• Other types include adenocarcinoma, small cell carcinoma, and melanoma. (wikipedia.org)
  • Other types of anal cancer are adenocarcinoma, lymphoma, sarcoma or melanoma. (wikipedia.org)
  • Primary adenocarcinomas of the vulva are rare and especially the villoglandular mucinous adenocarcinoma of intestinal type is rare variant of vulvar adenocarcinoma. (hindawi.com)
  • In the 4th edition of WHO classification of tumors of female reproductive organs, primary villoglandular mucinous adenocarcinoma is defined as a primary invasive glandular epithelial tumor of intestinal type and the synonyms are cloacogenic carcinoma or cloacogenic adenocarcinoma [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The specimen of the vulvar biopsy was diagnosed vulvar adenocarcinoma. (hindawi.com)
  • The tumor had a large proportion of mitotic cells and its resemblance to adenocarcinoma of the large intestine was striking. (hindawi.com)
  • The high proportion of mitotic cells and resemblance to well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the large intestine suggested that this neoplasm was adenocarcinoma rather than adenoma. (hindawi.com)
  • Adenocarcinoma: Cancer that begins in glandular cells. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • Adenocarcinoma is more likely than squamous cell cancer to spread to the lungs and lymph nodes. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • A rare type of adenocarcinoma (clear cell adenocarcinoma) is linked to being exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) before birth. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • This is linked to a rare form of vaginal cancer called clear cell adenocarcinoma. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • The most common types of esophageal cancer are squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. (bcm.edu)
  • Endometrial cancer is usually endometrioid adenocarcinoma. (msdmanuals.com)
  • General references Endometrial cancer is usually endometrioid adenocarcinoma. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Human papillomavirus: Examination of squamous cell carcinoma tumor tissues from patients in Denmark and Sweden showed a high proportion of anal cancers to be positive for the types of HPV that are also associated with high risk of cervical cancer. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cloacogenic carcinoma is a rare tumor of the anorectal region originating from a persistent remnant of the cloacal membrane of the embryo. (wikipedia.org)
  • The tumor accounts for 2-3% of anorectal carcinomas and occurs more than twice as often in women. (wikipedia.org)
  • Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a nonmelanocytic skin cancer (ie, an epithelial tumor) that arises from basal cells (ie, small, round cells found in the lower layer of the epidermis). (medscape.com)
  • Afterward, the proliferative capacity and stemness of HCC tumor cells were determined through colony formation, cell counting kit-8, and sphere formation assays. (bvsalud.org)
  • The mainstay of treatment for recurrent vulvar cancer is surgery;however, for some cases, adequate excision of the tumor with clear margins can solely be achieved by exenteration and the formation of bowel and/or urinary stoma. (bmj.com)
  • Tumor markers are soluble glycoproteins that are found in the blood, urine, or tissues of patients with certain types of cancer. (medscape.com)
  • They are typically produced by tumor cells, but in some cases they may be produced by the body in response to malignancy or to certain benign conditions. (medscape.com)
  • Tumor markers are not elevated in all cancer patients, particularly patients with early-stage cancer. (medscape.com)
  • Sometimes, tumor marker values may rise after effective treatment (due to cell lysis), but the increase may not portend treatment failure. (medscape.com)
  • Ovarian cancer, uterine cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, and trophoblastic neoplasms are gynecologic malignancies for which tumor markers are in clinical use. (medscape.com)
  • Because pathologic diagnosis of ovarian cancer is difficult without laparotomy, tumor markers such as CA-125, in addition to diagnostic imaging, are useful in preoperative evaluation for ovarian cancer. (medscape.com)
  • No tumor markers with high sensitivity and high specificity for endometrial cancer are known at present, although CA-125 is often used in clinical practice. (medscape.com)
  • Even after appropriate treatment, patients may experience recurrence of their cancer either at the original site of the tumor, their lymph nodes, or in another part of their body such as the lungs. (bcm.edu)
  • Symptoms of recurrent head and neck cancer are very similar to those of the original tumor. (bcm.edu)
