PURPOSE
The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer conducted a randomized trial investigating the role of radiotherapy (RT) after local excision (LE) of ductal carcinoma-in-situ… (More)
Tumours have at least two mechanisms that can alter dendritic cell (DC) maturation and function. The first affects the ability of haematopoietic progenitors to differentiate into functional DCs; the… (More)
Three thousand sixty-six patients underwent cardiopulmonary bypass at the Maimonides Medical Center over a 5-year period from January 1, 1987, to January 1, 1992. Of these patients, 1,890 (62%) were… (More)
BACKGROUND
Surgical removal of axillary lymph node and histologic examination for metastases are used to determine whether adjuvant treatment is necessary for patients with breast cancer. Axillary… (More)
The clinical use of breast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is increasing, especially for applications requiring paramagnetic contrast-agent injection. This document presents a synthetic list of… (More)
BACKGROUND
Although axillary surgery is still considered to be a fundamental part of the management of early breast cancer, it may no longer be necessary either as treatment or as a guide to adjuvant… (More)
RATIONALE
The risk of women developing a breast cancer (BC) after receiving chest radiotherapy for paediatric cancers and Hodgkin lymphomas is well established. The aim of this study was to assess… (More)
OBJECTIVE: To determine parameters of weight history useful for the assessment of weight cycling and their association with psychological distress and binge eating.DESIGN: Cross-sectional.SUBJECTS: A… (More)
From 1976 to 1994, we followed 55 children with occult spinal dysraphism (OSD). The average age at diagnosis was 4.5 years (range: 24 days–21 years). In 13 cases the OSD was associated with anorectal… (More)
the study was designed to determine how tumour hormone receptor status affects the subsequent pattern over time (dynamics) of breast cancer recurrence and death following conservative primary breast… (More)