Self-examination and clinical examination of the breast.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to investigate the patterns of recurrence, various prognostic factors, and the role of radioiodine in the treatment of patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC). METHODS:The clinical outcomes of 215 patients with FTC who were treated at a single institution were analyz...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chow SM,Law SC,Mendenhall WM,Au SK,Yau S,Yuen KT,Law CC,Lau WH

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although p53 and HER-2/neu overexpression are found in 30% of breast carcinomas in women of all ages and are associated with high rates of lymph node metastases, their role in women age < 30 years has not been studied extensively. METHODS:The institutional breast cancer data base was searched to identify yo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Maru D,Middleton LP,Wang S,Valero V,Sahin A

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Male patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer are known to have high risk of concomitant esophageal cancer developing. Thus, mass screening programs are pursued to detect such esophageal cancer early, and in a mass screening trial of patients with early oral and oropharyngeal cancer, the efficacy of Lugol...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ina H,Shibuya H,Ohashi I,Kitagawa M

更新日期：1994-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few cases of catecholamine-secreting paragangliomas of the neck reported in the literature, most of these being of the carotid body and glomus-jugulare type. This report cites the second case of a functioning vagal body tumor secreting norepinephrine predominantly and producing labile hypertension and sympto...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tannir NM,Cortas N,Allam C

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors draw on the lessons highlighted in preceding articles in the current supplement to provide recommendations for cancer screening intervention research and to highlight some of the many questions that will require further investigation. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Meissner HI,Vernon SW,Rimer BK,Wilson KM,Rakowski W,Briss PA,Smith RA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We synthesized doxorubicin (Adriamycin, Adria Laboratories, Columbus, OH)-loaded human albumin microspheres (containing approximately 1% doxorubicin w/w) between 15 and 20 micron in diameter. Intrarenal arterial administration of 99mTC-labeled microspheres demonstrated a high renal entrapment ratio (97% of recovered r...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kerr DJ,Willmott N,McKillop JH,Cummings J,Lewi HJ,McArdle CS

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the current study was to examine the surgical management of women with borderline ovarian tumors and the adequacy of initial staging according to the guidelines of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; to evaluate the impact of restaging operations; and to identify risk fa...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Fauvet R,Boccara J,Dufournet C,David-Montefiore E,Poncelet C,Daraï E

更新日期：2004-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:One promising area of current research in chemoprevention is the possibility that micronutrients, including vitamin A analogues, may decrease cancer incidence. The term "vitamin A" refers either to retinol (preformed vitamin A) and its synthetic analogues, or to certain carotenoids (provitamin A), which are converted ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hennekens CH,Mayrent SL,Willett W

更新日期：1986-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Hanford Tribal Service Program offers technical assistance and health education to American Indian tribes in an area reported to be affected by radiation from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, which was developed and operated by the United States federal government. This article describes strategies used ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Jensen RA

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporary neurologic abnormalities were detected in 9 of 60 patients undergoing treatment with high-dose methotrexate and citrovorum factor rescue (MTX-CF) for osteosarcoma. The incidence of abnormalities and abnormalities themselves were more severe than previously reported. This was attributed to an increased dose a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Jaffe N,Takaue Y,Anzai T,Robertson R

更新日期：1985-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Menorrhagia is a serious complication in young female oncology patients who suffer from severe thrombocytopenia during myelosuppressive treatment. To the authors' knowledge, little is known regarding the incidence of this complication or the effectiveness of possible therapies for its prevention. METHODS:In...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Meirow D,Rabinovici J,Katz D,Or R,Shufaro Y,Ben-Yehuda D

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients had supratentorial malignant brain tumors 7 to 9 years after prophylactic central nervous system (CNS) treatment for acute lymphocytic leukemia or malignant T-cell lymphoma. Therapy was administered at the age of 3 to 8 years and included cranial irradiation (total dose, 1800 to 2400 cGy) and intratheca...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Brüstle O,Ohgaki H,Schmitt HP,Walter GF,Ostertag H,Kleihues P

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and pharmacokinetic studies were performed regarding the toxicity of methyl 6-[3-(2-chloroethyl)-3-nitrosoureido]-6-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranoside (MCNU) with other drugs, in conjunction with a peripheral blood stem cell autograft (PBSCT), for treating 26 children with acute leukemia or lymphoma associated wit...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Takaue Y,Watanabe T,Hoshi Y,Abe T,Matsunaga K,Saito S,Hirao A,Kawano Y,Ninomiya T,Kuroda Y

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast reconstruction is performed with increasing frequency and has become important in the treatment of mastectomy patients. METHODS:The development of recurrent carcinoma after a mastectomy and transverse rectus abdominus myocutaneous (TRAM) flap procedure is described. RESULTS:The lesion was nonpalpabl...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mund DF,Wolfson P,Gorczyca DP,Fu YS,Love SM,Bassett LW

更新日期：1994-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies revealed that incidence rates of cutaneous melanoma (CM) were leveling off predominantly among younger people and patterns suggested birth-cohort effects. The current study analyzed the development of prognostic factors and survival in incident CM over 25 years. METHODS:All 45,483 patients wi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Buettner PG,Leiter U,Eigentler TK,Garbe C

