stigma in facially disfigured cancer patients

... HBV genotyping may evolve from a research tool into being an essential clinical diagnostic test, very much as HCV genotyping did One hurdle in the introduction of HBV genotyping to clinical practice ... Patients The study was approved by ethical committee and informed consents were obtained from all parents of each patients participating in the study This study included 70 pediatric cancer patients ... conflicting results in this context In a study of chronic carriers in which, surprisingly, 50% of the patients were infected with genotype A strains and 50% were infected with genotype D strains, Thakur...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 18:20

... HBV genotyping may evolve from a research tool into being an essential clinical diagnostic test, very much as HCV genotyping did One hurdle in the introduction of HBV genotyping to clinical practice ... Patients The study was approved by ethical committee and informed consents were obtained from all parents of each patients participating in the study This study included 70 pediatric cancer patients ... conflicting results in this context In a study of chronic carriers in which, surprisingly, 50% of the patients were infected with genotype A strains and 50% were infected with genotype D strains, Thakur...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... care in such women To this end, we performed a systematic review of HRQL research targeting breast cancer patients in Spain, analysing the studies published and instruments used, and summarizing ... “Spain” in PubMed, EMBASE and PsycINFO, with “Breast Cancer also being used as a key word; “Quality of life” AND “Breast cancer in Dialnet; “quality” AND “life” AND cancer AND “breast” in ... relative interest in HRQL research in breast cancer patients within a more international context The systematic search and review processes were conducted in accordance with PRISMA (Preferred Reporting...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... recent changes in lifestyle will increase the incidence of breast cancer in carrier families In conclusion, our findings suggest that the norms of accepting breast cancer cases for BRCA analysis ... low incidence of breast cancer in the Maghreb These factors are difficult to identify precisely, but their combined effect has serious consequences, as the clear increase in breast cancer incidence ... Atypical infiltrating ductal polymorphic infiltrating ductal III polymorphic infiltrating 0.7 II ductal cm infiltrating ductal cm II n.i p.Pro606fs atypical infiltrating duc- cm III tal 1614-01 c.2745dupT...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 17:20

... tumour characteristics including stage distribution [17] are detailed in table Pathology reports revealed in 80.7% invasiv ductal and in 9.2% invasiv lobular carcinoma; in 3.7% a DCIS was found ... was also involved in the clinical patient management KE participated in the study development especially by helping to define the Page of study endpoints KE was also actively involved in the data ... limitations in elderly female cancer survivors J Natl Cancer Inst 2006, 98:521-9 Watters JM, Yau JC, O’Rourke K, Tomiak E, Gertler SZ: Functional status is well maintained in older women during adjuvant...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:20

... including the internal mammary chain in left-sided breast cancer: dosimetric evaluation Radiother Oncol 2009, 90(1):99-105 30 Cozzi L, Fogliata A, Nicolini G, Bernier J: Clinical experience in ... rates really increasing in the United States? J Clin Oncol 2010, 28(21):3437-3441 El Saghir NS, Khalil MK, Eid T, El Kinge AR, Charafeddine M, Geara F, Seoud M, Shamseddine AI: Trends in epidemiology ... Kestin LL, Martinez AA, Wong JW: Significant reductions in heart and lung doses using deep inspiration breath hold with active breathing control and intensity-modulated radiation therapy for patients...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:20

... cut-off points, dividing high-risk patients from low-risk patients Discrimination Nine studies reported on discriminating ability of general prognostic models in ICU patients with cancer (Table ... seminated haematological disease, most patients in the study by Soares had locoregional cancer or cancer in remission only In 1998, Groeger and others developed a model specific for cancer patients ... oncological scoring systems in cancer patients requiring admission to the ICU Methods and materials Sources and selection criteria The information in this review is based on results of a Medline search...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:22

... cloning these into the pCR4-TOPO vector (Invitrogen) For each PCR, positive control plasmids containing the R- or Q-sequence were included Recombinant Proteins, Immunization Recombinant proteins ... protein was subsequently tested by immunofluorescence assay using HEK 293T cells expressing XMRV and cells expressing the gp70- or pr65 proteins alone No XMRV specific binding was seen, indicating ... found using RNA-based microarray techniques in tissue samples from prostate cancer patients [10] XMRV was detected predominantly in patients who are homozygous for the QQ allele at R462Q in the...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:22

... carinii pneumonia; VRE, vancomycin-resistant enterococcus; VZV, varicella-zoster virus present in seven patients, followed by central nervous system infections (two patients) , gastrointestinal infections ... monitoring, and treatment of infections and cardiopulmonary disorders in critically ill cancer patients Competing interests 13 14 15 16 17 The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... 289:2849-2856 Maris C, Martin B, Creteur J, Remmelink M, Piagnerelli M, Salmon I, Vincent JL, Demetter P: Comparison of clinical and post-mortem findings in intensive care unit patients Virchows Arch...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:21

... 33:741-744 26 Hamalainen S, Juutilainen A, Kuittinen T, Nousiainen T, Matinlauri I, Pulkki K, Koivula I, Jantunen E: Serum amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in hematological patients with ... comorbidities, and cancer- and treatmentrelated data For the purpose of the present study, individual organ failures were diagnosed in case of a SOFA score ≥ points in each domain [14] In addition, patients ... neutropenic septic cancer patients admitted in the ICU during the study period, and the remainder without neutropenia (N = 68) The patients main characteristics are depicted in Table The sources...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 08:21

