Prognostic Factors in Young Women with Cutaneous Melanoma Burton AL, Egger ME, Quillo AR, Stromberg AJ, Hagendoorn L, Scoggins CR, Martin RC, McMasters KM, Callender GG. ABSTRACTBackground: Gender is an established prognostic factor in cutaneous melanoma; women as a group have a better overall prognosis than men. However, the investigators hypothesized that melanoma in young […]
Cancer, Dermatology, Oncology, skin cancerAmiodarone and the risk of cancer Su VY, Hu YW, Chou KT, Ou SM, Lee YC, Lin EY, Chen TJ, Tzeng CH, Liu CJ. Amiodarone and the risk of cancer: A nationwide population-based study. Cancer. 2013 May 1;119(9):1699-705. Epub 2013 Apr 8.Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Abstract BACKGROUND:In postmarketing surveillance, […]
Cancer, medication, men, OncologyAmiodarone and the risk of cancer: a nationwide population-based study Vincent Yi-Fong Su, Yu-Wen Hu, Kun-Ta Chou, Shuo-Ming Ou, Yu-Chin Lee, Elizabeth Ya-Hsuan Lin, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Cheng-Hwai Tzeng, Chia-Jen Liu. Published online: 8 APR 2013 Abstract Background In postmarketing surveillance, the US Food and Drug Administration has reported the development of lung masses, […]
Cancer, cardiac, Cardiology, Oncology
One option for a targeted cancer treatment is the creation of a vaccine that induces an immune response focused solely on cancer cells. This vaccine works on the premise of introducing a peptide into the patient to stimulate formation of T cells that recognize the peptide found in a protein on cancer cells, triggering cancer […]
Cancer, Oncology