Non-Intubated Versus Intubated Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older: A Propensity Matching Study by Pei-Hsing Chen, Pei-Hsing Chen, Jen-Hao Chuang, Tzu-Pin Lu, Tzu-Pin Lu, Wan-Ting Hung, Wan-Ting Hung, Wan-Ting Hung, Hsien-Chi Liao, Hsien-Chi Liao, Tung-Ming Tsai, Mong-Wei Lin, Ke-Cheng Chen, Hsao-Hsun Hsu, Jin-Shing Chen, Jin-Shing Chen

“…Both groups had comparable preoperative demographic and cancer staging profiles. The anesthetic duration in the non-intubated group was shorter than that in the intubated group, which showed a significantly higher mean number of lymph nodes harvested (intubated vs non-intubated, 8.3 vs. 6.4) and lymph stations dissected (3.0 vs. 2.6). …”
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The Effects of Lack of Awareness in Age-Related Quality of Life, Coping with Stress, and Depression among Patients with Malignant Melanoma by Ana-Olivia Toma, Estera Boeriu, Luminita Decean, Vlad Bloanca, Felix Bratosin, Mihaela Codrina Levai, Neeharika Gayatri Vasamsetti, Satish Alambaram, Andrada Licinia Oprisoni, Bogdan Miutescu, Kakarla Hemaswini, Iulius Juganaru, Andrei-Cristian Bondar, Marius Liviu Moise

“…There were no significant gender differences and cancer staging differences between groups, although self-reported depressed mood and anhedonia were significantly more frequent in younger adults with malignant melanoma (43.8% vs. 28.9%). …”
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Case Report: A case of hepatocellular carcinoma with aberrant right hepatic artery treated with transarterial chemoembolization and infusion chemotherapy separately to bilobar lesi... by Yong-Guang Wei, Yong-Guang Wei, Hao Su, Hao Su, Zi-li Lv, Xi-Wen Liao, Xi-Wen Liao, Zhi-Ming Zeng, Yu-Xuan Jia, Yu-Xuan Jia, Hua-Sheng Huang, Hua-Sheng Huang, Xiao-Qiang Shen, Xiao-Qiang Shen, Guang-Zhi Zhu, Guang-Zhi Zhu, Chuang-Ye Han, Chuang-Ye Han, Xin-Ping Ye, Xin-Ping Ye, