Search for dissertations about: "integrative oncology"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words integrative oncology.
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1. Complementary and alternative medicine in cancer : from utilization to a randomized controlled trial
Abstract : Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are non-conventional health care approaches used in parallel with or instead of conventional medicine. Little is known about Swedish patients’ patterns of complementary CAM use in the context of cancer. READ MORE
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2. Regulation of Gene Expression in Multiple Myeloma Cells and Normal Fibroblasts : Integrative Bioinformatic and Experimental Approaches
Abstract : The work presented in this thesis applies integrative genomic and experimental approaches to investigate mechanisms involved in regulation of gene expression in the context of disease and normal cell biology.In papers I and II, we have explored the role of epigenetic regulation of gene expression in multiple myeloma (MM). READ MORE
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3. Large scale integration and interactive exploration of cancer data – with applications to glioblastoma
Abstract : Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor, with a median survival of approximately 15 months. The standard of care treatment consists of surgical resection followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy, where chemotherapy only prolongs survival by approximately 3 months. READ MORE
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4. Integrative genomic and survival analysis of breast tumors
Abstract : With the continued accumulation of genomic data at ever increasing resolution the challenge ahead lies in reading out meaningful clinical/biological information form the data that can contribute to a better understanding of the cancerous process. The need for novel approaches, new statistical methods is therefore strong. READ MORE
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5. Novel biomarkers associated with histotype and clinical outcome in early-stage ovarian carcinoma
Abstract : Ovarian cancer is a collective name for multiple malignancies deriving from or involving the ovary, mainly comprising five histotypes of epithelial origin (clear-cell (CCC), endometrioid (EC), high-grade serous (HGSC), low-grade serous (LGSC), and mucinous carcinomas (MC)) with varying clinical (e.g. READ MORE