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Telomeres are protective structures at the ends of linear chromosomes, regulated by a host of associated proteins. When telomeres become dysfunctional, genomic instability ensues. The vast majority of cells undergo apoptosis, although a rare cell may survive and become tumorigenic. METHODS:The authors used ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Prescott J,McGrath M,Lee IM,Buring JE,De Vivo I

更新日期：2010-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was performed to evaluate the use of the 1992 International Union Against Cancer (UICC)/American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) T categories for localized prostate cancer treated with radiation therapy and to compare the prognostic power of this system with the Whitmore-Jewett scheme. METHODS:T...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Zagars GK,Geara FB,Pollack A,von Eschenbach AC

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is hypothesized that oligometastatic disease represents a state of potentially curable, limited metastases. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an option for patients who are not amenable to or do not want resection. METHODS:From 2001 to 2006, 121 patients with < or =5 detectable metastases wer...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Milano MT,Katz AW,Muhs AG,Philip A,Buchholz DJ,Schell MC,Okunieff P

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to evaluate whether estramustine (estrogen mustard [EM]) is a promising alternative in the treatment of patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma (OVCA). EM is a microtubule-associated protein (MAP) specific antimicrotubule agent with low toxicity. METHODS:The authors investigated ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chen Z,Fadiel A,Jia JF,Sakamoto H,Carbone R,Naftolin F

更新日期：1999-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of research shows that a majority of patients with cancer report having religious and spiritual (R/S) beliefs, engaging in R/S behaviors, or deriving comfort from R/S experiences. These studies have been reviewed but not subjected to rigorous critical analysis. A meta-analytic approach is needed to prov...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Salsman JM,Fitchett G,Merluzzi TV,Sherman AC,Park CL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cisplatin, 5-flourouracil (5-FU), and leucovorin (PFL) chemotherapy has been reported to be effective in the treatment of cancers but severe mucositis or neutropenia are dose limiting toxicities. This Phase II study evaluated the anticancer effect and the toxicities of a new weekly 24-hour infusional PFL che...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Chi KH,Chan WK,Shu CH,Law CK,Chen SY,Yen SH,Chen KY

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few previous articles have analyzed the relation between infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and primary gastric lymphoma in a large number of patients. METHODS:Resected and biopsied specimens from 237 patients with primary gastric lymphoma were investigated for H. pylori using hematoxylin and eo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nakamura S,Yao T,Aoyagi K,Iida M,Fujishima M,Tsuneyoshi M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In estrogen target tissues and hormone-dependent tumors, the steroid enters the cells and binds to a cytoplasmic protein called the estrogen receptor (ER). The steroid-receptor complex then migrates to the nuclei, where it initiates the biochemicial events characteristic of estrogen stimulation. Since ER is absent in ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： McGuire WL

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies evaluating the efficacy of routine follow-up testing in detecting disease recurrence in treated lung carcinoma patients are lacking. METHODS:To investigate this subject, the authors studied 115 patients who had previously been entered on North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) small cell lung c...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Perez EA,Loprinzi CL,Sloan JA,Owens DT,Novotny PJ,Bonner JA

更新日期：1997-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic importance of various factors was analyzed for 347 patients registered by the Mycosis Fungoides Cooperative Group (MFCG). Extent of skin involvement at the time of registration and number of sites of clinically enlarged lymph nodes were clearly the most important prognostic variables, and were combined ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Green SB,Byar DP,Lamberg SI

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pilot study was done to determine the feasibility of adjuvant photodynamic therapy (PDT) in recurrent retroperitoneal sarcomas. Ten patients, who had recurrences after conventional methods of treatment, had repeated resections of the tumor and intraoperative photodynamic treatment to the tumor bed. The methods and e...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nambisan RN,Karakousis CP,Holyoke ED,Dougherty TJ

更新日期：1988-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen patients with primary or secondary liver tumors were treated by dearterialization of the liver and intraportal infusion of cytotoxic drugs. In 14 cases, ligation of the main (10), right and left (1), right and middle (1), and right (2) hepatic arteries was performed. In three in whom hepatic artery ligation ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Nagasue N,Inokuchi K,Kobayashi M,Ogawa Y,Iwaki A

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of immunotherapy with Nocardia rubra cell-wall skeleton (N-CWS) on remission duration and survival of adults with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) was studied in a prospective randomized controlled study. After having been induced into complete remission and having been consolidated, 73 patients were random...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ohno R,Nakamura H,Kodera Y,Ezaki K,Yokomaku S,Oguma S,Kubota Y,Shibata H,Ogawa N,Masaoka T

更新日期：1986-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of infantile hypercalcemic tumors (three rhabdoid renal tumors, one cellular mesoblastic nephroma, and one hepatoblastoma) to produce parathyroid hormone (PTH) was tested using RNA-DNA hybridization. Results were compared with those obtained in one lung epidermoid carcinoma and one parathyroid adenoma from...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rousseau-Merck MF,de Keyzer Y,Bourdeau A,Cournot G,Mercier F,Nezelof C

更新日期：1988-07-15 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