  • Is it possible to cure a widely metastatic cancer, a solid tumor? (medscape.com)
  • Decreasing the apoptotic threshold of tumor cells through protein kinase C inhibition and sphingomyelinase activation increases tumor killing by ionizing radiation. (uchicago.edu)
  • Because of the high incidence of local tumor recurrence in patients with rectal cancer, sigmoidoscopy should be performed every 3-6 months for 3 years. (health.am)
  • Chromosome 18q contains the DCC gene, a putative tumor suppressor gene frequently mutated in colon cancers. (medmuv.com)
  • These data strongly suggest that some gene on chromosome 18, is a tumor suppressor gene in endometrial cancers. (medmuv.com)
  • Then the patient was treated by vulvar tumor resection. (hindawi.com)
  • No invasion or no microinvasion of the tumor cells was seen. (hindawi.com)
  • c) Tumor cells show high-grade nuclear atypia. (hindawi.com)
  • An increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ without tumor formation. (lookformedical.com)
  • First, esophageal cancers are relatively uncommon in the United States, and thus many clinicians will not have experience treating individuals with these tumors with the same frequency as they do other tumor types. (bcm.edu)
  • As the incidence of anal cancer has increased in recent years, screening and early detection of anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) has become a necessity in patients at risk. (wikipedia.org)
  • Authors Keywords: FIGO 2023 endometrial cancer staging Abstract Endometrial cancer incidence is rapidly rising global. (cn1699.cn)
  • This study aimed to determine the incidence and mortality associated with cervical cancer and the coverage of Papanicolaou (Pap) cervical cytology in 20- to 69-year-old women in Fiji from 2004 to 2007. (researchgate.net)
  • The replication error (RER+) phenotype is characteristic of cancers arising in HNPCC kindreds (a familial cancer syndrome with a high incidence of colon, endometrial, gastric, and a lower incidence of ovarian and pancreatic cancers), and is also found in approximately 20% of sporadic endometrial cancers. (medmuv.com)
  • Sung H. Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries. (cancercentrum.se)
  • Kirrander P, Sherif A, Friedrich B, Lambe M, Hakansson U, steering committee of the Swedish National Penile Cancer R. The Swedish National Penile Cancer Register: Incidence, Tumour Characteristics, Management and Survival. (cancercentrum.se)
  • Low-risk types (e.g., types 6 and 11) can cause benign or low-grade cervical cell changes, genital warts, and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • 6] Case reports have described AN associated with hematologic malignancies, including acute myeloid leukemia, and even benign gastrointestinal neoplasms. (medscape.com)
  • Having had a hysterectomy for tumors that were benign (not cancer) or cancer. (oncologyforwomen.org)
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  • Pseudolymphoma is characterized by a benign infiltration of lymphoid cells or histiocytes which microscopically resembles a malignant lymphoma. (lookformedical.com)
  • In 2010, Gardasil was approved in the US to prevent anal cancer and pre-cancerous lesions in males and females aged 9 to 26 years. (wikipedia.org)
  • The vaccine has been used before to help prevent cervical, vulvar, and vaginal cancer, and associated lesions caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18 in women. (wikipedia.org)
  • Effect of human papillomavirus vaccines on vulvar, vaginal, and anal intraepithelial lesions and vulvar cancer. (cancer.gov)
  • Mohs surgery has become the treatment of choice for most skin cancers on the head and neck, as well as for recurrent or histologically aggressive lesions. (medscape.com)
  • It proved to be a valid biomarker especially in detecting squamous intraepithelial lesions in cervical liquid-based samples and in discerning these lesions from their mimickers, as well as in ovarian, endometrial, vulvar, primary and metastatic melanomas, breast, pancreatic and renal cell carcinomas. (medsci.org)
  • Clinically, diabetic fibrous mastopathy is characterized by solitary or multiple ill-defined, painless, immobile, discrete lesions in one or both breasts that raise the suspicion of carcinoma. (health.am)
  • The mammographic and sonographic findings of these lesions are also highly suspicious for breast cancer, so a biopsy is always essential for definitive diagnosis. (health.am)
  • Core needle biopsy may be useful in the diagnosis of recurrent lesions on follow-up. (health.am)
  • Cancer of the cervix, vagina, and vulva. (cancer.gov)
  • Late rectal sequelae following definitive radiation therapy for carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a dosimetric analysis. (uchicago.edu)
