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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"prostate cancer treatment"”.
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Factors affecting breast, cervical and prostate cancer treatment outcomes in Zambia
Cervical, breast and prostate cancers represent 51% cancer mortality and morbidity in Zambia. This study aimed to show their prevalence, incidence trends, describe associated typical patient socio-demographic characteristics and survival factors using the Zambia National Cancer Registry (ZNCR) data …
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Factors affecting breast, cervical and prostate cancer treatment outcomes in Zambia
Cervical, breast and prostate cancers represent 51% cancer mortality and morbidity in Zambia. This study aimed to show their prevalence, incidence trends, describe associated typical patient socio-demographic characteristics and survival factors using the Zambia National Cancer Registry (ZNCR) data …
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The role of tomato and lycopene consumption on prostate carcinogenesis and prostate cancer treatment
Prostate cancer (PCa) is most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in the United States. Following PCa diagnosis, men often seek information about foods and supplements that may improve their response to therapies, quality of life and survival. Tomatoes and their primary bioactive (lycopene) are one …
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Design of a 2D MRI compatible robot for performing prostate cancer treatment using therapeutic ultrasound
Therapeutic ultrasound is a promising treatment method for many common cancers, including prostate cancer. Magnetic resonance image (MRI) guidance of therapeutic ultrasound permits targeting and monitoring of therapy. In this thesis a prototype MRI compatible positioning device for the treatment of …
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Bayesian network structure learning using characteristic properties of permutation representations with applications to prostate cancer treatment.
… quality. Finally, using UK-wide data related to prostate cancer patients, the thesis assesses the general suitability of BNs alongside the proposed learning approaches for medical data modeling. Following comparisons with tools currently used in clinical settings and with alternative classifiers, …
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Characterising the mechanism of DCUN1D1 activity in prostate cancer and identifying DCUN1D1 inhibitors for prostate cancer treatment
… in our lab demonstrated the role of DCUN1D1 in prostate cancer in vitro and in vivo. We also identified potential inhibitors of DCUN1D1 which inhibited the proliferation of prostate cancer cells in a DCUN1D1-specific manner. This study seeks to determine the mechanism of action of DCUN1D1 in …
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Characterising the mechanism of DCUN1D1 activity in prostate cancer and identifying DCUN1D1 inhibitors for prostate cancer treatment
… in our lab demonstrated the role of DCUN1D1 in prostate cancer in vitro and in vivo. We also identified potential inhibitors of DCUN1D1 which inhibited the proliferation of prostate cancer cells in a DCUN1D1-specific manner. This study seeks to determine the mechanism of action of DCUN1D1 in …
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Impact of intrafractional prostate motion on the accuracy and efficiency of prostate cancer treatment on CyberKnife radiotherapy
One of the most common treatments for men with localized prostate cancer is radiation therapy, which involves delivering small doses of radiation to the prostate for an extended period of time. Stereotactic-body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a form of radiotherapy that delivers increased dosage to …
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Modeling recovery curves for prostate cancer
… for patients following 3 different forms of prostate cancer treatment. I propose a parametric model for those function level time series and show promise that the method can be applied to both simulated and real data.
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Assessing localized prostate cancer post-treatment quality of life outcomes among gay men
Background: An estimated 2.3 million prostate cancer survivors reside in the United States, 50,000-70,000 of which are gay men. Fearing discrimination, stigma, or receipt of substandard care, gay men may not reveal their sexual orientation potentially affecting provider communication, treatment …
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Post Treatment for Prostate Cancer: The Experiences and Psychosocial Needs of Black African and Black Caribbean Men and their Partners
… needs and how best to address them after prostate cancer treatment for Black African/Black Caribbean men and their partners in England. Cancer statistics in the United Kingdom show that Black African and Black Caribbean men have a disproportionately higher risk (1 in 4) of developing …
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Small molecule inhibitors of steroid receptors for breast and prostate cancer
… the growth and progression of hormone-dependent cancers. This thesis aimed at identifying and characterizing new chemical entities with therapeutic potential in breast and prostate cancer treatment. Reported here are two inhibitors that antagonize androgen receptor (AR) function and one that …
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Balancing Antitumor Efficacy and Safety Profile: α-Amanitin-Based Fc-Small Molecule Drug Conjugates for Targeted Prostate Cancer Therapy
… conjugates (ADCs) represents a breakthrough in cancer therapy. However, besides high manufacturing costs, the utility of therapeutic ADCs may be limited by their immunogenicity and poor penetration into solid tumors due to their large size. The small molecules drug conjugates grafted with …
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Machine-learning models and shielding materials for radiation protection of patients and personnel in ion therapy
… the dose to the tumor to achieve greater cancer control while reducing severe toxicity risks. Despite these potential advantages, the widespread adoption of ion therapy still faces some technological challenges pertaining to the radiation protection of patients and personnel, including 1) …
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Mesauring The Effect Of Technological Change In Health Care Cost And Expenditure
… to see how health care spending associated with prostate cancer treatment behaves over time. Understanding the extent and mechanism by which a new technology actually translates into higher cost are main objectives of this study.</p> <p><strong>Study design, data and organization of the report: …
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Braquiterapia de baja tasa de dosis frente a braquiterapia de alta tasa de dosis en una fracción en el tratamiento de cáncer de próstata
… brachytherapy as monotherapy for the treatment of favorable stage prostate cancer: a feasibility report. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2001; 49: 61-9. 2. Prada PJ, Juan G, Gonzalez Suarez H, Fernandez J, Jiménez I, Amón J, Cepeda Marcos. Prostate-specific antigen relapse-free survival …
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Imunologiniai atvirų ir laparoskopinių prostatos vėžio operacijų skirtumai /
Prostate cancer is known to exhibit the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Surgery also suppresses anti-tumor immunity, allowing circulating cancer cells to survive. Tumor removal should disrupt the systemic and local immunity communication. The question arises whether this disruption might …
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Exercise as medicine : reversing treatment toxicities in prostate cancer patients
A common treatment for prostate cancer, which is the most common form of cancer after skin cancer in Australian males, is androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). However, ADT is associated with an array of adverse effects including reduced bone and lean mass, loss of muscle strength, negative change in …
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Adaptive Radiation Therapy Of Prostate Cancer
… organ deformation and motion right before the treatment and takes into account dose delivery variation daily to compensate for the difference between planned and delivered dose. It also has potential to allow further dose escalation and margin reduction to improve the clinical outcome. This …
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Nanotherapies for Treating Prostate Cancer
<p>Current prostate cancer treatment remains ineffective primarily due to ineffectual therapeutic strategies and numerous tumor-associated physiological barriers which hinder efficacy of anticancer agents. Therefore, the focus of this study was to investigate a new combination therapy approach for …
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