Estimates of lead time and length bias in a breast cancer screening program.

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：BACKGROUND:Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection is a fundamental step in the surgical management of patients with pelvic gynecologic malignancies, but its applicability to geriatric patients is controversial. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether pelvic and aortic lymphadenectomy in elderly patients with...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Giannice R,Susini T,Ferrandina G,Poerio A,Margariti PA,Carminati R,Marana E,Mancuso S,Scambia G

更新日期：2001-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current study was performed to compare the value of sentinel lymph node dissection (SND) and axillary lymph node dissection (AND) in improving the utility-adjusted survival for early-stage breast carcinoma patients. METHODS:A number needed to treat (NNT) analysis was used to compare SND with AND. In the...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Jani AB,Basu A,Heimann R,Hellman S

更新日期：2003-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a previous clinical trial, the authors disclosed that the expression of tumor cell motility factor gp78hAMFR correlates with tumor progression in patients with bladder carcinoma. This study was initiated to evaluate whether the combination of cytostatic drugs with an antimotility factor has an effect on c...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Otto T,Bex A,Krege S,Walz PH,Rübben H

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) for patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (LSSCLC) remains a controversial issue. This study evaluated PCI in patients with LSSCLC who achieved a complete response to initial chemotherapy. METHODS:A retrospective case study of all nonprotocol p...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Liengswangwong V,Bonner JA,Shaw EG,Foote RL,Frytak S,Richardson RL,Creagan ET,Eagan RT,Su JQ

更新日期：1995-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aggressive treatment of early stage prostate carcinoma (PC) is limited primarily to two modalities: radical prostatectomy (RP) and external beam radiation therapy (RT). The authors conducted a population-based study of Detroit area men with localized PC to determine the outcome of bowel, urinary, and sexual ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Schwartz K,Bunner S,Bearer R,Severson RK

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1972 plasma CEA levels of 25 cancer patients have been assayed to evaluate the reliability of CEA as an early indicator of recurrent gastrointestinal cancer. Identification of significant elevations in CEA levels required definition of exactly what a given value meant. Intraassay and interassay accuracy was dete...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Martin EW Jr,James KK,Hurtubise PE,Catalano P,Minton JP

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessment of tissue specimens obtained with common immersion-fixation followed by dehydration (IMDH) is affected by artifacts, which hinder precise evaluation of the histology and microenvironment of tumor tissues. The technical characteristics of cryobiopsy and in vivo cryotechnique (IVCT) where target org...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ohno N,Terada N,Bai Y,Saitoh S,Nakazawa T,Nakamura N,Naito I,Fujii Y,Katoh R,Ohno S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A review of the literature indicated variable underestimation rates for breast core-needle biopsy (CNB) based on generally small series. In this article, the authors present precise estimates for overall underestimation and for categories of histologic underestimates (including categories that reflect contem...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Houssami N,Ciatto S,Ellis I,Ambrogetti D

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An atypical case of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) associated with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) occurred in a 46-year-old Inupiat Eskimo man with no behavioral risk factors for HTLV-I infection. The case was characterized by lack of atypical circulating lymphocytes, hypercalcemia, and opportun...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Davidson M,Braziel RM,Lairmore MD,Jacobson S,Sprott JM,Tucker SB,Levine PH,Kaplan JE

更新日期：1993-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:Predictors of distant relapse following conservative surgery for breast cancer were studied in a review of 425 women. Five steps of breast cancer patient management were defined in which increasing amounts of information, potentially relevant to prognosis for metastasis-free survival (MFS), were ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tubiana-Hulin M,Le Doussal V,Hacene K,Rouëssé J,Brunet M

更新日期：1993-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of resectional surgery in patients with advanced stages of gallbladder carcinoma has not been fully defined. It is generally believed that the survival depends on the stage of the disease, rather than on the treatment option. METHODS:Seventeen selected risk factors were analyzed using univariate an...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pradeep R,Kaushik SP,Sikora SS,Bhattacharya BN,Pandey CM,Kapoor VK

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advanced non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) usually is treated with doxorubicin-based combination chemotherapy. Because doxorubicin is excreted by the biliary route, many authorities recommend alternative initial interventions in patients with NHL causing obstructive jaundice. METHODS:The authors retrospectively re...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Dudgeon DJ,Brower M

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The poor postsurgical prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer of the Dukes' C classification has prompted a clinical trial of adjuvant immunotherapy versus chemoimmunotherapy intended to prolong either the disease-free interval or the overall survival or both. One hundred and twenty-one patients have been entered...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mavligit GM,Gutterman JU,Malahy MA,Burgess MA,McBride CM,Jubert A,Hersh EM

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The changes in skeletal muscle mass of 14 children with newly diagnosed acute leukemia were studied during the first 24 weeks of antileukemia therapy. A muscle index was calculated from the femoral quadriceps muscle thickness, measured by using an ultrasound method, and from the body surface area. Serum albumin concen...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Koskelo EK,Saarinen UM,Siimes MA

更新日期：1990-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening for and the aggressive treatment of prostate carcinoma are controversial, but they are nevertheless being practiced in the U.S. Current clinical studies of the effectiveness of screening will take years to complete. Meanwhile, screening for prostate carcinoma is already having an effect on society....