  • A procedure to collect cells from the surface of the cervix and vagina. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • A piece of cotton, a brush, or a small wooden stick is used to gently scrape cells from the cervix and vagina. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • The objective of a cervical screening programme is to prevent invasive cancer of the cervix by detecting and treating pre-invasive disease of the cervix. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Risk factors and treatment for recurrent vulvar squamous cell carcinoma. (nih.gov)
  • The gold standard for the detection of urothelial carcinoma is represented by urethro-cystoscopy and biopsy. (medsci.org)
  • On physical examination, a 4 cm nodular yellowish lesion on the vestibule under the orifice of the urethra was seen and vulvar biopsy was taken. (hindawi.com)
  • Essentially all cervical cancers are attributable to high-risk HPV types ( 8 ), and approximately 70% of cervical cancer cases worldwide are caused by types 16 and 18 ( 9 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Both vaccines protect against HPV types 16 and 18, which cause 70% of cervical cancers. (cdc.gov)
  • This is based on final overall survival results from the phase 3 randomized KEYNOTE-826 study , which showed that adding immunotherapy resulted in a 40% reduction in risk of death compared with chemotherapy alone for women with advanced cervical cancers expressing programmed cell death-ligand-1 (PD-L1). (medscape.com)
  • Other frequently involved regions include 10q, 3p, and 18q, with no significant differences found in the chromosomal regions involved in endometrial from cervical cancers. (medmuv.com)
  • Present studies report that high expression of GINS complex subunit 1 (GINS1) is notably pertinent to poor survival for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but it remains unclear how GINS1 affects the progression of HCC. (bvsalud.org)
  • Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major public health problem affecting 400 million people worldwide, and is a common cause of chronic liver failure (cirrhosis) and hepatocellular carcinoma. (bvsalud.org)
  • Squamous vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia: 2004 modified terminology, ISSVD Vulvar Oncology Subcommittee. (cancer.gov)
  • Colonoscopy in colorectal-cancer screening for detection of advanced neoplasia. (health.am)
  • The effective control of vulvar tumors by electrochemotherapy may contribute to improvement of quality-of-life. (bmj.com)
  • Beta-hCG and alpha-fetoprotein have proved to be useful markers for ovarian germ cell tumors. (medscape.com)
  • Unraveling how cancer cells stop the immune system from recognizing tumors as dangerous. (benaroyaresearch.org)
  • Although this most common gynecologic cancer carries the best prognosis, it is important to differentiate between the classic endometrioid tumors that tend to be estrogen dependent and well differentiated, from other less common high-risk uterine malignancies, such as uterine papillary serous carcinomas (UPSCs), clear cell carcinomas, mixed mullerian tumors (MMTs), or sarcomas, which appear to have a different biology. (medmuv.com)
  • Mutation of the transforming growth factor (TGF) beta receptor type II gene is common in RER+ colon and gastric cancers, but uncommon in RER+ endometrial cancers even those arising in HNPCC kindreds, suggesting that the genesis of RER+ tumors even within the same familial cancer syndrome is not the same. (medmuv.com)
  • Although inactivation of both alleles of either hMSH2 or MLH1 (DNA mismatch repair genes) appears to underlie microsatellite instability in tumors of HNPCC kindreds, similar to the findings in sporadic colon cancers, sporadic endometrial cancers were not associated with mutations of any of the four known human mismatch repair genes. (medmuv.com)
  • Notable was the almost complete absence of Ki-ras mutations in an aggressive form of endometrial cancer, UPSC, when compared to the usual endometrioid tumors. (medmuv.com)
  • Specifically the research showed that the most significantly deregulated genes in the HPV-positive tumors are cell cycle regulators. (moffitt.org)
  • These data provided evidence that HPV-positive tumors may be more sensitive to chemotherapy and molecular inhibitors that specifically target cell cycle. (moffitt.org)
  • Chromosome 17p is frequently involved, which contains the p53 gene known to confer a poor prognosis in endometrial cancers when mutated or deleted, and which plays an important role in the transition to carcinoma from atypical hyperplasia. (medmuv.com)
  • Kirsten (Ki)-ras activating point mutations in codons 12 and 13 have been implicated in the development of atypical endometrial hyperplasias and endometrioid carcinomas in Japanese women, as well as in colon cancers. (medmuv.com)
