Splenectomy for end-stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is a well known risk factor for the development of endometrial cancer; however, weight alone does not account for all cases. The authors hypothesized that insulin resistance also contributes to an increased risk for endometrial cancer. Adiponectin is a protein secreted by adipose cells and has been s...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Soliman PT,Wu D,Tortolero-Luna G,Schmeler KM,Slomovitz BM,Bray MS,Gershenson DM,Lu KH

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:The authors sought to determine whether the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) coincided with changes in the epidemiology of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). METHODS:Cancer registry data from 1988-2000 were linked with AIDS registry data...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Diamond C,Taylor TH,Aboumrad T,Anton-Culver H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer of the pancreas is a highly malignant illness with a very poor prognosis. Unfortunately, there has been little in the way of improvement in prognosis over the past 20 years. It is feared by patients because of its reputation as a deadly and often painful disease. Given these realities, it is not surpr...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Passik SD,Breitbart WS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol study (SWOG-7431) combining adriamycin and methyl CCNU (MAD) for metastatic sarcomas was initially used on patients who were refractory to cytoxan, vincristine, and/or actinomycin-D. After the initial good results, the study was expanded to include any untreated patients with metastatic sarcoma. The init...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rivkin SE,Gottlieb JA,Thigpen T,El Mawla NG,Saiki J,Dixon DO

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of Wilms' tumor in adolescent males are presented. The clinical and radiographic findings were unusual and both presented atypical gross and microscopic features that could be correlated with the radiographic findings. Histologic examination of both tumors showed evidence of tubular and glomerular maturation...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Merten DF,Yang SS,Bernstein J

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pericardial effusion and trifascicular block developed 5 years following mediastinal irradiation for Hodgkin's disease in a 19-year-old patient. Another 24-year-old patients had an acute myocardial infarction followed by severe angina pectoris 5 years following mediastinal irradiation for the same disease. A pericardi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ali MK,Kahlil KG,Fuller LM,Leachman RD,Sullivan MP,Loh KK,Gamble JF,Shullenberger CC

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malnutrition is a common complication of cancer treatment; it can affect energy levels and, as a consequence, quality of life. The goal of the current study was to evaluate the effect of dietetic intervention in a cohort of children treated for medulloblastoma and supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tum...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bakish J,Hargrave D,Tariq N,Laperriere N,Rutka JT,Bouffet E

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sipuleucel-T is an investigational active cellular immunotherapy product designed to stimulate an immune response against prostate cancer. The safety and efficacy of sipuleucel-T was evaluated in 2 identically designed, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials (D9901 and D9902A) conducted in men w...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Higano CS,Schellhammer PF,Small EJ,Burch PA,Nemunaitis J,Yuh L,Provost N,Frohlich MW

更新日期：2009-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1988, Californians passed Proposition 99, which raised the tobacco tax from 10 cents to 35 cents and allocated 20% of the resulting revenues, approximately $100 million, for tobacco education and 5% for tobacco-related research. Seventy percent was allocated for health care costs and 5% for the environment. In this...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Martin CB,Beerline D,Breslow L

更新日期：1998-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sedentary behaviors are associated with poor health outcomes in the general population, but their clinical impact on adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has not been characterized to date. In the current study, we described the prevalence of sedentary behaviors in survivors of ALL...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Howell CR,Wilson CL,Ehrhardt MJ,Partin RE,Kaste SC,Lanctot JQ,Pui CH,Robison LL,Hudson MM,Ness KK

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors retrospectively searched for human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 in 60 cases of carcinoma arising from the nasal cavities (NC) and paranasal sinuses (PS) by using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on DNA extracted from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues. In cases of SCC (n = 49), the author...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Furuta Y,Takasu T,Asai T,Shinohara T,Sawa H,Nagashima K,Inuyama Y

更新日期：1992-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA ploidy and percent of (%S-phase) S-phase cells were determined from the DNA content distribution of 21 benign and 76 malignant (69 primary, 7 metastatic) breast tumors using flow cytometry. All of the benign tumors were diploid, whereas 89% of the malignant tumors had measurable aneuploidy. Multiple stem-lines wer...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Moran RE,Black MM,Alpert L,Straus MJ

更新日期：1984-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To remove regionally recurrent cancer of the rectum completely, more radical extensive resections were attempted than the conventional ones in 35 patients. Twenty-two patients underwent total pelvic exenteration. In 23, sacral resection was done, combined with other procedures including excision of the entire circumfe...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Maetani S,Nishikawa T,Iijima Y,Tobe T,Kotoura Y,Shikata J,Yamamura T

更新日期：1992-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence of racial disparities in the receipt of postmastectomy breast reconstruction is well documented. The objective of this study was to describe trends in racial disparities overall and by reconstructive technique. METHODS:The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program d...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Epstein S,Tran BN,Cohen JB,Lin SJ,Singhal D,Lee BT

