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NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Esophageal Neoplasms - October 2001 Comparison of the clinical profile and outcome for squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus and cardia in Is it necessary to resect the diseased esophagus in performing reconstruction for corrosive esophageal...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Esophageal Neoplasms - September 2001 Table of Contents[TNM classification of the intestinal malignancies]Inflammation promotes Barrett's metaplasia and cancer: a unique role for TNFalpha.[Esophagectomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus isolated or associated with head...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Screening and Prevention of Digestive Cancers - October 2001 Selections from current literature. Colorectal cancer screening. Elaboration and formalization of current scientific knowledge of risks and preventive measures illustrated by colorectal cancer. The interval between flexible sigmoidoscopy...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Screening and Prevention of Digestive Cancers - September 2001 Table of ContentsFaecal occult blood testing in the secondary prevention of colorectal cancer.Endoscopic screening in the prevention of colorectal cancer.Is pancreatic cancer a preventable disease?Advantages and disadvantages of population...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Esophageal Neoplasms - April 2002 Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: not so benign. Upper gastrointestinal tumors. Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: not so benign. Esophageal cancer: patient evaluation and pre-treatment staging. Cancer of the esophagus and gastro-esophageal...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Esophageal Neoplasms - August 2002 [Cancer of the esophagus and stomach: 3-year evaluation] [Cancer of the esophagus and the stomach: should we become resigned or investigate?] Field population-based blocking treatment of esophageal epithelia dysplasia. Time trends...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Esophageal Neoplasms - February 2002 Oesophageal basaloid squamous cell carcinoma: a unique clinicopathological entity with telomerase activity as a prognostic Leanness and squamous cell oesophageal cancer. [The digestive functions of the stomach after esophagectomy with vagus ...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Esophageal Neoplasms - January 2002 Re-epithelialisation of Barrett's oesophagus. Chemoradiation in conservation therapy for esophageal cancer. [Morphofunctional state of the gastric transplant after surgery of cancer of the cardia and esophagus] Voice restoration after...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Esophageal Neoplasms - July 2002 Magnifying endoscopy, stereoscopic microscopy, and the microvascular architecture of superficial esophageal carcinoma. Optimization of the diameter of a radial irradiation device for photodynamic therapy in the esophagus. Esophageal...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Esophageal Neoplasms - June 2002 Severe complications after hypofractionated high dose rate intracavitary brachytherapy following external beam irradiation for oesophageal The management of dysplastic Barrett's esophagus: where do we go from here? High-grade dysplasia...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Esophageal Neoplasms - March 2002 Gene-environment interaction between an aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) polymorphism and alcohol consumption for the risk of esophageal cancer. Diagnosis of esophagogastric tumors. Treatment of oesophago-gastric tumours. NAD(P)H and collagen...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Esophageal Neoplasms - May 2002 Outcome of esophageal adenocarcinoma detected during endoscopic biopsy surveillance for Barrett's esophagus. Yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser therapy of esophageal granular cell tumor. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy reduces lung irradiation in...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Esophageal Neoplasms - October 2002 Oesophageal cancer: a common malignancy in young people of Bomet District, Kenya. Expression of PTTG (pituitary tumor transforming gene) in esophageal cancer. Decreased peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma gene ...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Esophageal Neoplasms - September 2002 Prevention of the neoplastic progression of Barrett's oesophagus by argon beam plasma ablation (Br J Surg 2001;88:1357-62). Familial factors in the etiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett's esophagus, and esophageal...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Screening and Prevention of Digestive Cancers - April 2002 Colorectal cancer prevention. Colonoscopic surveillance for family history of colorectal cancer: are NHMRC guidelines being followed? Applying evidence-based guidelines improves use of colonoscopy resources in patients with a moderate risk...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Screening and Prevention of Digestive Cancers - August 2002 Field population-based blocking treatment of esophageal epithelia dysplasia. Reduction of the incidence and mortality of rectal cancer by polypectomy: a prospective cohort study in Haining County. Flexible sigmoidoscopy: the unkept...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Screening and Prevention of Digestive Cancers - February 2002 Prevention of colon cancer with ursodiol in ulcerative colitis. Colorectal cancer in women: an equal opportunity disease. Continue colonoscopy screening in stable patients, regardless of age. Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer. Could screening for...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Screening and Prevention of Digestive Cancers - January 2002 Improving the cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening. Cost-effectiveness of screening for colorectal cancer in the general population. Reduced risk of colorectal cancer among long-term users of aspirin and nonaspirin...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Screening and Prevention of Digestive Cancers - July 2002 Diet and colorectal cancer: an investigation of the lectin/galactose hypothesis. [Barrett esophagus and inflammation of gastroesophageal junction] Tea chemicals confirmed as cancer-busting compounds. Novel approaches for colon cancer...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Screening and Prevention of Digestive Cancers - June 2002 NORCCAP (Norwegian colorectal cancer prevention): a randomised trial to assess the safety and efficacy of carbon dioxide versus air insufflation Colorectal cancer screening. Recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Screening and Prevention of Digestive Cancers - March 2002 New strategies for the placement of cryoprobes in malignant tumors of the liver for reducing the probability of recurrences after hepatic Study on chemoprevention of hepatocellular carcinoma by ginseng: an introduction to the protocol....