  • In contrast, 25% of uterine sarcomas, an entity not recognized to be part of a familial cancer syndrome, exhibits microsatellite instability that may be related to a mutation in the hMSH2 gene. (medmuv.com)
  • Cancer Stat Facts: Uterine Cancer. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Based on the study in Denmark and Sweden, Parkin estimated that 90% of anal cancers are attributable to HPV. (wikipedia.org)
  • Most anal cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (epidermoid carcinomas), that arises near the squamocolumnar junction. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cardiac AL amyloidosis presenting as recurrent dyspnoea in a patient with cancer: an important clinical clue to an early diagnosis. (nih.gov)
  • More than half of the anal-cancer patients studied were current smokers at the time of diagnosis, as compared to a smoking rate of about 23 percent among the controls. (wikipedia.org)
  • Because cytology alone is not highly sensitive for detection of low grade urothelial carcinoma and recurrence of the disease, several adjunct markers and urine based tests for urothelial carcinoma have been developed, which can help in the final diagnosis. (medsci.org)
  • The appearance of paraneoplastic AN usually coincides with the presence of malignancy, but it can precede or follow the diagnosis of cancer and thus may signal a relapse in patients with a history of cancer. (medscape.com)
  • It's not common that treatment for most health problems, including most cancers, needs to start immediately after diagnosis. (surgerysecondopinion.com)
  • The thoracic oncologists and gastroenterologists at the Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center specialize in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer. (bcm.edu)
  • Carcinoma of the vulva is an uncommon malignancy, but one that is amenable to early diagnosis if symptoms and signs are appropriately investigated. (annals.edu.sg)
  • PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA [January 8, 2020] - New research in the January 2020 issue of JNCCN-Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network uses data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) from 2000 to 2017 to examine self-reported drinking habits among people reporting a cancer diagnosis. (nccn.org)
  • Vaginal cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the vagina. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • Vaginal cancer is not common. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • Squamous cell vaginal cancer spreads slowly and usually stays near the vagina, but may spread to the lungs, liver, or bone. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • This is the most common type of vaginal cancer. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • Older age and having an HPV infection are risk factors for vaginal cancer. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • Not every person with one or more of these risk factors will develop vaginal cancer, and it will develop in people who don't have any known risk factors. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • Signs and symptoms of vaginal cancer include pain or abnormal vaginal bleeding. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • Vaginal cancer often does not cause early signs or symptoms. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • Signs and symptoms may be caused by vaginal cancer or by other conditions. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • Tests that examine the vagina and other organs in the pelvis are used to diagnose vaginal cancer. (oncologyforwomen.org)
  • This summary addresses squamous cell cancer of the vulva and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasias (VIN), some of which are thought to be precursors to invasive squamous cell cancers. (cancer.gov)
  • Invasive and preinvasive neoplasms of the vulva may be HPV-induced, and the carcinogenic effect may be widespread in the vulvar epithelium. (cancer.gov)
  • In addition to cervical cancer, HPV infection also is the cause of some other anogenital cancers such as cancer of the vulva, vagina, penis, and anus, as well as cancer of the oropharynx ( 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Keywords: carcinoma of vulva, laparoscopic minimally inv. (cn1699.cn)
  • BMC Cancer 2022 Apr 23;22(1):445. (nih.gov)
  • Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection: In many cases, the development of vulvar cancer is preceded by condyloma or squamous dysplasia. (cancer.gov)
  • Human papillomavirus in clinically and histologically normal tissue of patients with genital cancer. (cancer.gov)
  • Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA is present in the majority of squamous cell cancers of the anus. (researchgate.net)
