Browsing HMS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "Colon cancer"
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Colon cancer surgery following emergency presentation: effects on admission and stage-adjusted outcomes.
(Elsevier, 2015)Background: Emergency presentation with colon cancer is intuitively related to advanced disease. We measured its effect on outcomes of surgically treated colon cancer. Methods: A retrospective cohort of 1,071 surgical ... -
Data on Medicare eligibility and cancer screening utilization
(Elsevier, 2016)Health insurance is associated with increased utilization of cancer screening services. Data on breast, prostate and colorectal cancer screening were abstracted from the 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor and Surveillance System. ... -
Enhanced efficacy of photodynamic therapy by inhibiting ABCG2 in colon cancers
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) contains a photosensitizing process, which includes cellular uptake of photosensitizer and delivery of light to the target. ATP-binding cassette subfamily G2 (ABCG2) regulates endogenous ... -
The IDEA (International Duration Evaluation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy) Collaboration: Prospective Combined Analysis of Phase III Trials Investigating Duration of Adjuvant Therapy with the FOLFOX (FOLFOX4 or Modified FOLFOX6) or XELOX (3 versus 6 months) Regimen for Patients with Stage III Colon Cancer: Trial Design and Current Status
(Springer US, 2013)The International Duration Evaluation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy (IDEA) collaboration was established to prospectively combine and analyze data from several randomized trials conducted around the world to answer whether a ... -
Obesity, Outcomes and Quality of Care: BMI Increases the Risk of Wound-Related Complications in Colon Cancer Surgery
(Elsevier BV, 2013)BACKGROUND: Obese patients may face higher complication rates during surgical treatment of colon cancer. The aim of this study was to measure this effect at a high-volume tertiary care center. METHODS: All patients with ... -
Phosphatidylserine exposing-platelets and microparticles promote procoagulant activity in colon cancer patients
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Colon cancer is invariably accompanied by altered coagulation activity; however, the precise role of phosphatidylserine (PS) in the hypercoagulable state of colon cancer patients remains unclear. We explored ...