Search for dissertations about: "thesis for liver cancer"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 268 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis for liver cancer.

  2. 16. Register studies of cancer in the Southern Health Care Region in Sweden

    Author : Bo Attner; Medicinsk onkologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cancer risk; epidemiology; incidence; comorbidity; survival; partner; health care costs; population-based register study;

    Abstract : The overall aim was to study different aspect of health care use and health care costs on a population based level for persons with cancer and their partners, and from an individual level to explore the impact of comorbidities in incidence and survival. In the beginning of the study all persons in the Southern Health Care Region in Sweden diagnosed with colon, rectal, breast, prostate and lung cancer during the period 2000 to 2005 were identified via the Swedish Cancer Register. READ MORE

  4. 17. Prognostic role of tumour associated trypsin inhibitor in colorectal cancer patients

    Author : Alexander Gaber; Tumörmikromiljö; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; KRAS mutation; ERK1 2; TATI; Colorectal cancer; Prognosis; Biomarker; EGFR; STAT3;

    Abstract : Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common forms of human cancer worldwide with approximately 1 million new cases detected every year. CEA is currently the only accepted CRC marker incorporated into clinical practice, where it is used for early detection of metastasis in follow-up of patients having stage II and III disease, and for monitoring response to adjuvant treatment. READ MORE

  5. 18. Lung Metastases - Diagnostic, Prognostic and Molecular Aspects with Focus on Colorectal Cancer

    Author : Halla Vidarsdottir; Förbättrad diagnostik och prognostik vid lungcancer och metastaser till lunga; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; lung cancer; lung metastasis; tissue microarray; TTF-1; napsin A; cytokeratin; GATA3; CDX2; PAX8; CRC; pulmonary metastasectomy; RBM3; recurrence; survival; NGS; Trusight tumor 26; Trusight Oncology 500;

    Abstract : In Sweden 4200 patients are diagnosed with lung cancer and 6500 patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) annually. The lungs are a common site for metastases. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is a helpful aid in diagnostics of a pulmonary tumour. READ MORE

  6. 19. Liver Resection for Colorectal Cancer Metastases. Prognostic Factors and Interventions Affecting Outcome

    Author : LIDEWIJ SPELT; Lund Kirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; artificial neural networks; chemotherapy; colorectal cancer; liver metastasis; liver resection; portal vein embolisation; prognostic factors; survival analysis;

    Abstract : Background: With a yearly incidence of 56 per 100,000 inhabitants, colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies in the Western world, representing the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Within three years after the diagnosis of CRC, 29% of patients will have developed liver metastases. READ MORE

  7. 20. Molecular Studies of Irradiation and SN-38 on Colorectal Cancer

    Author : Åsa Wallin; Xiao-Feng Sun; Joar Svanvik; Peter Naredi; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Colorectal cancer CRC ; molecular changes; SN-38; Oncology; Onkologi;

    Abstract : Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of most common cancer diseases worldwide. In Swedenapproximately 5,000 new cases of CRC are generated each year, which makes it the thirdmost common cancer disease among both men and women. The past decades ofimproved treatment strategies have considerably increased the five-year survival for CRCpatients. READ MORE