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Cancer patterns among children of turkish descent in germany: a study at the german childhood cancer registry
Background: Cancer risks of migrants might differ from risks of the indigenous population due to differences in socioeconomic status, life style, or genetic factors. The aim of this study was to investigate cancer patterns among children of Turkish descent in Germany. Methods: We identified cases with Turkish names (as a...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Wed, 7 May 2008 4:00:00 am
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Successful salvage with unrelated umbilical cord blood transplant for hodgkin's disease relapsed following autologous stem cell transplant
Successful salvage with unrelated umbilical cord blood transplant for Hodgkin's disease relapsed following autologous stem cell transplant Bone Marrow Transplantation advance online publication, May 5, 2008. doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.134 Authors: S H Lim, Y Zhang, C Burris & M Townsend (Source: Bone Marrow Transplantation)
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10haematopoietic cell transplantation with non-myeloablative conditioning in denmark: disease-specific outcome, complications and hospitalization requirements of the first 100 transplants
APMIS, Volume 116, Issue 5, Page 422, May 2008. We analysed the outcome and hospitalization requirements of the first 100 patients (Hodgkin's disease (HD), N=13; multiple myeloma (MM), N=14; chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), N=12; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), N=17; myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), N=... (Source: APMIS)
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Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder followed by hodgkins disease in a renal transplant recipient.
Page: 1219DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e31816b3e35Authors: Lokare, Anand; Chaganti, Sridhar; Lipkin, Graham; Roberts, Claudia; Mahendra, Prem (Source: Transplantation)
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Wed, 23 Apr 2008 8:59:04 am
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Searching for evidence of disease and malignant cell contamination in ovarian tissue stored from hematologic cancer patients
BACKGROUND Storing ovarian tissue for fertility preservation in cancer patients carries the risk of the presence of malignant cells that could lead to recurrence of cancer after reimplantation. Methods to exclude presence of cancer cells were used to improve the safety of cryopreservation–reimplantation procedures. METHODS Fifty-eight patients with hematological malignancies...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Mon, 21 Apr 2008 4:00:00 am
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Sen. specter says return of cancer won't deter him
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., says a recurrence of Hodgkins disease is just another bump in the road. He learned of the cancer's ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Wed, 16 Apr 2008 7:56:42 pm
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Chemoradiotherapy: standard treatment for hodgkin's disease with favorable prognosis
Chemoradiotherapy: standard treatment for Hodgkin's disease with favorable prognosis Nature Clinical Practice Oncology 5, 181 (2008). doi:10.1038/ncponc1081 (Source: Nature Clinical Practice Oncology)
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[radiotherapy and chemotherapy for oncological diseases - unappreciated risk factors for coronary artery disease? acute coronary syndrome in 3 women after radiotherapy and chemotherapy - case reports.]
Related Articles [Radiotherapy and chemotherapy for oncological diseases - unappreciated risk factors for coronary artery disease? Acute coronary syndrome in 3 women after radiotherapy and chemotherapy - case reports.] Kardiol Pol. 2008 Apr;66(4):415-9 Authors: Wozakowska-Kapłon B, Szymczyk R, Buda S, Biskup P Chest irradiation and chemotherapy may lead to precocious...
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Hodgkin's disease
Hodgkin's disease — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, risk factors, treatment of this immune system cancer.Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com (Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed)
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Primary multifocal osseous hodgkin's lymphoma
Background: Hodgkin's disease (HD) most commonly presents with progressive painless enlargement of peripheral lymph nodes, especially around the cervical region. A few children have systemic symptoms and weight loss. At the time of diagnosis, osseous involvement is uncommonCase presentationA case is described of Primary Multifocal Osseous Hodgkin's Lymphoma in a...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Mon, 17 Mar 2008 3:00:00 am
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Fdg pet scan strategies and long-term outcomes after first-line therapy in hodgkin's disease.
Related Articles FDG PET scan strategies and long-term outcomes after first-line therapy in Hodgkin's Disease. Eur J Radiol. 2008 Mar 12; Authors: Poulou LS, Karianakis G, Ziakas PD BACKGROUND: The use of positron emission tomography with fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG PET) in Hodgkin's disease (HD) is continuing to expand worldwide, with response...
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Gemcitabine in combination with rituximab is effective for the treatment of hodgkin's disease.
