From the records of Memorial Hospital of the past 50 years, 47 cases with an established
diagnosis of radiation-induced sarcoma were identified and divided into two groups: the first …

cases. Pack and Ariel* in 1958 indicated the magnitude of this problem in their analysis of
717 cases of soft part sarcomas. They reported that 282 patients, or 39.3%, in a series of 528 …

Purpose Somatostatin analogs act directly on breast cancer cells and indirectly on insulin
and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels. This trial was undertaken to assess whether …

Response of sarcomas of the soft somatic tissues to irradiation therapy is not uncommon but
it is unpredictable except for liposarcoma, which is radiosensitive. Nevertheless, definite …

Objective: To provide information and recommendations to women with breast cancer and
their physicians regarding what is now known about sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy. …

This randomized, double-blind, phase III trial compared granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
(G-CSF; filgrastim) and leridistim (formerly myelopoietin), a chimeric dual agonist that binds …

Additional experience with BCS has led to some refinements in surgical technique with
respect to incision placement. In addition, it has become evident that the proportion of women …

(44/52). The positive and the negative prÃĐdictivevalues were 82.6%(38/46) and 81.5%(44/54),
respectively. Conclusion: This study shows that scintimammography has good …

3ince 1975 we have investigated a large French-Canadian family from the Lac St-jean area
who have the multiple endocrine neoplasia type-2 (MEN-2) syndrome. As well as the typical …

Objective: To provide information and recommendations for assisting women and their
physicians in making the decisions necessary to establish or exclude the presence of cancer …