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Postmenopausal hormone therapy and ductal carcinoma in situ: A population-based case–control study
25 January 2012
Lisa Calvocoressi, Meredith H. Stowe, Darryl Carter, Elizabeth B. Claus
Abstract: Background and aim: The relationship between hormone therapy (HT) and invasive breast cancer has been extensively investigated, but the relationship between HT and in situ breast cancer has ...
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Role of age and tumour stage in the temporal pattern of ‘cure’ from stomach cancer: A population-based study in Osaka, Japan
24 January 2012
Yuri Ito, Tomio Nakayama, Hideaki Tsukuma, Isao Miyashiro, Akiko Ioka, Tomoyuki Sugimoto, Bernard Rachet
Abstract: Objectives: To evaluate progress in stomach cancer care in Japan since 1975. Design: Population-based study of data extracted from the Osaka Cancer Registry. Setting: Population-based cancer...
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Lack of association between p53 codon 72 polymorphism and endometrial cancer: A meta-analysis
18 January 2012
Wenru Tang, Xinggang He, Ying Chan, Ying Luo
Abstract: Background: It has been suggested that the p53 tumor suppressor gene Arg72Pro polymorphism is associated with endometrial cancer. However, results have been inconsistent. We performed this m...
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Reliability of maternal-reports regarding the use of household pesticides: Experience from a case–control study of childhood leukemia
13 January 2012
Danna A. Slusky, Catherine Metayer, Melinda C. Aldrich, Mary H. Ward, C. Suzanne Lea, Steve Selvin, Patricia A. Buffler
Abstract: Introduction: Self-reported household pesticide use has been associated with higher risk of childhood leukemia in a number of case–control studies. The aim of this study is to assess the rel...
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Conjunction of tumor cells with lymphocytes: Implications for tumor invasion and metastasis
09 January 2012
Guohong Song, Jun Ren, Alexander Stojadinovic, Wen Chen, Ziad Sahab, Sidney W. Fu, Yan-gao Man
Abstract: Our previous studies have led to a novel hypothesis that tumor metastasis is triggered by aberrant lymphocyte infiltration that disrupts intercellular junctions and surface adhesion molecule...
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