期：2009-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from 133 patients with cancer and suspected compression of the spinal cord or cauda equina was reviewed. Although there were differences in presenting symptoms and signs between the group of 62 patients with compression and the 71 without, no single symptom or sign discriminated adequately between the two groups....

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bernat JL,Greenberg ER,Barrett J

更新日期：1983-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adenosquamous/squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder generally has been considered a lethal disease. The objective of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of resection for patients with adenosquamous/squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder. METHODS:Twenty-nine patients who underwent resection ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Oohashi Y,Shirai Y,Wakai T,Nagakura S,Watanabe H,Hatakeyama K

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on patients with gallbladder cancer listed in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute were reviewed. Between 1977 and 1986, 3038 patients were recorded in the Program. Histologic grade, histologic type, stage of disease, and vascular invasion were correlated...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Henson DE,Albores-Saavedra J,Corle D

更新日期：1992-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the study was to determine the utility of quantitation of the extracellular domain (ECD) of the HER-2/neu receptor in the serum for predicting response to treatment in patients with primary breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant therapy. METHODS:HER-2/neu ECD was measured in sera obtained from 3...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mazouni C,Hall A,Broglio K,Fritsche H,Andre F,Esteva FJ,Hortobagyi GN,Buzdar AU,Pusztai L,Cristofanilli M

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several of the large studies addressing prognosis and survival from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have been from Europe and Asia, but only a few have emanated from North America. Survival statistics from other parts of the world may not be applicable to the North American population because of etiologic, de...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nzeako UC,Goodman ZD,Ishak KG

更新日期：1995-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanomas of the choroid, ciliary body, and iris of the eye are collectively known as uveal melanomas. These cancers represent 5% of all melanoma diagnoses in the United States, and their age-adjusted risk is 5 per 1 million population. These less frequent melanomas are dissimilar to their more common cutaneous melano...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chattopadhyay C,Kim DW,Gombos DS,Oba J,Qin Y,Williams MD,Esmaeli B,Grimm EA,Wargo JA,Woodman SE,Patel SP

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:True adenomas of the breast are cellular epithelial lesions, which may be confused with carcinoma and are difficult to classify. We have reviewed 28 adenomas of the breast and have developed specific diagnostic criteria, as well as a classification of breast adenomas based on histologic features. Electron microscopic ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hertel BF,Zaloudek C,Kempson RL

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer of the penis is infrequent in the United States because of good genital hygiene and circumcision of male babies at birth. In other countries, it represents 11-12% of all cancer in males. Tumors of the penis consist mainly of squamous cell carcinoma. Mesenchymal tumors are rare. The treatment is based on the sur...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Merrin CE

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality assurance for the management of multicenter clinical trials requires timely patient and data accrual and consistency with design parameters. Data from central pathology review, treatment modality, and follow-up as well as trial end points direct the selection of appropriate compliance measures. To integrate th...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pollock BH

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, there is very low-quality evidence available regarding benefit of surgical resection of the primary tumor (SRPT), in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer (CRC). In the absence of randomization, the reported benefit may reflect selection of younger and healthier patients with good performance s...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ahmed S,Leis A,Fields A,Chandra-Kanthan S,Haider K,Alvi R,Reeder B,Pahwa P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy in soft tissue sarcomas remains a matter of controversy. The authors reviewed their experience with 14 patients with localized disease treated with intensive doxorubicin-cisplatin-ifosfamide-based chemotherapy. METHODS:Fourteen patients with newly diagnosed nonmeta...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kampe CE,Rosen G,Eilber F,Eckardt J,Lowenbraun S,Foster J,Forscher C,Selch M

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bronchogenic tumor was removed from a 12-year-old girl. Histology showed a clear cell lesion with electron microscope features compatible with serous acinic cell origin. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Katz DR,Bubis JJ

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the potential teratogenicity and mutagenicity of modern cancer treatment, the authors enumerated from a cooperative clinical trial group 133 pregnancies in 66 women with malignant neoplasms (53% with Hodgkin's disease, 26% with other lymphomas and leukemia, and 21% with solid tumors). The gestations were d...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mulvihill JJ,McKeen EA,Rosner F,Zarrabi MH

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa are not prepared for the rapid rise in cancer rates projected in the region over the next decades. More must be understood about the current state of cancer care in this region to target improvement efforts. Yaounde General Hospital (YGH) currently is the only site in Cam...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Price AJ,Ndom P,Atenguena E,Mambou Nouemssi JP,Ryder RW

更新日期：2012-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to investigate the influence of therapeutic parameters on local control (LC) in the sphincter-conserving treatment of T2-T3 anal carcinoma. METHODS:From 1976 to 1993, 137 patients with anal carcinoma classified as T2 (85 patients) or T3 (52 patients) were treated curatively by radio...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Allal AS,Mermillod B,Roth AD,Marti MC,Kurtz JM

更新日期：1997-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This report identifies five general conclusions that emerged from the Second Workshop on Methodology in Behavioral and Psychosocial Cancer Research. These conclusions address diverse topics, including a focus on areas other than methodology; an emphasis on the transfer of technology and knowledge to applied settings; ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Burish TG

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic aspergillosis is encountered with increasing prevalence in immunocompromised patients undergoing chemotherapy. The current communication describes the clinical and postmortem findings in three leukemic patients who developed myocardial infarction secondary to Aspergillus embolization of the coronary arteries....

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Andersson BS,Luna MA,McCredie KB

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00