(Source: Inpharma)
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Childhood cancers in chennai, india, 1990-2001: incidence and survival
Childhood cancers (age at diagnosis: 0-14 years) comprise a variety of malignancies, with incidence varying worldwide by age, sex, ethnicity and geography, that provide insights into cancer etiology. A total of 1,334 childhood cancers registered in population-based cancer registry, Chennai, India, during 1990-2001 and categorized by International Classification of Childhood...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Thu, 6 Mar 2008 4:00:00 am
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Survival outcomes for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma arising after lymphoma.
Related Articles Survival outcomes for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma arising after lymphoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Mar;138(3):388-393 Authors: Moore MG, Bhattacharyya N OBJECTIVE: Determine onset and survival of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) after lymphoma. STUDY DESIGN: Case-control. METHODS: Cases of HNSCC occurring as a...
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[pediatric oncology] absence of secondary malignant neoplasms in children with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with dexrazoxane
Purpose Dexrazoxane is a drug used to prevent anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity. A recent report found an association between the use of dexrazoxane and the risk of developing secondary malignant neoplasms (SMNs) in children with Hodgkin's disease. We report the absence of an association of SMNs in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Thu, 28 Feb 2008 4:00:00 am
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Restaging of patients with lymphoma. comparison of low dose ct (20 mas) with contrast enhanced diagnostic ct in combined [(18)f]-fdg pet/ct.
Related Articles Restaging of patients with lymphoma. Comparison of low dose CT (20 mAs) with contrast enhanced diagnostic CT in combined [(18)F]-FDG PET/CT. Nuklearmedizin. 2008;47(1):37-42 Authors: la Fougère C, Pfluger T, Schneider V, Hacker M, Bröckel N, Morhard D, Hundt W, Bartenstein P, Becker C, Tiling R AIM: Assessment of...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Tue, 19 Feb 2008 7:43:20 pm
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Restaging of patients with lymphoma. comparison of low dose ct (20 mas) with contrast enhanced diagnostic ct in combined [18f]-fdg pet/ct.
Related Articles Restaging of patients with lymphoma. Comparison of low dose CT (20 mAs) with contrast enhanced diagnostic CT in combined [18F]-FDG PET/CT. Nuklearmedizin. 2008;47(1):37-42 Authors: la Fougère C, Pfluger T, Schneider V, Hacker M, Bröckel N, Morhard D, Hundt W, Bartenstein P, Becker C, Tiling R AIM: Assessment of...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Tue, 19 Feb 2008 7:43:20 pm
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Maternal hodgkin's disease not linked to birth outcome
Examining the risk for adverse birth outcomes among neonates born to mothers diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
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Maternal hodgkin's disease not tied to birth outcome
A study by Danish investigators suggests that women who have Hodgkin's disease may not have a substantially elevated risk of adverse birth outcomes. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
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Recent trends of cancer in europe: a combined approach of incidence, survival and mortality for 17 cancer sites since the 1990s.
Related Articles Recent trends of cancer in Europe: A combined approach of incidence, survival and mortality for 17 cancer sites since the 1990s. Eur J Cancer. 2008 Feb 13; Authors: Karim-Kos HE, de Vries E, Soerjomataram I, Lemmens V, Siesling S, Coebergh JW INTRODUCTION: We present a comprehensive overview of...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Wed, 13 Feb 2008 5:00:00 am
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Correspondence: chemotherapy plus involved-field radiation in early-stage hodgkin's disease
To the Editor: Fermé et al. (Nov. 8 issue)1 and Diehl in the accompanying editorial2 question the possibility that chemotherapy ... (Source: New England Journal of Medicine)
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A long-term durable remission with high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplant for stage ivb hiv-associated hodgkins disease.
Page: 539DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3282f0e3e5Authors: Gabriel, Ian a; Apperley, Jane a; Bower, Mark b; Chaidos, Aristeidis a; Gazzard, Brian c; Giles, Chrissy a; Kew, Andrea a; Nelson, Mark c; Kanfer, Ed a (Source: AIDS)
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Tue, 12 Feb 2008 7:58:08 am
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Elevated pretreatment serum levels of il-10 are associated with a poor prognosis in hodgkin's disease, the milan cancer institute experience
Abstract  Alterated cytokine secretion may play a role in determining Hodgkin's disease-related immunosuppression. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical significance of interleukin-10(IL-10) serum levels in 73 chemotherapy-naive patients with Hodgkin's disease. We evaluated the relationship between pretreatment circulating values of IL-10 and both the clinical characteristics of...
