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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 72 avhandlingar innehållade orden CANCER-RELATED SURVIVAL.

  1. 1. Predictive Factors in Esophageal Carcinoma

    Författare :Martin Dreilich; Michael Bergqvist; Anders Larsson; Daniel Brattström; Gunnar Wagenius; Claes Mercke; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Oncology; Esophageal carcinoma; Survival; Prognosis; Angiogenesis; HER-2; Telomerase; FMCA; HPV; Onkologi;

    Sammanfattning : Esophageal carcinoma is a malignancy with a poor prognosis and is the sixth cause of cancer related death worldwide. In Sweden approximately 400 new cases are diagnosed every year. The aim of this present thesis was to investigate predictive factors for esophageal carcinoma patients. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Investigation of immune cell-derived factors as potential biomarkers in patients with colorectal cancer

    Författare :Levar Shamoun; Dick Wågsäter; Jan Dimberg; Kalle Landerholm; Blanka Kolodziej; Richard Palmqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gene polymorphism; Colorectal cancer; Immunoregulation; Prognosis; Gene and protein expression; Survival; Zmynd15; Genpolymorfism; Kolorektal cancer; Immunreglering; Prognos; Gen- och proteinuttryck; Överlevnad; Zmynd15; Biomedical Laboratory Science; Biomedicinsk laboratorievetenskap; Medical Cell Biology; Medicinsk cellbiologi; Patologi; Pathology;

    Sammanfattning : Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer related death. It is a heterogeneous disease involving multiple molecular pathways that result in differing phenotypes. Individual variability in CRC susceptibility is influenced by genetic variation, such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). LÄS MER

  4. 3. Lung cancer in Sweden : incidence, diagnosis and survival

    Författare :Lukas Löfling; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Globally, lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer, as well as the number one cancer-related cause of death. This thesis includes four population-based studies that considered different aspects of lung cancer, covering incidence, diagnosis and survival. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Liver Resection for Colorectal Cancer Metastases. Prognostic Factors and Interventions Affecting Outcome

    Författare :LIDEWIJ SPELT; Lund Kirurgi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; artificial neural networks; chemotherapy; colorectal cancer; liver metastasis; liver resection; portal vein embolisation; prognostic factors; survival analysis;

    Sammanfattning : Background: With a yearly incidence of 56 per 100,000 inhabitants, colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies in the Western world, representing the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Within three years after the diagnosis of CRC, 29% of patients will have developed liver metastases. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Cancer during Adolescence : Coping Shortly after Diagnosis and Psychosocial Function during the Acute and Extended Phase of Survival

    Författare :Gunn Engvall; Louise von Essen; Gustaf Ljungman; Elisabet Mattsson; Gerd Ahlström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :adolescents; cancer; coping; psychosocial; consequences; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicin; Medicine;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis coping shortly after diagnosis and psychosocial function during the acute and extended phase of survival was investigated for individuals struck by cancer during adolescence. Sixty-one participants were recruited and data were collected from four to eight weeks (T1) up to four years (T7) after diagnosis. LÄS MER