Interventional procedures for cancer pain management: when are they indicated?

abstract：:Twenty four patients with epithelial ovarian cancer, who were treated by chemotherapy after debulking surgery, were monitored by serial monthly CA125 estimation and half-yearly computerized axial tomogram (CAT) of abdomen and pelvis. The efficiency of these monitoring methods and that of clinical examination were comp...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Ngan HY,Wong LC,Chan SY,Ma HK

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The limited capacity to divide is one of the major differences between normal somatic cells and cancerous cells. This 'finite life span' of somatic cells is closely linked to loss of telomeric DNA at telomeres, the 'chromosome caps' consisting of repeated (7TAGGG) sequences., In more than 85% of advanced cancers, this...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Helder MN,Wisman GB,van der Zee GJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychosocial adjustment in adolescent cancer survivors has been documented to be quite variable. Factors mediating adjustment need to be identified. The current study is an exploration of the impact that cancer diagnosis and treatment has on adolescent's self-perceptions and the role this has in mediating adjustment i...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Smith K,Ostroff J,Tan C,Lesko L

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old man receiving monotherapy for lung cancer with dichloromethotrexate (DCM), and without exposure to other chemotherapeutic agents or known ototoxic drugs, developed profound cochleovestibular dysfunction. The initial presentation was vestibular. This resolved, but unilateral hearing loss ensued and contin...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Golden L,Ahlgren JD,Kattah J,Smith JW,Sisk R,Deeb Z

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ErbB receptors have been intensely studied to understand their importance in cancer biology and as therapeutic targets, and many ErbB inhibitors are now used in the clinical setting. A large number of studies have been conducted to examine the expression of ErbB family members in bone and soft tissue sarcomas, includi...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Wang H,Yang Q,Fu Z,Zuo D,Hua Y,Cai Z

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is an immunoresponsive malignancy. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a potent regulator of immunosuppression. The purpose of this research was to define the relationship of serum IL-10 to survival in patients with metastatic melanoma. Forty-one melanoma patients and 50 normal volunteers were analyzed. The median IL-1...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Nemunaitis J,Fong T,Shabe P,Martineau D,Ando D

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the role of the reactive stroma in cancer progression, we investigated decorin (DCN) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta expression, and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) activity in the tumorous esophagus. We found statistically insignificantly decreased levels of DCN expression in the patholo...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Augoff K,Grabowski K,Rabczynski J,Kolondra A,Tabola R,Sikorski AF

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N- and K-ras mutations at codons 12 and 13 were investigated using oligonucleotide hybridization analysis after PCR amplification and subsequent sequence analysis of the amplified DNA from the region of interest in the following prostatic primary and metastatic (met) carcinoma-derived cell lines: 1013L (primary), PC3 ...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Pergolizzi RG,Kreis W,Rottach C,Susin M,Broome JD

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relative risk factor of food items for colorectal cancer in four time periods through a case-control study in a Chinese rural area. METHODS:Colorectal cancer patients diagnosed at a county cancer center, Hebei Province, China, and non-cancer outpatients with similar age, sex, and place of...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Zhang B,Li X,Nakama H,Zhang X,Wei N,Zhang X,Zhang L

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computer visualization techniques (CVTs) are an emerging technology that can organize all cancer specialists. This article describes CVTs' ability to maximize the currently untapped advantages of intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). The visual speed and dynamic strategies inherent in CVTs improves IMRT by distilli...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Butler EB,Shukla V,Paulino AC,Lu HH,Butler R,Smiedala M,Kurk J,Grant WH 3rd,McGary JE,Teh BS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple-negative breast cancer is defined by the lack of expression of estrogen-receptor, progesterone-receptor, and HER-2/neu. It primarily, but not exclusively, carries the basal-like molecular profile on gene expression arrays and is associated with BRCA-1 and p53 mutations. It has an aggressive behavior and predile...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Maegawa RO,Tang SC

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucositis is a common and often serious acute morbidity when radiation is delivered to portals encompassing the oral cavity, pharynx, or esophagus. In an effort to minimize this side effect, the combination of sucralfate and fluconazole was prescribed to 40 patients. Half were given sucralfate, 1 g in suspension q.i.d...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Allison RR,Vongtama V,Vaughan J,Shin KH

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study investigated the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and human papillomavirus (HPV) in gliomas. A retrospective study was conducted on 112 samples. HCMV was investigated by PCR, in situ hybridization (ISH) and immunohistochemistry. HPV was tested by PCR and DNA ISH. HCMV was identified in 60 gliomas, including 55 G...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Limam S,Missaoui N,Hmissa S,Yacoubi MT,Krifa H,Mokni M,Selmi B

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells from 11 chronic lymphocytic leukemic (CLL) patients were induced to differentiate with various doses of tetradecanoyl phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) and the degree of induction was followed up to six days by measuring the expression of two surface membrane markers (SmIg and GP-70), Ig secretion, tartrate-resistant aci...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Gazitt Y,Gurfel D,Leizerowitz R,Feinstein H,Polliack A

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the production of chemiluminescence (CL) by peripheral blood neutrophils from 24 normal subjects, 13 lung cancer patients with clinical stages (CS) III and IV, and 27 breast cancer patients with CS II, III, and IV. Evaluations were made before chemo- and radiotherapy treatments. CL was expressed as: baselin...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Chasseing NA,Barañao RI,Fernández O,Bordenave H,Rumi LS