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Screening and Prevention of Digestive Cancers - May 2002 Low-risk diet for colorectal cancer in Italy. Soybean saponins inhibit cell proliferation by suppressing PKC activation and induce differentiation of HT-29 human colon The advanced adenoma as the primary target of screening. Familial and...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Screening and Prevention of Digestive Cancers - October 2002 Estrogen and colon cancer: current issues. Protective effect of dietary fibers against colorectal carcinoma. Oral contraceptives, reproductive factors and p53 gene expression in colorectal cancer. Role of surgery in the prophylaxis of...
NCI CANCERLIT^® Search: Screening and Prevention of Digestive Cancers - September 2002 Prevention of the neoplastic progression of Barrett's oesophagus by argon beam plasma ablation (Br J Surg 2001;88:1357-62). Hepatoprotective drugs for the treatment of virus-induced chronic hepatitis: from hypercarcinogenic state to...
NCI/PDQ^® Health professionals: Esophageal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®) TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary of EvidenceSquamous Cell CarcinomaAvoidance of tobacco and alcohol Dietary factorsAspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug useAdenocarcinoma of the EsophagusGastroesophageal reflux/Barrett esophagusAspirin and...
NCI/PDQ^® Health professionals: Esophageal Cancer Screening (PDQ®) TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary of EvidenceBenefitsHarmsSignificanceNatural History, Incidence, and MortalityRisk FactorsEvidence of BenefitSquamous Cell CancerAdenocarcinoma of the EsophagusEvidence of HarmChanges to This Summary (01/23/2012)Questions or...
NCI/PDQ^® Health professionals: Esophageal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®) TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information About Esophageal CancerIncidence and MortalityRelated SummariesCellular Classification of Esophageal CancerStage Information for Esophageal CancerDefinitions of TNMTreatment Option OverviewPreoperative...
NCI/PDQ^® Pacientes: Cáncer del esófago: Tratamiento (PDQ®) TABLE OF CONTENTS Información general sobre el cáncer del esófagoEstadios del cáncer del esófagoCáncer del esófago recidivanteAspectos generales de las opciones de tratamientoOpciones de tratamiento por...
NCI/PDQ^® Patients: Esophageal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®) TABLE OF CONTENTS What is prevention?General Information About Esophageal CancerEsophageal Cancer PreventionChanges to This Summary (05/24/2012)Questions or Comments About This SummaryGet More Information From NCIAbout PDQ® What is prevention?...
NCI/PDQ^® Patients: Esophageal Cancer Screening (PDQ®) TABLE OF CONTENTS What is screening?General Information About Esophageal CancerEsophageal Cancer ScreeningRisks of Esophageal Cancer ScreeningChanges to This Summary (05/19/2010)Questions or Comments About This SummaryGet More Information From...
NCI/PDQ^® Patients: Esophageal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®) TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information About Esophageal CancerStages of Esophageal CancerRecurrent Esophageal CancerTreatment Option OverviewTreatment Options By Stage Stage 0 (High-grade Dysplasia)Stage I Esophageal Cancer Stage II Esophageal...
NCI/PDQ^® Profesionales De Salud: Cáncer del esófago: Tratamiento (PDQ®) TABLE OF CONTENTS Información general sobre el cáncer del esófagoIncidencia y MortalidadSumarios relacionadosClasificación celular del cáncer del esófagoInformación sobre los estadios del cáncer del...