  • Immune landscape in molecular subtypes of human papillomavirus-negative head and neck cancer. (moffitt.org)
  • Symptoms of anal cancer can include pain or pressure in the anus or rectum, a change in bowel habits, a lump near the anus, rectal bleeding, itching or discharge. (wikipedia.org)
  • For each stage, rectal cancers have a worse prognosis. (health.am)
  • Combined modality therapy for rectal cancer. (health.am)
  • Zurück zum Zitat Haffty BG, Fischer D, Beinfield M, McKhann C (1991) Prognosis following local recurrence in the conservatively treated breast cancer patient. (springermedizin.de)
  • Squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) at high risk for local recurrence or metastasis are best treated with Mohs surgery. (medscape.com)
  • About 75% to 100% of basaloid and warty carcinomas harbor HPV infection. (cancer.gov)
  • Conclusions Electrochemotherapy is an effective and minimally invasive treatment modality in the palliative care management of patients with vulvar cancer. (bmj.com)
  • Vulvar cancer is a rare disease, accounting for 2% to 5% of all gynecological malignancies. (bmj.com)
  • Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is one the most common malignancies derived from the urothelium of the lower urinary tract. (medsci.org)
  • Fallopian tube cancer is the least common of gynaecological malignancies. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Talk with your doctor if you think you may be at risk or if you recognize any signs and symptoms of esophageal cancer, which includes weight loss, difficulty swallowing, cough or heartburn. (bcm.edu)
  • Sentinel lymph node procedure in patients with recurrent vulvar squamous cell carcinoma: a proposed protocol for a multicentre observational study. (nih.gov)
  • Repeat sentinel lymph node procedure in patients with recurrent vulvar squamous cell carcinoma is feasible. (nih.gov)
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  • Zurück zum Zitat Creutzberg CL et al (2003) Survival after relapse in patients with endometrial cancer: results from a randomized trial. (springermedizin.de)
  • Prognostic factors in ovarian carcinoma stage III patients. (bmj.com)
  • Dr. Hong's informatics research program focuses on the development and implementation of computational tools in the clinic to provide personalized, precision cancer care for patients. (ucsf.edu)
  • Accrual is continuing to evaluate safety and efficacy for patients with anal cancer. (researchgate.net)
  • Each year, tens of millions of people are diagnosed with cancer around the world, and more than half of the patients eventually die from it. (health.am)
  • CHICAGO - A new standard of care for patients with chemotherapy-naive persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer is first-line therapy with the combination of the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) with platinum-based chemotherapy and paclitaxel ― with or without bevacizumab. (medscape.com)
  • At the briefing, Monk raised the possibility that adding immunotherapy to the standard of care could offer a chance for cure for some patients with advanced or recurrent cervical cancer. (medscape.com)
  • As previously reported by Medscape Medical News, since 2014, the standard of care for treating patients with recurrent, persistent, or metastatic cervical cancer has been chemotherapy with a platinum compound, paclitaxel, and bevacizumab, based on the results of the GOG 240 study . (medscape.com)
  • Continuous infusion paclitaxel, 5-fluorouracil, and hydroxyurea with concomitant radiotherapy in patients with advanced or recurrent head and neck cancer. (uchicago.edu)
  • Phase I study of concomitant chemoradiotherapy with paclitaxel, fluorouracil, and hydroxyurea with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support for patients with poor-prognosis cancer of the head and neck. (uchicago.edu)
  • Thymidylate synthase expression and response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with advanced head and neck cancer. (uchicago.edu)
  • Patients who did not undergo full colonoscopy preoperatively should undergo colonoscopy within 3-6 months postoperatively to exclude other synchronous colorectal neoplasms and 1 year thereafter. (health.am)
  • Although great strides have been made in treating cancers, a significant number of patients still reach the point at which no curative treatment is. (annals.edu.sg)
  • These results point to the fact that more research on alcohol use is needed for all subsets of survivors of cancer, perhaps with an emphasis on reduction in patients who feel well and report excessive drinking. (nccn.org)
  • Although most infections cause no symptoms and are self-limited, persistent HPV infection can cause cervical cancer in women as well as other anogenital cancers, oropharyngeal cancer, and genital warts in men and women. (cdc.gov)
