Browsing by Subject "Cancer screening"

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      Colorectal cancer screening awareness in European primary care 

      Mauri, D.; Pentheroudakis, George; Milousis, A.; Xilomenos, A.; Panagoulopoulou, E.; Bristianou, M.; Zacharias, G.; Christidis, D.; Mustou, E. A.; Gkinosati, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)
      Background: Adjustment for stage at diagnosis markedly reduces USA versus European colorectal cancer survival differences and a screening bias was therefore suspected. Moreover, little is known about colorectal cancer ...
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      Decision-making preferences and information needs among Greek breast cancer patients 

      Almyroudi, A.; Degner, L. F.; Paika, V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Hyphantis, T. (2011)
      Objectives: We aimed at assessing Greek breast cancer patients' preferences for participation in treatment decision making and their information needs. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 329 breast cancer patients were ...
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      Late toxicity in survivors from adolescent cancers 

      Pentheroudakis, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2007)
      Nowadays three quarters of adolescents with cancer are cured but half of them experience a late toxic effect of antineoplastic therapy that interferes with their physical and psychosocial health. This review recapitulates ...
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      Metastatic breast carcinoma confined to bone: Portrait of a clinical entity 

      Briassoulis, E. Ch; Karavasilis, V.; Kostadima, Lida; Ignatiadis, M.; Fountzilas, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2004)
      BACKGROUND. The current study was performed to study metastatic breast carcinoma that remains confined to bone. METHODS. The medical notes of 2514 breast carcinoma patients who were treated in 2 academic units over a 20-year ...
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      Screening practice and misplaced priorities 

      Mauri, D.; Valachis, A.; Polyzos, N. P.; Cortinovis, I.; Karampoiki, V.; Loukidou, E.; Alevizaki, P.; Kamposioras, K.; Kouris, G.; Alexandropoulou, P.; Tsali, L.; Panou, C.; Stamatelopoulos, A.; Lakiotis, V.; Spiliopoulou, A.; Terzoudi, A.; Ioakimidou, A.; Karathanasi, I.; Bristianou, M.; Casazza, G.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2009)
      Purpose: To estimate cancer screening coverage among a large sample of Greek individuals. Methods: 7012 adults from 30 Hellenic areas were surveyed. Tests included: faecal occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy, chest X-ray, ...
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      SESy-Europe: A multi-language database dedicated to cancer screening monitoring 

      Mauri, D.; Pazarlis, P.; Mauri, J.; Altinoz, H.; Flores, F. J. Rivas; Karentzou, I.; Proiskos, A.; Lakiotis, V.; Maragkaki, A.; Terzoudi, E.; Dambrosio, M.; Spiliopoulou, A.; Varsami, A.; Alexandropoulou, P.; Ch, F. Tolis; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Vittoraki, A. (2004)
      Cancer is the second cause of death in developed countries. Many efforts to educate the public to more tumor free life-style and screening practice have been therefore adopted. Considering the high costs of diagnostic ...
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      Targeting c-KIT, PDGFR in cancer of unknown primary: A screening study for molecular markers of benefit 

      Dova, L.; Pentheroudakis, George; Golfinopoulos, Vassilis; Malamou-Mitsi, Vassiliki D.; Georgiou, I.; Vartholomatos, G.; Ntemou, A.; Fountzilas, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2008)
      Aims: In view of available targeted therapies, we investigated the presence of c-kit, PDGFR gene mutations and protein expression in cancer of unknown primary (CUP) in order to study their contribution in pathogenesis, ...