Journal of clinical oncology : official journal…
2004
PURPOSE
The three principal studies dedicated to the natural history of peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from colorectal cancer consistently showed median survival ranging between 6 and 8 months. New… (More)
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal…
2012
PURPOSE
Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) originating from an appendiceal mucinous neoplasm remains a biologically heterogeneous disease. The purpose of our study was to evaluate outcome and long-term… (More)
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal…
2007
PURPOSE
This phase III clinical trial evaluated the impact on disease-free survival (DFS) of adding oxaliplatin to bolus weekly fluorouracil (FU) combined with leucovorin as surgical adjuvant therapy… (More)
Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a clinical term for gelatinous ascites, usually secondary to an appendiceal tumor. The pathologic classification of pseudomyxoma peritonei and its associated appendiceal… (More)
Genetic variations in DNA repair may impact repair functions, DNA damage and breast cancer risk. Using data/samples collected from the first 752 Caucasians and 141 African-Americans in an ongoing… (More)
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal…
2009
PURPOSE
This multi-institutional registry study evaluated cytoreductive surgery (CRS) combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma… (More)
OBJECTIVES
Restorative yoga (RY) is a gentle type of yoga that may be beneficial for cancer patients and post-treatment survivors. Study goals were: to determine the feasibility of implementing a RY… (More)
BACKGROUND
Peritoneal dissemination of abdominal malignancy (PSD) has a clinical course marked by bowel obstruction and death. We have been using aggressive cytoreductive surgery with intraperitoneal… (More)
The risks of transfusion-associated infectious disease have led to a reassessment of transfusion practice, which in turn has resulted in a trend toward the reduction of homologous transfusion. This… (More)
We sought to prospectively assess the diagnostic performance of a high-resolution positron emission tomography (PET) scanner using mild breast compression (positron emission mammography [PEM]). Data… (More)