... carboxyl-terminal ligand binding domain and an amino-terminal DNA-binding domain CAR forms a heterodimer with RXRα (Suino et al., 2004) The ligand binding domain of CAR is 40% similar to PXR, attributing ... count from baseline in cycle in Chinese nasopharyngeal cancer patients (N = 50) Summary of the incidence of grade & docetaxel toxicity in Asian nasopharyngeal cancer patients (N = 50) In- silico functional ... chromatography Heat-shock proteins Haplotype-tagging SNPs Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium Internal standard Intervening sequence Elimination rate constant Ligand binding domain Linkage disequilibrium Lactate...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 09:08

... polymorphisms in Asian breast cancer patients 123 ABCB1 polymorphisms and pharmacokinetics of doxorubicin and doxorubicinol in Asian breast cancer patients The influence of ABCB1 linked polymorphisms ... in Asian ethnic groups and breast cancer patients 190 Table 3.26 The influence of CBR1 polymorphisms on pharmacokinetics of doxorubicin and doxorubicinol in Asian breast cancer patients The influence ... polymorphisms in Asian breast cancer patients ABCG2 147 Table 3.12 ABCG2 polymorphisms and pharmacokinetics of doxorubicin and doxorubicinol in Asian breast cancer patients ABCG2 genotype frequencies in...

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 16:04

... Homocysteine metabolism 2.1 Plasma homocysteine As mentioned in the introduction homocysteine is a sulfur–containing intermediate in the normal metabolism of the essential amino acid methionine, ... mutation in the coding region for the 5,10-MTHFR binding site (C677T), leading to the substitution of an alanine to a valine effectively increases homocysteine levels increase and decreases methionine ... methionine and since homocysteine is an intermediate within this cycle, the body in this way is provided with all organic homocysteine The term homocysteine is used to define the combined pool...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 23:20

... Colorectal Cancer HPV: Human Papillomavirus HR: Homologous Recombination IARC: International Agency for Research on Cancer IFNγ: Interferon-γ IGF1: Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 IL: Interleukin IMRT: Intensity ... contributing factors Cervical cytology screening programs have led to a reduction in the incidence and mortality in the developed world Prophylactic HPV vaccines protect against persistent infection in ... effective in selected patients with endometrial cancer (71) 18 1.2.1.4 Cancer of the vulva, vagina and choriocarcinoma Cancer of the vulva and the vagina are relatively rare malignancies, accounting...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 13:20

... Survive: Cancer Patients Confront Holes in the Health Insurance System Catherine Guinn Florida Had to continue working during cancer treatments in order to maintain insurance coverage After graduating ... from her cancer treatment, including swelling, pain in her arm, intestinal distress, and a damaged larynx from the radiation She continues taking medication In April 2007 Jamie’s insurer informed ... and finding a job with employersponsored insurance, Catherine Guinn, 24, was diagnosed with stage II non-Hodgkin Lymphoma In order to maintain her health coverage, Catherine continued working...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 16:21

... http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/7/1/1 Figure Western blotting analysis of survivin protein in oral cancer cell lines Western blotting analysis of survivin protein in oral cancer cell lines Lysates ... Survivin expression in oral cancer cells We previously showed that the survivin mRNA level was elevated in various cancer cell lines, including gastric cancer cells, colon cancer cells, breast cancer ... apoptosis inhibitor protein survivin in cancer patients Cancer Res 2001, 61(3):869-872 Bachinsky MM, Guillen DE, Patel SR, Singleton J, Chen C, Soltis DA, Tussey LG: Mapping and binding analysis...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... (27.3% in case of leukemic patients, 47.6% in case of solid-tumor cancer patients) In both leukemic patients and solid-tumor cancer patients, gram-negative bacteria causing nosocomial RTI were mainly ... from SI in leukemic patients (Table 3) RTI = Respiratory Tract Infections, GITI = Gastro-Intestinal Tract Infections, SI = Skin Infections, BSI = Blood Stream Infections, UTI = Urinary Tract Infections ... predominant gram-negative bacteria in Bloodstream Infections (BSI), Urinary Tract Infections (UTI), Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI), Gastro-Intestinal Tract Infections (GITI), and Skin Infections...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... Translational Medicine 2009, 7:47 HER2 staining was scored utilizing a 3-point scoring system; we considered positive staining, if we observed strong continue and intense staining of the membrane in more ... findings implicate PAR1 as a potential marker for aggressive cancer Our findings strongly implicate PAR1 as a prominent factor involved in tumour progression in breast cancer, thereby supporting ... [14]] Our findings are consistent with previous findings showing mRNA of PAR1 is expressed in primary breast cancer tissue; mediates the invasive potential of certain breast cancer cell lines [13,15],...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... 348(10):891-899 Allin KH, Bojesen SE, Nordestgaard BG: Baseline C-reactive protein is associated with incident cancer and survival in patients with cancer J Clin Oncol 2009, 27(13):2217-24 Ghiringhelli ... C-reactive protein as independent prognostic variable in patients with ovarian cancer Clin Cancer Res 2008, 14(3):710-4 Williams DK, Muddiman C: Absolute Quantification of C-Reactive Protein in Human ... Examining the Hypothesis Vaccinations We have examined this hypothesis by taking L-CRP measurements over the weeks surrounding the vaccination times of patients with advanced melanoma to determine...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... patients confirming the results of former studies investigating Vβ-repertoire restrictions in blood of patients with other tumor entities, which have been interpreted as indication for the induction ... prognosis in colorectal cancer patients J Transl Med 2005, 3:3 Ropponen KM, Eskelinen MJ, Lipponen PK, Alhava E, Kosma VM: Prognostic value of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in colorectal cancer ... Ohtani H: CD8+ T cells infiltrated within cancer cell nests as a prognostic factor in human colorectal cancer Cancer Res 1998, 58:3491-3494 Oberg A, Samii S, Stenling R, Lindmark G: Different occurrence...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 16:20