  • Regular visits and open discussions of your symptoms after therapy, with your cancer treatment team, are important to help us identify and diagnose recurrent cancer early and effectively. (bcm.edu)
  • New onset of symptoms or a rising CEA warrants investigation with chest and abdominal CT to look for recurrent or metastatic disease that may be amenable to therapy. (health.am)
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  • ProEx C biomarker, urothelial carcinoma, urine cytology samples. (medsci.org)
  • Urethro-cystoscopy, which is best for detecting low-grade urothelial carcinoma (LGUC), and urine cytology as supplement, often the test that recognizes high-grade urothelial carcinoma (HGUC) are the current approaches for the initial detection and follow-up of UCs. (medsci.org)
  • The results of this study solidify the addition of pembrolizumab to chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab in people with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer as the frontline standard of care for this disease. (medscape.com)
  • Re-irradiation with concomitant chemotherapy of unresectable recurrent head and neck cancer: a potentially curable disease. (uchicago.edu)
  • Favorable long-term survival following induction chemotherapy with cisplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin and concomitant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer. (uchicago.edu)
  • Perspectives on combination chemotherapy with concomitant radiotherapy for poor-prognosis head and neck cancer. (uchicago.edu)
  • Induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiation for advanced head and neck cancer: improved disease control and survival. (uchicago.edu)
  • Advances in chemotherapy for colorectal cancer. (health.am)
  • Cancers will recur in 30-80% of cases, with a progression to muscle invasive disease of 1-45% within 5 year [ 2 , 3 ]. (medsci.org)
  • Background: There are few population-based data on the disease burden of cervical cancer from developing countries, especially South Pacific islands. (researchgate.net)
  • Cancer is a major burden of disease worldwide. (health.am)
  • Results from the Anal Cancer HSIL Outcomes Research (ANCHOR) study have provided additional evidence supporting early identification and treatment of HPV-related anal disease. (hivguidelines.org)
  • This review will focus only on common VID, and a few rare conditions with characteristic features such as Crohn's disease, plasma cell vulvitis, acantholytic disorder of genitocrural area, desquamative vulvitis, and atrophic vulvovaginitis. (jsstd.org)
  • Autoimmune vesiculobullous conditions, drug-induced vulvar dermatoses and many such, which occur as part of generalized disease, are not discussed here. (jsstd.org)
  • There are more than 200 forms of this often devastating disease, which are characterized by the uncontrolled and destructive growth of cells. (benaroyaresearch.org)
  • Cervical cancer is a preventable disease that affects nearly half a million women worldwide. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Detection and Prevention of Cancer Surgical Management Acute Respiratory Failure Sinus Node Dysrhythmias Orbital Fractures Parkinson Disease Liver Metastases Anatomic and Physiologic Overview Components of the Electrocardiogram Enfermería medicoquirúrgica. (britzerdamm.de)
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  • A history of cervical, vaginal or vulval cancers Cloacogenic. (wikipedia.org)
  • thus the hereditary form of endometrial cancer alone does not appear to portend a worse prognosis than the sporadic form. (medmuv.com)
  • Smoking cessation is the most important way to prevent recurrent head and neck cancer. (bcm.edu)
  • Risks and benefits of celecoxib to prevent recurrent adenomas. (health.am)
  • Anal cancer is a cancer which arises from the anus, the distal opening of the gastrointestinal tract. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mohs surgery is a surgical technique used to treat various skin cancers that allows precise microscopic control of the margins by utilizing tangentially cut frozen-section histology. (medscape.com)
  • A retrospective study by Reeder et al of the use of Mohs surgery from 1995 to 2010 in the United States found an upward trend in the technique's utilization but a low percentage of skin cancers (10% on average) being treated with this surgery. (medscape.com)
  • Methods: National data on the incident cases of histologically confirmed cervical cancer and the associated deaths, and on Pap smear results were collected from all pathology laboratories, and cancer and death registries in Fiji from 2004 to 2007. (researchgate.net)
  • See clinical trials for esophageal cancer. (bcm.edu)
  • Driven by obesity and acid reflux, esophageal cancer has become the fastest rising cancer in Caucasian men in the United States. (bcm.edu)
