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Racial disparity in death from colorectal cancer
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2011-03-01)
BACKGROUND: The reasons blacks have higher mortality rates from colorectal cancer (CRC) than non-Hispanic whites are not fully understood. Blacks have higher rates of vitamin D deficiency than non-Hispanic whites, and ...
Changes in surgical management resulting from case review at a breast cancer multidisciplinary tumor board
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2006-11-15)
BACKGROUND The treatment of breast cancer requires a multidisciplinary approach, and patients are often referred to a multidisciplinary cancer clinic. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the impact of this ...
Higher population‐based incidence rates of triple‐negative breast cancer among young African‐American women
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2011-06-15)
BACKGROUND: Differences in the breast cancer burden of African‐American women compared with white American women are well documented. Recent controversies have emerged regarding age‐appropriate mammographic screening ...
African ancestry and higher prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2010-11-01)
BACKGROUND: The study of breast cancer in women with African ancestry offers the promise of identifying markers for risk assessment and treatment of triple-negative disease. METHODS: African American and white American ...
Impact of estrogen receptor expression and other clinicopathologic features on tamoxifen use in ductal carcinoma in situ
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2006-05-15)
BACKGROUND Recent data have demonstrated that benefit from adjuvant tamoxifen therapy for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is limited to estrogen receptor (ER)-positive lesions. The objective of the current ...
Correlates of patient satisfaction and provider trust after breast-conserving surgery
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2008-04-15)
BACKGROUND Although breast-conserving therapy (BCS) is considered the standard of care for early-stage breast cancer, up to 20% of patients are dissatisfied. The effect of treatment-related factors on patient satisfaction ...
Desmoplastic and neurotropic melanoma
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2004-02-01)
BACKGROUND Desmoplastic and neurotropic melanoma (DNMM) occasionally metastasizes to regional lymph nodes and extranodal sites. The value of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has not been demonstrated clearly for patients ...
Guide for investigators conducting international cancer research involving developing nations
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2010-03-15)
No abstract.
Intercellular calcium waves in cultured enteric glia from neonatal guinea pig
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2003-05)
Enteric glia are important participants in information processing in the enteric nervous system. However, intercellular signaling mechanisms in enteric glia remain largely unknown. We postulated that intercellular calcium ...
Use of the National Cancer Data Base to develop clinical trials accrual targets that are appropriate for minority ethnicity patients
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2006-01-01)
BACKGROUND Disparities in cancer outcome among different subsets of the American population related to ethnic background have been well documented. Clinical trials represent the most powerful strategy for improving cancer ...