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Online MR evaluation of inter- and intra-fraction uterus motions and bladder volume changes during cervical cancer external beam radiotherapy
Purpose/objective(s)The purpose of the study was to assess the uterus motions and bladder volume changes of fractional movements in cervical sites...
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Avoiding lead-time bias by estimating stage-specific proportions of cancer and non-cancer deaths
PurposeUnderstanding how stage at cancer diagnosis influences cause of death, an endpoint that is not susceptible to lead-time bias, can inform...
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Cancer Statistics: Geographical and Racial Disparities
Cancer leads to millions of morbidities and mortalities throughout the world, annually. There are well-established discrepancies in cancer incidence...
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Cancer: Epidemiology, Racial, and Geographical Disparities
Cancer is a complex and multifaceted disease that affects millions of people worldwide. The epidemiology of cancer is a critical area of research...
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Immunobiology of Lung Cancer
Lung cancer still has a bad prognosis, despite a reducing incidence. The absence of early detection and the recent advancements in targeted cancer...
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Introduction to Cancer
In this chapter, cancer is discussed as the second leading cause of death that globally kills nearly 10 million people every year. In this context,...
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Breast Cancer
Breast cancers are a major cause of mortality in females, on a par with lung and colon cancers. One topic in this chapter are the causes of breast...
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Pelvic target volume inter-fractional motion during radiotherapy for cervical cancer with daily iterative cone beam computed tomography
BackgroundTumor regression and organ movements indicate that a large margin is used to ensure target volume coverage during radiotherapy. This study...
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Prospects for daily online adaptive radiotherapy for cervical cancer: Auto-contouring evaluation and dosimetric outcomes
BackgroundTraining senior radiation therapists as “adapters” to manage influencers and target editing is critical in daily online adaptive...
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Identification of methylation-driven genes prognosis signature and immune microenvironment in uterus corpus endometrial cancer
BackgroundUterus corpus endometrial cancer (UCEC) is the main malignant tumor in gynecology, with a high degree of heterogeneity, especially in terms...
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Cancer Genetics
This chapter summarizes genetic predisposition to cancer, the various kinds of genetic changes in cancer cells, and introduces some of the mechanisms...
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Cancer and Hypercalcemia
Alterations of calcium homeostasis leading to hypercalcemia can occur at three different levels: the bone (increased osteoclast activity), kidney...
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Biosimilar in Lung Cancer
In recent years, the development and clinical integration of biosimilar therapies have garnered significant attention in the field of oncology. An...
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Cancer Statistics: Geographical and Racial Disparities
Cancer leads to millions of morbidities and mortalities throughout the world, annually. There are well-established discrepancies in cancer incidence...
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Automatic segmentation of tumour and organs at risk in 3D MRI for cervical cancer radiation therapy with anatomical variations
Cervical cancer is a common cancer in women globally, with treatment usually involving radiation therapy (RT). Accurate segmentation for the tumour...
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Immunotherapy for Gynecologic Cancer
There is an emerging need for immunotherapeutic modalities that have completely different mechanisms of action from cytotoxic drugs and molecular...
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Dietary Supplements in Cancer Prevention and Therapy
Over half of all US people now use nutritional supplements, making it a multimillion-dollar industry. Although various expert committees and...
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Pain and its interference with daily living in relation to cancer: a comparative population-based study of 16,053 cancer survivors and 106,345 people without cancer
BackgroundPain is a common, debilitating, and feared symptom, including among cancer survivors. However, large-scale population-based evidence on...
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Resistance to Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer
The foremost cause of female deaths is due to breast cancer. The most frequent type of breast cancer is hormone-dependent breast cancer, being either...