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hand-Foot Syndrome (HFS) is commonly reported in treatment with liposomal doxorubicin (LD) and capecitabine. We present 3 cases of HFS recall with gefitinib after previous LD therapy. The first 2 cases, in patients with head and neck cancer previously treated with paclitaxel and LD, developed on subsequent therapy wit...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Razis E,Karina M,Karanastassi S,Fountzilas G

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The breast cancer treatment failure rate remains unacceptably high. The current breast cancer treatment paradigm, based primarily on Gompertzian kinetics and animal models, advocates short-course, intensive chemotherapy subsequent to tumor debulking, citing drug resistance and host toxicity as the primary reasons for ...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Retsky MW,Swartzendruber DE,Bame PD,Wardwell RH

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PS-341, now known as bortezomib (Velcade[Millenium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA; and Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, LLC, Spring house, PA]), is a proteasome inhibitor approved for the treatment of refractory multiple myeloma. Preclinical and early clinical studies showed PS-341 to be ...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Engel RH,Brown JA,Von Roenn JH,O'Regan RM,Bergan R,Badve S,Rademaker A,Gradishar WJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In conclusion, the prognosis for women with stage I borderline tumors is excellent. Surgery alone is the recommended treatment. For young patients, fertility-sparing surgery is optimal, with a small percentage eventually developing tumor in the contralateral ovary. For patients with advanced stage borderline tumors, 1...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Gershenson DM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrrolidindithiocarbamate (PDTC), is a metal chelator widely used to study the activation of redox sensitive transcription factors. Recently it has been demonstrated that it manifests pro-oxidant properties. The nuclear factor-Kappa B (NF-kappaB) transcription factor can both promote cell survival and induce apoptosis...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Malaguarnera L,Pilastro MR,Vicari L,Dimarco R,Manzella L,Palumbo G,Messina A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) play an important role in the development of human cancers. In the present study, we observed that hMSCs promoted human prostate cancer (PCa) cell PC-3 growth in vivo and in vitro. The conditional medium of hMSCs promoted the proliferation, migration, and invasion of PC-3 cells. Th...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Ye H,Cheng J,Tang Y,Liu Z,Xu C,Liu Y,Sun Y

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis is the overwhelming cause of mortality in patients with breast cancer and our understanding of its cellular and molecular determinants is limited. Among cellular determinants, disseminated (DTC) tumor cells undoubtedly are key players in the metastatic cascade. In the past, several models have been construc...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Braun S,Auer D,Marth C

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages in malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) demonstrate a promalignant phenotype. They release mediators, which are a source of inflammation within the pleura. We established in vitro model proving that pleural macrophages isolated from effusions affect cancer cells in their pro- or anti-apoptotic activity via h...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Kaczmarek M,Rubis B,Frydrychowicz M,Nowicka A,Brajer-Luftmann B,Kozlowska M,Lagiedo M,Batura-Gabryel H,Sikora J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we evaluated SEA-H61D, a staphylococcal enterotoxin A mutant without emetic activity, as an antitumor agent in vitro and in vivo. It showed that SEA-H61D could significantly inhibit the growth of many cancer cell lines in vitro at very low concentrations by activating human peripheral blood mononuclear ...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Wang HR,Jiang H,Hao HJ,Zheng YL,Jie KG,Gu J,Jiang YQ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and BKV, JCV, and SV40 polyomaviruses (PYVs) are oncogenic viruses associated with different human tumors. Our aim was to determine if PYV and HPV sequences could be detected in human genital tumors. HPV types 6b, 11, 16, and 18 and PYV were investigated in 22 genital tumor samples and th...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Martini F,Iaccheri L,Martinelli M,Martinello R,Grandi E,Mollica G,Tognon M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-infiltrating leukocytes and other immunohistochemical parameters were evaluated in pretherapeutic biopsies and resection specimens in 73 patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy with doxorubicin and paclitaxel. Ten patients with pathological complete response had significantly higher p53 expression, CD3(+) l...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Hornychova H,Melichar B,Tomsova M,Mergancova J,Urminska H,Ryska A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes the literature on QoL in early stage lung cancer patients who underwent surgery. PubMed and PsycINFO were searched. Twelve articles from 10 distinct studies were identified for a total of 992 patients. Five QoL measures were used. One study reported only on pre-surgical QoL, six only on post-sur...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Yip R,Taioli E,Schwartz R,Li K,Becker BJ,Tam K,Htwe YM,Yankelevitz DF,Henschke CI

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-free circulating DNAs (cfcDNAs) have been recognized as promising biomarkers for a number of cancers. This study aimed to quantify the cfcDNA in colorectal cancer to assess its potential value as biomarker. Quantification of baseline cfcDNA was determined as the amount of free glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydroge...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Agah S,Akbari A,Talebi A,Masoudi M,Sarveazad A,Mirzaei A,Nazmi F

更新日期：2017-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Here 145 reported post-splenectomy infections in 115 patients with Hodgkin's disease are reviewed. Such infections can occur at any age (median age 19.8 years) and the interval from splenectomy to the infection is quite variable (median 21.9 months). Most infections are present clinically as pneumonia, septicemia, men...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Rosner F,Zarrabi MH

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospice programs do not identify burnout as a significant staff problem, even though there are many significant stressors for staff members doing hospice work. Hospices offer support in a wide variety of ways and settings through their human resources management. All this support is predicated on the assumption that t...

journal_title：Cancer investigation

authors： Brenner PR

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00