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Does surgery improve outcomes for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma? An analysis using the surveillance epidemiology and end results registry from 1998 to 2008.
(J Am Coll Surg, 2012-11)
BACKGROUND: We examined survival associated with locally advanced esophageal squamous
cell cancer (SCC) to evaluate if treatment without surgery could be considered adequate.
STUDY DESIGN: Patients in the Surveillance, ...
Evaluating the number of stages in development of squamous cell and adenocarcinomas across cancer sites using human population-based cancer modeling.
(PLoS One, 2012)
BACKGROUND: Adenocarcinomas (ACs) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) differ by clinical
and molecular characteristics. We evaluated the characteristics of carcinogenesis
by modeling the age patterns of incidence rates of ...
Age patterns of incidence of geriatric disease in the U.S. elderly population: Medicare-based analysis.
(J Am Geriatr Soc, 2012-02)
OBJECTIVES: To use the Medicare Files of Service Use (MFSU) to evaluate patterns in
the incidence of aging-related diseases in the U.S. elderly population. DESIGN: Age-specific
incidence rates of 19 aging-related diseases ...
Is there a role for simultaneous hepatic and colorectal resections? A contemporary view from NSQIP.
(J Gastrointest Surg, 2012-11)
INTRODUCTION: The optimal timing of primary and metastatic tumor management in patients
with synchronous hepatic colorectal metastases remains controversial. We aimed to
compare perioperative outcomes of simultaneous ...
Adjuvant radiotherapy in the treatment of invasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas: an analysis of the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results registry.
(Ann Surg Oncol, 2012-04)
BACKGROUND: Management and outcomes of patients with invasive intraductal papillary
mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas are not well established. We investigated
whether adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) improved cancer-specific ...