– June 1, 2005
June 1, 2005
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Inflammation and Lung Cancer Survival
The Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) is an easily derived measure of underlying inflammatory processes. In this series of 101 patients with newly diagnosed advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma, it proved superior to the ECOG Performance Scale in predicting survival. After initial treatment, however, the prognostic value fell, but this may have been the result of fewer evaluable patients at the latter time points.Multicenter Comparison of Laparoscopic vs Conventional Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
Laparoscopic surgery is rapidly becoming more commonly used for colorectal cancer resection. The current study reports the short-term findings of a relatively large, randomly assigned comparison of laparoscopic surgery vs standard open procedure for patients with newly diagnosed colon or rectal cancer.Proteomic Profiling in Ovarian Cancer: Is it Plausible?
Reproducibility of complex proteomic signatures in detecting early stage ovarian cancer has proven to be a significant challenge in the field of biomarker discovery. Although early reports of proteomic profiling demonstrated near 100% sensitivity and specificity in discriminating ovarian cancer from non-cancer, the ability to reproduce these results across datasets has been difficult.Taking Time to Start XRT for Localized Prostate Cancer: It’s Not for Everyone
Delays in starting radiation therapy for high-risk localized prostate cancer were shown in this retrospective review to be associated with a greater risk for disease relapse, as witnessed by PSA recurrence. For patients with low-risk disease, however, comparable delays were not associated with greater risk for relapse.Systematic Lymphadenectomy in Ovarian Cancer Surgery: Now We Know!
The well-known mantra of primary ovarian cancer management is surgery. The procedure has modified little in the last 30 years as the goal in advanced cases has been cytoreduction and, in seemingly early cases, it has been accurate staging.Attention Readers
Pharmacology Watch: Is Nesiritide Associated with a Higher Death Rate?
Stopping Aspirin Before Surgery; The Sponge Returns; Preventing Metabolic Syndrome; FDA Actions.Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement