Breast Cancer: Coping with Hair Loss by Martha Monroe, Barbara Shea

“…There are so many things to pay attention to when faced with cancer and chemotherapy that many women may not take the time to look at the bright side of losing their hair. …”
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UGCG promotes chemoresistance and breast cancer progression via NF-κB and Wnt/β-catenin pathway activation by Li Long, Lei Wang, Yiran Liang, Fangzhou Ye, Yuhan Jin, Dan Luo, Xiaoyan Li, Yajie Wang, Yaming Li, Dianwen Han, Bing Chen, Wenjing Zhao, Lijuan Wang, Qifeng Yang

“…Background: Taxane-based chemotherapy is the primary treatment for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), yet clinical outcomes remain unsatisfactory due to the persistence of chemoresistance. …”
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Unusual Location of Residual Mass in an Uncorrected Undescended Testis with Germ Cell Tumor by Navid Masoumi, Mostafa Farajpour, Atoosa Gharib

“…Additional evaluation revealed a suspicious mass in the retrovesical space which remained after chemotherapy. Histologic evaluation after resection of this mass indicated cancer spread of testicular origin behind the bladder.…”
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Radiation Therapy of Carcinoma of the Esophagus by Thomas J Keane

“…Radical radiation therapy with curative intent for esophageal squamous carcinoma is used both as a single modality and combined with chemotherapy. Failure to eradicate disease at the primary tumour site represents the greatest cause of failure of curative radiotherapy. …”
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Controversies in the Management of Endometrial Carcinoma: An Update by Mohamed K. Mehasseb, John A. Latimer

“…Current controversies focus on screening and early detection, the extent of nodal surgery, and the changing roles of radiation therapy and chemotherapy and will be discussed in this paper.…”
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Primary Small Cell Undifferentiated (Neuroendocrine) Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus by Santosh Kumar Yadav, Premalatha Shetty

“…This report describes a patient with a maxillary sinus SNEC who was successfully treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and concurrent chemoradiotherapy.…”
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Real-World Treatment Patterns, Survival, and Costs for Ovarian Cancer in Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Provincial Administrative Data by Manjusha Hurry, Shazia Hassan, Soo Jin Seung, Ryan N. Walton, Ashlie Elnoursi, Jacob D. McGee

“…Current standard of care in Canada involves a combination of cytoreductive surgery and platinum-based chemotherapy. **Objective:** There are few studies reporting current OC costs. …”
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Long-Term Survival and Improved Quality of Life following Multiple Repeat Gamma Knife Radiosurgeries for Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Case Report and Review of the Literatu... by Erik W. Larson, Halloran E. Peterson, Robert K. Fairbanks, Wayne T. Lamoreaux, Alexander R. Mackay, Jason A. Call, John J. Demakas, Barton S. Cooke, Christopher M. Lee

“…In this clinical situation, three sequential GKRS treatments led to prolonged survival (beyond four years after diagnosis) and improved quality of life in a patient who was unable to receive further chemotherapy regimens and was unwilling to undergo further aggressive resection. …”
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Lipoic acid-boronophenylalanine-derived multifunctional vesicles for cancer chemoradiotherapy by Liqun Dai, Jie Liu, Tingyu Yang, Xiaorui Yu, Yi Lu, Lili Pan, Siming Zhou, Diyun Shu, Yuanhao Liu, Wuyu Mao, Zhiyong Qian

“…Abstract Cancer remains a major health challenge, with the effectiveness of chemotherapy often limited by its lack of specificity and systemic toxicity. …”
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Comparing the performance of ChatGPT and ERNIE Bot in answering questions regarding liver cancer interventional radiology in Chinese and English contexts: A comparative study by Xue-ting Yuan, Chen-ye Shao, Zhen-zhen Zhang, Duo Qian

“…Through a comparative analysis, the performance of these models will be evaluated based on their responses to questions about transarterial chemoembolization and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy in both English and Chinese contexts. Methods A total of 38 questions were developed to cover a range of topics related to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC), including foundational knowledge, patient education, and treatment and care. …”
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Rotationplasty for Unplanned Fixation of Pathological Fracture Distal Femoral Osteosarcoma by Chindanai Hongsaprabhas, Wittavat Chenboonthai, Phoomchai Suvaraksakul, Chris Charoenlap