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A Phase II prospective trial was performed to study the efficacy of combination therapy with dexamethasone, calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3), and carboplatin in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). Preclinical data from prostate cancer cell lines suggested a synergistic effect of the...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Flaig TW,Barqawi A,Miller G,Kane M,Zeng C,Crawford ED,Glodé LM

更新日期：2006-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve cases of thymic carcinoid were studied by electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry. Clinically, all of them presented either as asymptomatic, radiographically detected mediastinal masses or as neoplasms producing symptoms of thoracic structural displacement or Cushing's syndrome. By light microscopic examin...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wick MR,Scheithauer BW

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of high risk patients with endometrial carcinoma is considered essential for individualized therapy to improve prognosis and avoid overtreatment. The goal of the current study was to investigate the prognostic value of nuclear morphometry, particularly for patients with localized endometri...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Salvesen HB,Iversen OE,Akslen LA

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to investigate the potential of virtual microscopy (VM) as an avenue for the delivery of mandatory cytology proficiency tests). METHODS:Three senior cytotechnologists and 2 board-certified cytopathologists participated in 3 virtual proficiency tests. Each set consisted of 10 ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Stewart J 3rd,Miyazaki K,Bevans-Wilkins K,Ye C,Kurtycz DF,Selvaggi SM

更新日期：2007-08-25 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:The results of an international, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled study assessing the efficacy and safety of lenalidomide treatment in patients with refractory stage IV metastatic malignant melanoma are reported. METHODS:The study compared treatment with lenalidomide (25 mg/d on Days 1-21 o...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Eisen T,Trefzer U,Hamilton A,Hersey P,Millward M,Knight RD,Jungnelius JU,Glaspy J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because of the small number of cases (five) reported between 1929 and 1969 and a significant increase reported in the decade of the 1970s, the Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry was established in 1981 to study the occurrence of familial ovarian cancer in the United States. METHODS:Any woman (with or without ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Piver MS,Baker TR,Jishi MF,Sandecki AM,Tsukada Y,Natarajan N,Mettlin CJ,Blake CA

更新日期：1993-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer tissue from 12 male patients was evaluated for the presence of estrogen receptors (ER), and at least 10 of 12 were found to be high in ER (ER+). A combination of previously published cases and our own experience indicates that 80% of patients (37/47) have ER+ tumors. This incidence of ER positivity in me...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Friedman MA,Hoffman PG Jr,Dandolos EM,Lagios MD,Johnston WH,Siiteri PK

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microsatellite instability occurs frequently in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma, in sporadic gastrointestinal carcinoma, and in other tumors. In these tumors, slippage-related frameshift mutations have been detected at coding mononucleotide repeats in genes such as those for transforming growth ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Saeki A,Tamura S,Ito N,Kiso S,Matsuda Y,Yabuuchi I,Kawata S,Matsuzawa Y

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is limited understanding of the association between barriers to care and clinical outcomes within patient navigation programs. METHODS:Secondary analyses of data from the intervention arms of the Patient Navigation Research Program were performed, which included navigated participants with abnormal br...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ramachandran A,Snyder FR,Katz ML,Darnell JS,Dudley DJ,Patierno SR,Sanders MR,Valverde PA,Simon MA,Warren-Mears V,Battaglia TA,Patient Navigation Research Program Investigators.

更新日期：2015-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Validation of the prognostic indices for the recurrence-free interval of patients with parotid carcinoma, the development of which was described in a previous report, is needed to be confident of their generalizability and justified prospective use. METHODS:The Dutch Cooperative Group on Head and Neck Cance...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Vander Poorten VL,Hart AA,van der Laan BF,Baatenburg de Jong RJ,Manni JJ,Marres HA,Meeuwis CA,Lubsen H,Terhaard CH,Balm AJ

更新日期：2003-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is now often curable with chemotherapy. The International Prognostic Index (IPI) was recently developed to predict patient survival on the basis of pretreatment clinical features. However, classical multivariate regression models such as the IPI fail to detect time-dependent...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mounier N,Morel P,Haioun C,Coiffier B,Tilly H,Chatelain C,Lederlin P,Thyss A,Herbrecht R,Gisselbrecht C,Lepage E

更新日期：1998-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The urinary neopterin excretion was measured by high-performance liquid chromatography in 417 healthy subjects and in 76 patients with clinically and pathohistologically verified neoplasias of the urinary tract (bladder tumor, carcinoma of the prostate, and renal cell carcinoma). The patients with early tumor stages b...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Aulitzky W,Frick J,Fuchs D,Hausen A,Reibnegger G,Wachter H

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was performed to evaluate the effect of positive margins, Gleason grade, and capsular penetration on progression after radical prostatectomy. METHODS:The authors followed 507 men with totally embedded retropubic prostatectomy specimens performed for clinical Stages A and B prostate cancer for a m...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Epstein JI,Pizov G,Walsh PC

更新日期：1993-06-01 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