Browsing by Subject "Oncology"
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Image analysis system for automated detection of breast cancer nuclei
(IEEE Comp Soc, 1997)A study for breast cancer nuclei detection is presented in this paper. The proposed algorithm determines the centers of nuclei in biopsy images using block-based processing of the images followed by singular value decomposition ...
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Improved detection of breast cancer nuclei using modular neural networks
(2000)A modular neural network-based approach to detect and classify breast cancer nuclei stained for steroid receptors in hispathological sections is evaluated. The system named biopsy analysis support system (BASS) is designed ...
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«Juvenile» oncology - A missing subspecialty. The experience of a reference cancer centre
(2006)Introduction: Despite unique tumor epidemiology and a higher cancer incidence compared to pediatric patients, adolescents and young adults have not been receiving specialized, multidisciplinary, centralized care. In an ...
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The Masterclass of the European School of Oncology: The 'key educational event' of the school
(2010)The European School of Oncology (ESO) Clinical Masterclass is a one-week, full-immersion course, where students and teachers intensively interact with each other. This educational event is designed for medical or clinical ...
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Oncology for medical students:. A European School of Oncology contribution to undergraduate cancer education
(2007)Worldwide undergraduate cancer medicine is taught in a non-unanimous manner. There are frequent overlaps, omissions and discrepancies in the curricula of different medical schools concerning oncology teaching. Various ...
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Pancreatic Remnant Occlusion After Whipple's Procedure: an Alternative Oncologically Safe Method
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Personality variables are associated with colorectal cancer patients' quality of life independent of psychological distress and disease severity
(2010)Objective: The aim of the present study was to test whether psychological distress and personality variables are independently associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in colorectal cancer patients, after ...
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Personality variables as predictors of early non-metastatic colorectal cancer patients' psychological distress and health-related quality of life: A one-year prospective study
(2011)Objective: We aimed to assess the course of early non-metastatic colorectal cancer patients' psychological distress and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and to identify relevant clinical and psychological predictors ...
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Psychiatric manifestations, personality traits and health-related quality of life in cancer of unknown primary site
(2013)Objective Psychiatric manifestations and personality traits are known to influence cancer patients. We aimed to assess psychological distress symptoms, psychosocial factors and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in ...
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Psychosocial predictors of health outcomes in colorectal cancer: A comprehensive review
(2014)Background: A diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) and its long-term treatment may lead to significant psychological distress and impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for a significant proportion of patients. ...
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Statistical modelling and prognostic analysis in primary breast carcinoma
(2000)This work reports, for the first time, the results of the first retrospective study on breast cancer in Cyprus. The study which is based on 197 women with primary breast cancer who have undergone modified radical mastectomy ...
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Texture-based classification of hysteroscopy images of the endometrium
(2006)The objective of this study was to classify hysteroscopy images of the endometrium based on texture analysis for the early detection of gynaecological cancer. A total of 418 Regions of Interest (ROIs) were extracted (209 ...
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Undergraduate training in oncology: An ESO continuing challenge for medical students
(2012)During the last six years the European School of Oncology (ESO) opened an undergraduate programme for European medical students, aiming to further improve their oncology knowledge and clinical skills. In this endeavour a ...