A scale to assess religious beliefs in end-of-life medical care.

abstract：BACKGROUND:p16 is strongly overexpressed in dysplastic cervical cells because of the transforming activity of the E7 oncogene of all high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) types and may be easily revealed by immunochemistry: p16 may, therefore, be considered a surrogate marker for the activated oncogene expression of ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Carozzi F,Cecchini S,Confortini M,Becattini V,Cariaggi MP,Pontenani G,Sani C,Ciatto S

更新日期：2006-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated serum levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) were found in 70% of 141 patients with advanced gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. Serial CEA measurements were performed on 70 patients before and during chemotherapy. The majority were treated with 5-FU and Methyl-CCNU (33 patients), 5-FU (19 patients), or 5-FU and...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Al-Sarraf M,Baker L,Talley RW,Kithier K,Vaitkevicius VK

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to investigate whether polymorphisms in DNA repair genes affect clinical outcome of never-smokers with lung adenocarcinoma (NSLA). METHOD:Common polymorphisms in the DNA repair genes ribonucleotide reductase M1 (RRM1), excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1), an...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Han JY,Yoon KA,Park JH,Lee YJ,Lee GK,Han JH,Yoon SJ,Yun T,Kim HT,Lee JS

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During a population-based local cancer registry, a peculiar type of T-cell lymphoma restricted to the gastrointestinal tract was found in patients living in southwestern Japan. METHODS:Five cases of gastrointestinal (GI) tract T-cell lymphoma were analyzed with immunohistologic examination, ultrastructural ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tokunaga O,Watanabe T,Shimamoto Y,Tokudome S

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conditional survival is clinically useful, particularly for patients with malignant disease who have a poor prognosis. However, there are no published data on the conditional median survival of patients with advanced carcinoma on a population basis. METHODS:Data on 217,573 patients with breast, colorectal, ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kato I,Severson RK,Schwartz AG

更新日期：2001-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients who travel a long distance (≥50 miles) for cancer care have improved outcomes. However, to the authors' knowledge, the prevalence of long travel distances for treatment by patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), and the effect of travel distance on overall survival (OS), remains...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Graboyes EM,Ellis MA,Li H,Kaczmar JM,Sharma AK,Lentsch EJ,Day TA,Hughes Halbert C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fludarabine plus busulfan (FB) and fludarabine plus melphalan (FM) are 2 widely used reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT). METHODS:The current survey compared transplantation outcomes for a cohort of 394 acute myeloid leukemia (AML) ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Baron F,Labopin M,Peniket A,Jindra P,Afanasyev B,Sanz MA,Deconinck E,Nagler A,Mohty M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiologic Diagnostic Oncology Group 5 is a multicenter clinical trial designed to evaluate fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of nonpalpable breast lesions performed by multiple operators using the same protocol. METHODS:Four hundred and nineteen women with mammographically detected nonpalpable breast lesions we...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pisano ED,Fajardo LL,Tsimikas J,Sneige N,Frable WJ,Gatsonis CA,Evans WP,Tocino I,McNeil BJ

更新日期：1998-02-15 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:There exist insufficient data characterizing patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who experienced prolonged survival. A population-based analysis of long-term survivors was conducted to investigate the roles of sociodemographic factors and upfront stem cell transplantation (SCT). METHODS:The National Cancer ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hsieh RW,Go RS,Abeykoon JP,Kapoor P,Kumar SK,Gertz MA,Buadi FK,Leung N,Gonsalves WI,Kourelis TV,Warsame RM,Dispenzieri A,Lacy MQ,Kyle RA,Rajkumar SV,Paludo J

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia were treated with combination chemotherapy to induce remission in the period from 1971 to 1979. Those patients achieving remission received intensive post-remission therapy with central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis, followed by two-drug maintenance therapy,...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Blacklock HA,Matthews JR,Buchanan JG,Ockelford PA,Hill RS

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraneoplastic nervous system syndromes are being identified with increasing frequency because of greater physician awareness and the availability of serodiagnostic tests for some syndromes. Frequently, paraneoplastic syndromes develop in the setting of an indolent, limited stage, or otherwise occult malignancy. As a ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Glantz MJ,Biran H,Myers ME,Gockerman JP,Friedberg MH

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amplification of the N-myc oncogene is associated with adverse outcomes in the common childhood tumor, neuroblastoma. Because the transforming properties of Myc are related to its ability to modulate gene expression, the authors used cDNA microarrays to identify potential Myc target genes. METHODS:Expressio...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Raetz EA,Kim MK,Moos P,Carlson M,Bruggers C,Hooper DK,Foot L,Liu T,Seeger R,Carroll WL

更新日期：2003-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) is important in colorectal cancer (CRC) progression. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), a subgroup within the TGFbeta superfamily, recently also have been implicated in CRC, but their precise role in CRC has yet to be investigated. METHODS:The authors used a tissue...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kodach LL,Bleuming SA,Musler AR,Peppelenbosch MP,Hommes DW,van den Brink GR,van Noesel CJ,Offerhaus GJ,Hardwick JC