“…After discussing with the patient for treatment options, rotationplasty was chosen for her definitive treatment after 3 courses of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. All of the contaminated tissues were removed during the surgery. …”
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Utility and clinical significance of endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition for diagnosing lymphadenopathies in biliary tract cancer by Katsuhiko Sato, Minoru Shigekawa, Syuhei Yamamoto, Takayuki Matsumae, Yu Sato, Teppei Yoshioka, Takahiro Kodama, Hayato Hikita, Tomohide Tatsumi, Tetsuo Takehara

“…Thirteen of 16 FNA cytology-positive patients who were diagnosed with preoperative regional lymph node metastasis received chemotherapy prior to surgery. All seven FNA cytology-positive patients who were diagnosed with distant metastasis received systemic chemotherapy. …”
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PARP inhibitors in the treatment of Pancreatic Cancer - A Review of literature by Jagoda Niewiadomska, Wiktor Grela, Daria Furtak, Dawid Tulej, Paulina Głogowska, Alicja Dziedzic, Natalia Gniaź, Dominika Marciniuk, Natalia Marko, Aleksandra Górska

“…The primary therapy for these cancers is surgery; chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, or immunotherapy are also used.  …”
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Investigating neutropenic enterocolitis: a systematic review of case reports and clinical insights by Samane Nematolahi, Ali Amanati, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani, Mohammadreza Pourali, Mahnaz Hosseini Bensenjan, Farnoosh Nozari, Mohebat Vali, Seyed Reza Abdipour Mehrian, Seyed Ali Nabavizadeh, Farima Safari

“…Most cases occur in patients with hematological cancers undergoing chemotherapy. Common presentations include abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. …”
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Rationale and design of the multicenter, national, randomized, open labeled phase III trial: allogeneic stem cell transplantation as a potential curative treatment for patients wit... by Annemarie Glöckner, Stefan Schönland, Hermann Einsele, Nicolaus Kröger

“…Patients with multiple myeloma who relapse after initial high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cells have a median progression free survival up to 2–3 years, depending on risk factors such as previous remission duration. …”
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Colonic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: A Population-Based Analysis of Incidence and Survival by Zhiqiang Liu, Yan Sun, Yongfeng Li, Jingyuan Zhao, Shihong Wu, Zibo Meng, Heshui Wu

“…Surgery improved the survival rate, while chemotherapy did not.…”
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Light-chain proximal tubulopathy: a retrospective study from a single Chinese nephrology referral center by Xin Wang, Xiao-juan Yu, Su-xia Wang, Fu-de Zhou, Ming-hui Zhao

“…Regarding follow-up, patients received bortezomib-based or R-CHOP chemotherapy or supportive treatment only. The mean follow-up time was 22 ± 16 months, and the mean eGFR was 63.098 ± 27.439 ml/min/1.73 m2 at the end of follow-up. …”
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Treatment Sequencing in a Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patient with Central Nervous System Involvement by Filipa Mousinho, Tatiana Mendes, Paula Sousa e Santos, Maria João Acosta, José Pereira, Maria Arroz, Cândido Silva, Ana Paula Azevedo, Rita Oliveira, Martinha Chorão, Fernando Lima

“…Although no standard protocol exists for this condition, intrathecal chemotherapy, combined with systemic chemoimmunotherapy, has been used previously. …”
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Pelvic Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer Patients With Synchronous Potentially Treatable Liver Metastases by Yayu Huang, Genwen Chen, Xian Zhang, Yang Qian, Jian Wang

“…We divided the 83 patients into two treatment groups: chemoradiotherapy and surgery (CRT + S) and chemotherapy and surgery (C + S). The CRT + S group (n = 40) received pelvic RT, systemic therapy, and liver metastasis treatment. …”
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Barriers to Adherence to Standard of Care in Appalachia: A Qualitative Assessment in Gastrointestinal Cancers by Levy BE, Castle JT, Bardhan R, Dignan M, Bhakta A

“…While recommended as the standard of care, access to adjuvant chemotherapy treatment is limited in this region due to scarce health services and significant social and geographical barriers. …”
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