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Battling the hematological malignancies: the 200 years' war.
Related Articles Battling the hematological malignancies: the 200 years' war. Oncologist. 2008 Feb;13(2):126-38 Authors: Lichtman MA The delineation of the hematological malignancies began near the end of the first third of the 19th century with the recognition of the similarity among cases with lymph node tumors and an enlarged spleen (...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Fri, 1 Feb 2008 5:00:00 am
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The spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus-associated cancers in a south african black population: results from a case-control study, 1995-2004
The effect of the evolving HIV epidemic on cancer has been sparsely documented in Africa. We report results on the risk of cancer associated with HIV-1 infection using data from an ongoing study. A case-control analysis was used to estimate the relative risk (odds ratio, OR) of cancer types known...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Fri, 1 Feb 2008 4:00:00 am
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Response assessment in lymphoma.
Related Articles Response assessment in lymphoma. Clin Radiol. 2008 Feb;63(2):125-35 Authors: Hampson FA, Shaw AS The lymphomas are a heterogeneous group of malignant diseases. They are divided into two broad groups: Hodgkin's disease (HD) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Patients suffering from HD and NHL can be cured by appropriate chemotherapy...
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Book review: hodgkin lymphoma
In the second edition of this important book, published 8 years after the first edition, the title has been changed from Hodgkin's Disease to Hodgkin Lymphoma, in accordance with the ... (Source: New England Journal of Medicine)
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Wed, 16 Jan 2008 4:00:00 am
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Etanercept: hodgkin's disease: case report
(Source: Reactions)
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Mon, 14 Jan 2008 8:26:01 am
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Immune status and immune recovery in children with lymphoma at the end of therapy (chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy) and in follow-up evaluations
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the immune status and immune recovery after completion of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy in children with lymphoma. METHODS: We prospectively evaluated humoral and cellular immunity in 22 children with lymphoma (11 with Hodgkin's disease [HD] and 11 with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma [NHL]) at the completion of therapy...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Wed, 2 Jan 2008 5:00:00 am
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18-f fdg-pet in the staging of lymphocyte-predominant hodgkin's disease.
Related Articles 18-F FDG-PET in the staging of lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's disease. Haematologica. 2008 Jan;93(1):128-131 Authors: Ansquer C, Hervouët T, Devillers A, de Guibert S, Gastinne T, Le Gouill S, Garin E, Moreau A, Kraeber-Bodéré F, Lamy T This bicentric study assessed retrospectively the usefulness of 18 F-FDG-PET in the staging...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Tue, 1 Jan 2008 4:00:00 am
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Restaging with gallium scan identifies chemosensitive patients and predicts survival of poor-prognosis mediastinal hodgkin's disease patients
Abstract  Following treatment of mediastinal Hodgkin's disease (HD), residual masses are frequent and gallium scanning has proven to be of value in the evaluation of their specificity (fibrosis or active disease). This study assessed, for relapse and survival, the predictive value of restaging gallium scan of patients with a residual mass...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Mon, 31 Dec 2007 7:31:04 pm
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Pregnancy after treatment of secondary acute promyelocytic leukemia following hodgkin's disease: a case report
Abstract  The authors report a case of therapy-related acute promyelocytic leukemia (t-APL), with typical cytogenetic translocation t(15;17), which appeared following chemotherapy (ABVD), and radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease (IIB). After treatment with all-trans retinoic acid (Vesanoid® 45 mg/m2 daily) complete remission of t-APL was achieved. Then only one course of chemotherapy ‘3+7’ (...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Thu, 27 Dec 2007 4:21:10 pm
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A more favourable clinical course of lymphoma relapsing after high-dose therapy: evidence of tumour heterogeneity?
