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First steps have been done with imune-modulation "Johannes vom Berg, Melissa Vrohlings, Sergio Haller, Aladin Haimovici, Paulina Kulig, Anna Sledzinska, Michael Weller, and Burkhard Becher....
12 December 2014 7,338 4 View
We are working on introducing the procedure in our hospital, your experiences will help us start successfully. Thank you all
12 December 2014 8,538 15 View
There are many studies and articles about the need for perinatal palliative care but I don't find much about caring for the pregnant woman who is diagnosed with a life threatening illness. any one...
12 December 2014 2,707 7 View
Is anyone aware of similar papers or data discussing an increased risk of hematologic malignancies and radiation exposure among interventional radiologists, cardiologists, neuro interventionlists,...
12 December 2014 7,355 4 View
Notwithstanding the Smith-Fanburg criteria, what immunohistochemical markers would you use to rule out malignancy?
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Dear all, can any one suggest me good literature on tumor hypoxia and its effects on periostin gene function in breast cancer.
29 November 2014 9,826 3 View
Do you administer induction chemotherapy such as 7+3 for myeloid sarcoma in fit patients who can tolerate it? What is the best way to treat myeloid sarcoma?
18 November 2014 2,584 16 View
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Do you think it is safe and non-toxic?
11 November 2014 2,353 8 View
Cytotoxic T-cell antigen-4 gene variants in cancer.
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Tried Cyclosporin, cyclophosphamide FCM , intolerant to methotrexate considering cladiribine and alemtuzumab
11 November 2014 8,992 7 View
I am a postgraduate student in pediatrics-university of Nairobi and trying to do my thesis on oncology as the rate of cancer is increasing in Africa.
09 November 2014 4,013 5 View
Hyperthermic Isolated Lung Perfusion (HILP) can be performed using moderate or true hyperthermia (39 and 41 degrees C, respectively). Under these conditions, does it occurs a significant effusion...
10 October 2014 4,037 1 View
Cancer is caused by cancerogens. There are three types of cancerogens - chemical, physical, biological. Standard combination therapy - Radio Therapy (a physical cancerogen), chemo-therapy (a...
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Do you think that lateral-to-medial approach should be abandoned in open surgery as it happens in laparoscopic procedures? Is there any strong evidence supporting the superiority of...
10 October 2014 7,338 13 View
I am growing LNCaP cells now but it seems like they are sick. After I thawed a cell stock, I only did two subcultures, and they look sick. They have many black dots around the cell and RPMI badge...
10 October 2014 8,187 7 View
One of my patients had this examination performed long ago under her Oncologist's command (It wasn't me the one in charge), but I'm always in doubt about the positive yield of this Staging Surgery...
10 October 2014 2,404 3 View
A eight year old girl was treated for burkitt leukemia. Then she has leptomengeal leukemia involvement. Bone marrow normal and no other metastasis.
10 October 2014 3,182 5 View
In the past I have considered a relocation to Australia. In order to be able to gain Australian work-visa / citizenship, it is my understanding that the country has to have a need for a...
10 October 2014 9,917 0 View
I am looking for some materials about using TxRx CP head coil, about creating a phantom for quantitative MRS and about applications. I would be very grateful for literature suggestions.
10 October 2014 3,799 5 View
I know that this device was not working 100% accurately when attached to an LSR II. Does anyone have recent experience with such a device on an LSR Fortessa? Is it worth upgrading? TIA, Henning
10 October 2014 8,381 2 View