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Brawley OW

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study of 702 patients with clinically positive nodes associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, supraglottic larynx, and hypopharynx observed from 1954 to 1968 was done. The policies of treatment for the neck were not standardized during those years. Three hundred eleven patients who s...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Jesse RH,Fletcher GH

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening over many years is required to optimize reductions in colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality. However, no prior trials have compared strategies for obtaining long-term adherence. METHODS:Systems of Support to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-Up was implemented in an integrated health car...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Green BB,Anderson ML,Cook AJ,Chubak J,Fuller S,Meenan RT,Vernon SW

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Consumers increasingly consult the Internet for breast cancer information. Concerned about accuracy, multiple organizations developed quality criteria for online content. However, the effectiveness of these tools is unknown. The authors determined whether existing quality criteria can identify inaccurate bre...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bernstam EV,Walji MF,Sagaram S,Sagaram D,Johnson CW,Meric-Bernstam F

更新日期：2008-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary lymphomas of the uterus or cervix are so rare that treatment series of single institutions consist of very small numbers of patients, making standard treatment difficult to define. The outcome of patients treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiation therapy was analyzed for all but patien...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Stroh EL,Besa PC,Cox JD,Fuller LM,Cabanillas FF

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An association between fats and colorectal carcinoma has been suggested, but the epidemiologic evidence by type of dietary fat is far less clear. Colorectal carcinoma rates have been relatively low in Mediterranean countries compared with most other Western countries, but the components of the Mediterranean ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Braga C,La Vecchia C,Franceschi S,Negri E,Parpinel M,Decarli A,Giacosa A,Trichopoulos D

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Without organized clinical trials, we are doomed to repeat our mistakes endlessly. There are many genuine conflicts of interest intrinsic to clinical research. Some of these arise from the necessity of admitting that we as physicians do not know the best way to treat every disease or each patient and that all treatmen...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hrushesky WJ

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This trial was conducted to determine if the reported superiority of tamoxifen (TAM) plus prednisolone (PRDLN) over TAM alone in postmenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer could be corroborated. A total of 326 patients were randomized on a double-blind trial to TAM (10 mg twice daily) plus placebo or TAM plus ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ingle JN,Mailliard JA,Schaid DJ,Krook JE,Gesme DH Jr,Windschitl HE,Pfeifle DM,Etzell PS,Gerstner JG,Long HJ

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multimodality treatment has dramatically improved the outcome of patients with Ewing sarcoma. However, there appears to be little information concerning treatment-related complications in patients who are long-term survivors. METHODS:Forty-one patients with Ewing sarcoma who were treated between 1960-1980 a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Fuchs B,Valenzuela RG,Inwards C,Sim FH,Rock MG

更新日期：2003-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a patient referred at 14 years in 1971, after one year's surveillance by the family physician, for a persistently elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, leukopenia, and relative lymphocytosis. Despite the documented myeloproliferative syndrome of seven years, significant physiologic impairment ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Whaun JM,Lin CC,Biederman B,Cornish SJ,Dundas JB

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cis-diamminedichloride platinum II (DDP) was administered to eight patients with epidermoid carcinoma of the penis. Three of six adequately treated patients had an objective response: one patient achieved complete remission of 7 months duration and 2 patients had partial remissions of 8 and 2 months, respectively. DDP...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Sklaroff RB,Yagoda A

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of tumor cells to reduced folates before or with the fluoropyrimidines, 5-fluorouracil or 5-fluoro-2'deoxyuridine, results in a substantial increase in the activity of these drugs. Available evidence suggests that the mechanism of this synergism is a kinetic stabilization of complex formed between thymidylate...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Morgan RG

更新日期：1989-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The various radiologic methods used in the detection of hepatic lesions in the oncologic patient are discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of each imaging technique as well as a new diagnostic approach are also discussed. With the rapid technological advances made in cross-sectional imaging, the authors believe ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bernardino ME,Lewis E

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:METHODS. Social class differences in colon cancer survival were studied in 3147 patients with colon cancer diagnosed in Finland from 1979-1982. Of these patients, 2969 were eligible for survival analysis. RESULTS. A clear social class gradient in colon cancer survival was detected. The difference in the age-adjusted r...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Auvinen A

更新日期：1992-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may prevent the development of cancer by inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes, which are involved in carcinogenesis. Therefore, the authors of this report examined the association between NSAID use and the risk of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), basal cell carc...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Johannesdottir SA,Chang ET,Mehnert F,Schmidt M,Olesen AB,Sørensen HT

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00