Abstract  Patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) or large cell lymphomas who relapse after conventional chemotherapy have a poor prognosis without high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation (HDCT). Patients who relapse after HDCT have an extremely poor outcome. In the present study we describe four patients with relapsed HD (n=1) and large...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Thu, 27 Dec 2007 4:21:10 pm
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Routine bone scintigraphy is of limited value in the clinical assessment of untreated patients with hodgkin's disease
Abstract  The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the role of routinely performed bone scintigraphy in the clinical assessment of patients with previously untreated Hodgkin's disease (HD). One-hundred and eighty-three patients with a median age of 31 yrs (range 16–85) with newly diagnosed HD underwent bone scintigraphy between 1972...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Thu, 27 Dec 2007 4:21:09 pm
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Results of a prospective phase ii trial of limited and extended rituximab in nodular lymphocyte-predominant hodgkins disease
Extended vs limited rituximab therapy in patients with nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma results in longer freedom from disease progression. (Source: Clinical Care Options Oncology - Lymphoma)
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Chemotherapy with beacopp may challenge abvd as the standard of care for patients with hodgkin's disease
(Source: Inpharma)
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:47:53 am
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Cancer's newest prescription: comprehensive care
Jessie Gruman was just 20 when her world was shattered with a diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease."I was very, very distressed," she ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
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Temporal trends in the incidence rate of childhood cancer in germany 1987-2004
The German Childhood Cancer Registry regularly presents graphs of childhood cancer incidence rates by period, but no systematic analysis. The Automated Childhood Cancer Information System-project found an increasing trend in Europe. Against this background we present the first detailed trend analysis of childhood (aged under 15) malignancies in Germany. We...
RSS Source:   Med Worm - Hodgkin's Disease Wed, 12 Dec 2007 4:00:00 am
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Cytokinetics, inc.: cytokinetics announces presentation of clinical trial data regarding sb-743921 at the 2007 annual meeting of american society of hematology
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA (MARKET WIRE) Cytokinetics, Incorporated (NASDAQ: CYTK) announced today that a poster summarizing interim data from a Phase I/II clinical trial evaluating SB-743921 in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and Hodgkin's disease was presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in...
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Hodgkins disease
Hodgkins disease Content Type Journal ArticleCategory AnnotationDOI 10.1007/BF02761009Authors Tribhawan S. Vats, University of Kansas Medical Center Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 39th and Rainbow Boulevard 66103 Kansas City Kansas USA Journal Indian Journal of PediatricsOnline ISSN 0973-7693Print ISSN 0019-5456 Journal Volume Volume 54 Journal Issue Volume 54, Number 6 / November, 1987 (Source: Indian...
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Hodgkin's disease and birth outcome: a danish nationwide cohort study
V Langagergaard, E Horvath-Puho, M Norgaard, B Norgard & H T Sorensen (Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP)
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Thymic 18f-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on positron emission tomography scanning after doxorubicin, bleomycin, vincristin and dacarbazine chemotherapy and highly-active antiretroviral therapy in hiv-associated hodgkin's disease in an adult.
Page: 159DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3282f178efAuthors: Lee, Siow Ming a; Buchler, Tomas a; Bomanji, Jamshed b; Ramsay, Alan c; Edwards, Simon G d (Source: AIDS)
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Death related to pleural and pericardial effusions following chemoradiotherapy in a patient with advanced cancers of the esophagus and stomach.
Related Articles Death related to pleural and pericardial effusions following chemoradiotherapy in a patient with advanced cancers of the esophagus and stomach. Keio J Med. 2007 Dec;56(4):124-9 Authors: Shigematsu N, Kitamura N, Saikawa Y, Ikeda E, Fukada J, Kunieda E, Kitagawa Y, Fukuda K, Okada Y, Kubo A Chemoradiotherapy improves...
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Paraplegia after 30gy involved field irradiation (ifrt) on the mediastinum for hodgkin's disease.
Related Articles Paraplegia after 30Gy involved field irradiation (IFRT) on the mediastinum for Hodgkin's disease. Radiother Oncol. 2007 Nov 15; Authors: Sweldens C, Weytjens R, Thomas J, Huget P, Lemmens J PMID: 18022266 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic...
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Amd3100 plus g-csf can successfully mobilize cd34+ cells from non-hodgkin's lymphoma, hodgkin's disease and multiple myeloma patients previously failing mobilization with chemotherapy and/or cytokine treatment: compassionate use data
AMD3100 plus G-CSF can successfully mobilize CD34+ cells from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and multiple myeloma patients previously failing mobilization with chemotherapy and/or cytokine treatment: compassionate use data Bone Marrow Transplantation advance online publication, November 12, 2007. doi:10.1038/sj.bmt.1705908 Authors: G Calandra, J McCarty, J McGuirk, G Tricot, S-A Crocker, K...
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Chemo plus involved-field radiation best for early hodgkin's disease
Patients with early-stage Hodgkin's disease have better outcomes when chemotherapy is followed by involved-field radiotherapy rather than subtotal nodal radiotherapy, physicians in Europe report, which applies to patients with favorable or unfavorable characteristics. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
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