更新日期：2008-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Earlier literature suggests a high incidence of multicentricity and bilaterality, with an overall poor prognosis, in patients with invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast. Consequently, there is considerable disagreement regarding appropriate local management of this disease. To determine the influence of invasive lo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Poen JC,Tran L,Juillard G,Selch MT,Giuliano A,Silverstein M,Fingerhut A,Lewinsky B,Parker RG

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostatic cancer is an unusual malignancy because, commonly, it is slowly progressive and occurs at an age where the patient's life expectancy is short as a result of considerable competing mortality rates from other diseases. In addition, the place of radical surgery, i.e., radical prostatectomy is still no...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Smith PH,Parmar MK

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Western countries, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is usually advanced at presentation and is rarely diagnosed in situ. The authors studied an in situ squamous cell carcinoma that occupied the entire mucosa of a 9 cm length of esophagus, causing dysphagia for solid food in a woman aged 68 years. METHO...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chu P,Stagias J,West AB,Traube M

更新日期：1997-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children of different racial/ethnic backgrounds have varying risks of cancer. However, to the authors' knowledge, few studies to date have examined cancer occurrence in children of mixed ancestry. METHODS:This population-based case-control study examined cancer among children aged <15 years using linked can...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chow EJ,Puumala SE,Mueller BA,Carozza SE,Fox EE,Horel S,Johnson KJ,McLaughlin CC,Reynolds P,Von Behren J,Spector LG

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the recognition of ionizing radiation as a causal risk factor for a variety of solid tumors (including brain tumors), to date, such an association with pituitary adenoma (PA) has not been demonstrated. METHODS:To evaluate a possible association between past exposure to radiation and the occurrence o...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Juven Y,Sadetzki S

更新日期：2002-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Efforts to improve local control and survival by increasing the dose of once-daily radiation therapy beyond 70 Gray (Gy) for patients with malignant gliomas has yet been unsuccessful. Hyperfractionated radiation therapy (HF) should allow for delivery of a higher total dose without increasing normal tissue la...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Werner-Wasik M,Scott CB,Nelson DF,Gaspar LE,Murray KJ,Fischbach JA,Nelson JS,Weinstein AS,Curran WJ Jr

更新日期：1996-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current study assessed the contribution of spinal irradiation to the treatment outcome of patients with intracranial germinoma. METHODS:Clinical data from 180 patients with intracranial germinoma, who were treated with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy from 1980 to 2001, were collected from 6 institution...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shikama N,Ogawa K,Tanaka S,Toita T,Nakamura K,Uno T,Ohnishi H,Itami J,Tada T,Saeki N

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In spite of many reports, it remains unclear whether the presence of tumor cells in circulating blood flow predicts a poor prognosis. METHODS:Competitive seminested reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), a technique for the quantitative detection of tumor cells, was applied to detect the ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sadahiro S,Suzuki T,Tokunaga N,Yurimoto S,Yasuda S,Tajima T,Makuuchi H,Murayama C,Matsuda K

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Werner's syndrome, a relatively rare and autosomal recessive disorder, is well known to be characterized by a high frequency of malignant neoplasm. The occurrence of familial neoplasm in patients with this condition, however, has been recorded only once before in the literature. Reported are the findings with regard t...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Usui M,Ishii S,Yamawaki S,Hirayama T

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The malignant biological behavior of small-sized lung adenocarcinomas remains obscure, although understanding this feature is important for selecting appropriate treatment. In the current study, the authors evaluated malignancy grades of small adenocarcinomas using fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomogr...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nakayama H,Okumura S,Daisaki H,Kato Y,Uehara H,Adachi S,Yoshimura M,Okada M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although caspase recruitment domain (CARD) membrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) protein 1 (CARMA1) and CARD9 play important roles in lymphocyte activation, the significance of CARMA1 and CARD9 in the pathogenesis of gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma remains to be elucidated. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nakamura S,Nakamura S,Matsumoto T,Yada S,Hirahashi M,Suekane H,Yao T,Goda K,Iida M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has been used with variable success as a diagnostic test for benign and malignant breast lesions. The goal of this study was to examine the effects of training physicians in the fine-needle aspiration sampling-technique on the diagnostic accuracy of FNAB of palpable breas...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ljung BM,Drejet A,Chiampi N,Jeffrey J,Goodson WH 3rd,Chew K,Moore DH 2nd,Miller TR

更新日期：2001-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 27 patients with intramedullary osteogenic sarcomas that were so well-differentiated histologically as to be confused with benign lesions was studied. Of the 27 patients, 14 were females and 13 were males, and most were adults. The tibia and femur were involved commonly. Roentgenographically, the tumors sh...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Unni KK,Dahlin DC,McLeod RA,Pritchard DJ

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors studied 11 pediatric intrathoracic neoplasms that share clinicopathologic features and constitute a specific tumor in children. These neoplasms were intrapulmonary, mediastinal, or pleural-based masses. A common histologic feature was the presence of small, primitive cells with blastematous qualities separ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Manivel JC,Priest JR,Watterson J,Steiner M,Woods WG,Wick MR,Dehner LP

更新日期：1988-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The care of patients with cancer and chronic pain, often complicated and demanding, strains the resources of a single physician. Continuity of care programs, such as that developed by the Pain Service of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York), with good communication and liaison work between hospital and co...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Coyle N

更新日期：1989-06-01 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