February 2016 - 23 articles
Following up on its first workshop—the Current Oncology Scholar’s Forum and Workshop—on 12 May 2012 in China, Current Oncology initiated a 2nd conference in 2015, to communicate with Chinese and other Asian physicians and researchers, with the aim of...
Objective: We explored the role of insulin-like growth factor 1 (igf-1) in the development of lung cancer. We used immunohistochemistry to measure the expression of igf-1 and igf-1 receptor (igf-1r) in specimens of tissue and perioperative circulatio...
Background: Sperm cryopreservation remains the only clinically feasible option to preserve male fertility. The quality of counselling provided by the treating physicians and the cost of sperm cryopreservation can both influence a patient’s decision a...
Objectives: Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is often treated with surgery, with or without adjuvant radiation therapy (RT). We evaluated disease characteristics, treatments, and potentially prognostic variables in patients with ACC. Methods: Our retr...
T-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a malignancy of white blood cells, characterized by an uncontrolled accumulation of T-cell progenitors. During leukemic progression, immature T cells grow abnormally and crowd into the bone marrow, preve...
Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), who typically have increased susceptibility because of hypogammaglobulinemia (HGG) related to their disease and its treatment. Immunoglobulin...
The annual Eastern Canadian Colorectal Cancer Consensus Conference held in Montreal, Quebec, 17–19 October 2013, marked the 10-year anniversary of this meeting that is attended by leaders in medical, radiation, and surgical oncology. The goal of the...
Background: Many prostate cancers (pcas) are indolent and, if left untreated, are unlikely to cause death or morbidity in a man’s lifetime. As a result of testing for prostate-specific antigen, more such cases are being identified, leading to concern...
As a doctor with particular experience, when you see a patient with a certain unfortunate skin color [...]
Objective: We explored the relationship between HLA-DRB1 allele polymorphisms and familial aggregation of hepatocellular carcinoma (fHCC). Methods: Polymerase chain reaction sequence-specific primers were used to determine HLA-DRB1 genotypes for 130...
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