  • The Esophageal Cancer Center offers a comprehensive array of services that are tailored to address your individual needs. (bcm.edu)
  • The esophageal cancer group at the NCI-designated Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center has put together a focused team of specialists who provide coordinated, innovative services for prevention, detection and treatment for esophageal cancer. (bcm.edu)
  • Members of the Esophageal Cancer Center work in concert to create an individualized treatment plan upfront, so that the right combination and sequence of therapies can be recommended to ensure the best possible outcome you, the patient. (bcm.edu)
  • In esophageal cancer, cancer starts on the inner lining of the esophagus and spreads outwards through the muscular layers of the esophagus. (bcm.edu)
  • The American Cancer Society's estimates about 16,940 new esophageal cancer cases diagnosed (13,360 in men and 3,580 in women) in 2017. (bcm.edu)
  • Aging, smoking, heavy alcohol use, and Barrett's esophagus can increase the risk of esophageal cancer. (bcm.edu)
  • Esophageal cancer can be diagnosed through an imaging test (CT or CAT, MRI or PET scans), a barium swallow or an endoscopy exam. (bcm.edu)
  • Treatment of esophageal cancer requires a complex coordination of care between four different doctors: a thoracic surgeon, gastroenterologist, radiation oncologist and medical oncologist. (bcm.edu)
  • Endometrioid cancers arising in Japanese women tend to be high grade and deeply invasive, are less common than in the United States , and are not generally associated with hormonal exposure. (medmuv.com)
  • American Cancer Society: Cancer Facts and Figures 2023. (cancer.gov)
  • American Cancer Society, 2023. (cancer.gov)
  • Indications for single-agent therapy, preferred second-line therapy, subsequent therapy, relapsed or refractory therapy, pediatric and adult treatment, and limitations of use are all addressed within each section of specific cancer. (ibx.com)
  • Another possibility is that smoking suppresses the immune system, which can decrease the body's ability to clear persistent infection or abnormal cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • The prevailing evidence favors HPV infection as a causative factor in many genital tract carcinomas. (cancer.gov)
  • Persistent infection with oncogenic HPV types can cause cervical cancer in women as well as other anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers in women and men. (cdc.gov)
  • These medications act by suppressing the immune system, leaving the patient exposed to severe infection and at risk of cancer. (hrb.ie)
  • Providers at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center have the expertise to treat recurrent head and neck cancer. (bcm.edu)
  • Surgery with appropriate reconstruction, radiation or re-irradiation and systemic therapy are all options available for the treatment of recurrent head and neck cancer at the Cancer Center. (bcm.edu)
  • See clinical trials for head and neck cancer. (bcm.edu)
  • Head and neck cancer. (uchicago.edu)
  • Cisplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin augmented by interferon alfa-2b in head and neck cancer: a clinical and pharmacologic analysis. (uchicago.edu)
  • Radiation therapy with concomitant hydroxyurea and fluorouracil in stage II and III head and neck cancer. (uchicago.edu)
  • The interaction of 5-fluorouracil, hydroxyurea, and radiation in two human head and neck cancer cell lines. (uchicago.edu)
  • Neoadjuvant PFL augmented by methotrexate and piritrexim followed by concomitant chemoradiotherapy for advanced head and neck cancer: a feasible and active approach. (uchicago.edu)
  • Continued smoking after cancer treatment has been shown to lead to worse survival and quality-of-life outcomes. (bcm.edu)
  • Briefing co-moderater Julie R. Gralow, MD, chief medical officer and executive vice-president of ASCO, agreed that the survival benefit "is exciting to see, and in my long career as a breast medical oncologist, I'm pretty sure we cure some metastatic breast cancer. (medscape.com)
  • Overexpression of HER-2/neu has been associated with advanced stage, deep myometrial invasion, and poor survival in endometrial cancers in several studies. (medmuv.com)
  • To our knowledge this is the first reported case of an isolated vesicocutaneous fistula related to previous radiation therapy for recurrent vulvar cancer. (annals.edu.sg)
  • High risk of acute pulmonary toxicity with both myeloablative and non-myeloablative total body irradiation-based conditioning for allogeneic stem cell transplantation. (dukecancerinstitute.org)
  • Weekly paclitaxel/carboplatin in the treatment of locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic vulvar cancer. (nih.gov)