Severe pneumococcal infection in patients with neoplastic disease.

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：:The diagnosis of malignant melanoma is based on clinical grounds and a properly performed biopsy, preferably excision, so that the type of melanoma and the thickness can be assessed by methods described by Clark and Breslow. These facilitate clinical and pathologic staging. Excisions with conservative margins for thin...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Harris MN,Shapiro RL,Roses DF

更新日期：1995-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study of all cases of seminoma treated at Roswell Park Memorial Institute from 1970 through 1979 was conducted. Fifty-six evaluable patients treated initially with radiation therapy were seen during this period, and the overall survival rate at an average follow-up period of 52 months was 82%. The surv...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Huben RP,Williams PD,Pontes JE,Panahon AM,Murphy GP

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening is effective in reducing the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer. Rates of colorectal cancer test use continue to be low. METHODS:The authors analyzed data from the National Health Interview Survey concerning the use of the home-administered fecal occult blood test (FOBT) and sigmoidoscop...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Seeff LC,Nadel MR,Klabunde CN,Thompson T,Shapiro JA,Vernon SW,Coates RJ

更新日期：2004-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Lung Cancer 13 (QLQ-LC13) covers 13 typical symptoms of lung cancer patients and was the first module developed in conjunction with the EORTC core quality-of-life (QL) questionnaire. This review investigates how the mo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Koller M,Warncke S,Hjermstad MJ,Arraras J,Pompili C,Harle A,Johnson CD,Chie WC,Schulz C,Zeman F,van Meerbeeck JP,Kuliś D,Bottomley A,European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group.,EO

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minority patients with cancer are at risk for undertreatment of cancer-related pain. Most studies of patient-related barriers to pain control have surveyed primarily non-Hispanic Caucasian patients. The purpose of the current study was to explore barriers to optimal pain management among African-American and...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Anderson KO,Richman SP,Hurley J,Palos G,Valero V,Mendoza TR,Gning I,Cleeland CS

更新日期：2002-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:p53 gene mutation and p53 protein accumulation are common in human cancer. However, their clinical significance is controversial and p53 accumulation may not correlate with gene mutation. The current study investigates the occurrence of p53 alterations in esophageal carcinoma, the correlation between the ana...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Coggi G,Bosari S,Roncalli M,Graziani D,Bossi P,Viale G,Buffa R,Ferrero S,Piazza M,Blandamura S,Segalin A,Bonavina L,Peracchia A

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum immunoglobulin levels IgA, IgG, and IgM have been estimated in 92 patients with breast cancer and 50 control patients, 40 of whom had benign disease of the breast. In patients with breast cancer, IgA was significantly raised at all stages and IgG was significantly reduced, but the two abnormalities were not nece...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Roberts MM,Bathgate EM,Stevenson A

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An increase in resting energy expenditure (REE) is considered to contribute to the weight loss experienced by patients with cancer. However, alternations in basal metabolism vary among patients with different neoplasms. REE in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a common malignant tumor in Taiwan, ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chen WJ,Chung YC

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous data from the National Cancer Data Base have examined time trends in stage of disease, treatment patterns, and survival for selected cancers. The most current (1993) data for breast carcinoma are described here. METHODS:Five Calls for Data have yielded a total of 508,724 breast cancer cases diagnos...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Winchester DP,Osteen RT,Menck HR

更新日期：1996-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In various neoplasms expression of the proliferation-related Ki-67 antigen has successfully been linked with parameters of progression of disease. While a definite grading scheme for oligodendrogliomas has still not been agreed upon, any parameter of tumor proliferation that might be helpful in predicting cl...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kros JM,Hop WC,Godschalk JJ,Krishnadath KK

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral premalignant lesions (OPLs) are precursors of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Short telomeres in peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs) are associated with increased risks of several cancers. However, it is unclear whether short leukocyte telomere length (LTL) predisposes individuals to OPL and OSCC. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bau DT,Lippman SM,Xu E,Gong Y,Lee JJ,Wu X,Gu J

更新日期：2013-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and primary fibrinolysis have both been reported in association with prostate carcinoma. The correct diagnosis of the coagulopathy can be difficult and the appropriate management controversial. METHODS:A case is presented of a man in whom DIC and soft tissue hemo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cooper DL,Sandler AB,Wilson LD,Duffy TP

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of relaxin (RLX) on the human breast adenocarcinoma cell line MCF-7 have been evaluated. METHODS:The cells were maintained in culture with Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium with 1% and 10% fetal calf serum. Highly purified porcine RLX was added at concentrations ranging between 10(-11) and 10(-...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bigazzi M,Brandi ML,Bani G,Sacchi TB

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma TSH and thyroxine levels were measured in 74 early breast cancer patients and 53 with advanced disease, 77 patients with cancer arising in other organs and 67 healthy women of similar age. The mean plasma TSH levels were higher in the breast cancer cases than the other two groups; the difference was statistical...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rose DP,Davis TE

