Search for dissertations about: "PgR"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the word PgR.

  2. 1. Metastatic bone disease

    Author : Rikard Wedin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : cytology; epidemiology; metastatic bone disease; pathologic fracture; prognosis; radiotherapy; skeletal metastasis; surgical therapy; survival; MIB; p53; ER; PgR;

    Abstract : Aim: To evaluate epidemiology, prognosis and diagnostics in metastatic bone disease and identify risk factors for failure after operation for pathologic fracture. Patients: The study was based on patients treated for skeletal metastases, myeloma or lymphoma between 1986 and 1998 at the Oncology Service, Department of Orthopedics, Karolinska Hospital and on patients diagnosed with symptomatic skeletal metastases 1989-1994 in the Stockholm Region. READ MORE

  4. 2. Surfing the genepool : the effective and efficient use of plant genetic resources

    Author : Michael Mackay; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Humankind has been left a wealth of plant genetic diversity; a gift of nature, evolution and domestication over many millennia. Until recent times we have used these plant genetic resources (PGR) in harmony with our environment. The 20th Century brought many changes to the world including new frontiers in science and agriculture. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Prognostic and Treatment Predictive Value of Proliferation and TIMP-1 in Breast Cancer

    Author : Marie Klintman; Bröstcancer-genetik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breast cancer; predictive marker; resistance; prognostic factor; proliferation; prospective; TIMP-1; Ki67; S-phase; MAI; PPH3; cyclin B1; cyclin A; node-negative; validation;

    Abstract : Breast cancer is the most common tumour form and the second leading cause of death in solid tumours in women in the Western world. Despite improvements in the treatment, a considerable number of patients will relapse and die from their breast cancer. READ MORE

  6. 4. Life Style, Molecular Pathology, and Breast Cancer Risk

    Author : Signe Borgquist; Malmö Handkirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hormone receptors; Breast cancer; tissue microarray; histopathology; ERβ; tumour proliferation; cyclin D1; p27; HMG-CoA reductas; life style factors; diet; hormone replacement therapy; obesity; endocrine therapy;

    Abstract : The breast cancer diagnosis covers a wide range of tumours with different geno- and phenotypic characteristics. The diversity among studies on life-style factors and their impact on breast cancer risk might be clarified by recognizing breast cancer as a heterogeneous disease. READ MORE

  7. 5. Prognostic and predictive factors in Vietnamese breast cancer : a comparison with Swedish patients and effect on survival

    Author : Thang Vu Hong; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Breast cancer;

    Abstract : Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer death among women in Western and Asian countries. Previous studies showed that Asian and African-American patients more often had poor tumor prognostic factors than Caucasian patients. There are however only few reports on tumor prognostic factors and survival in Vietnamese breast cancer patients. READ MORE