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of nine US multicenter, sequential crossover, dose titration studies of controlled-release oral morphine (MS Contin 30 mg tablets [MSC], Purdue Frederick, Norwalk, CT) are reviewed in Part I. The studies demonstrated the prolonged analgesic efficacy of the preparation in the treatment of patients with mode...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kaiko RF,Grandy RP,Oshlack B,Pav J,Horodniak J,Thomas G,Ingber E,Goldenheim PD

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A series of retrospective studies have reported that patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER2)-positive breast cancer are at a greater risk of central nervous system (CNS) metastases. Trastuzumab, which does not cross the blood-brain barrier, has been associated with this increased risk. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Musolino A,Ciccolallo L,Panebianco M,Fontana E,Zanoni D,Bozzetti C,Michiara M,Silini EM,Ardizzoni A

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although grading has prognostic significance for many tumor types, a prognostically significant grading system for lung adenocarcinoma has not yet been established. The aim of this study was to evaluate histologic characteristics included in tumor grading systems, establish optimal cutoff values that have th...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Barletta JA,Yeap BY,Chirieac LR

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is the most common brain tumor occurring in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). After diagnosis of PCNSL, the median survival time is 2-5 months with treatment with whole brain irradiation (WBI). METHODS:Four (of approximately 40) patient...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chamberlain MC

更新日期：1994-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the pathologic characteristics of the primary tumor relative to local control, survival, and freedom from distant metastases, an analysis was performed of 172 patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (intraductal carcinoma) of the breast treated with breast-conserving surgery and definitive breast ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Solin LJ,Yeh IT,Kurtz J,Fourquet A,Recht A,Kuske R,McCormick B,Cross MA,Schultz DJ,Amalric R

更新日期：1993-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current study was conducted to investigate the diagnostic value of neurologic evaluation for the prediction of intracranial metastases in cancer patients with new or changed headache. METHODS:Between February 1997 and February 2000, general practitioners and specialists referred cancer patients with new...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Christiaans MH,Kelder JC,Arnoldus EP,Tijssen CC

更新日期：2002-04-01 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:To define the clinicopathologic and prognostic features of patients with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1)-associated adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) in North America, standard criteria were used to identify patients with ATLL. METHODS:Statistical analyses used included descriptive stati...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Phillips AA,Shapira I,Willim RD,Sanmugarajah J,Solomon WB,Horwitz SM,Savage DG,Bhagat G,Soff G,Zain JM,Alobeid B,Seshan VE,O'Connor OA

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:External-beam irradiation of prostatic cancer was introduced at Stanford in 1956. The program has sought to determine the following: whether prostatic carcinoma can be cured by external beam radiation therapy, with what frequency this can be accomplished, which patients are best suited for irradiation, and what techni...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bagshaw MA,Ray GR,Cox RS

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After 12 cycles of MOPP therapy for Hodgkin's Disease, an adolescent black male developed hemorrhagic cystitis, which clinically and histologically was similar to that induced by cyclophosphamide. At that time he had a normal platelet count and had never been irradiated below the diaphram. The markedly contracted blad...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Royal JE,Seeler RA

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DNA flow cytometry of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells has been investigated in many studies, but, to the best of our knowledge, there are no data on DNA analysis of cirrhotic parenchyma around the HCC. In this study, cell kinetics and ploidy of parenchymal cells around HCC were performed to ascertain if...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ruà S,Comino A,Fruttero A,Torchio P,Bouzari H,Taraglio S,Torchio B,Capussotti L

更新日期：1996-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is limited information on outcomes of prostate carcinoma treatments given to screened patient populations for whom cancer is usually detected at an earlier stage. METHODS:The authors conducted a cross-sectional evaluation of quality-of-life outcomes for men with prostate carcinoma detected in screenin...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Smith DS,Carvalhal GF,Schneider K,Krygiel J,Yan Y,Catalona WJ

更新日期：2000-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) are commonly noted in pediatric oncology services. Radiotherapy is effective at controlling tumors, but has many undesirable late effects, especially in patients with neurofibromatosis. Chemotherapy is commonly used to preserve vision and delay or eliminate the need for radiother...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Dodgshun AJ,Elder JE,Hansford JR,Sullivan MJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of carcinoid tumor arising in the trachea are reported and contrasted with carcinoids arising in bronchi and carcinoids in general. Only eleven other documented examples of tracheal carcinoids are found in the English literature. The true prevalence of carcinoids primary in the trachea cannot be accurately...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Briselli M,Mark GJ,Grillo HC

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some variant of mastectomy remains the mainstay of the treatment of the primary tumor for the vast majority of the 110,000 new cases of cancer of the breast which will be treated this year in the United States. Reconstruction of the breast after ablation for cancer has become an integral part of the therapeutic regime...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Dinner MI,Dowden RV

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00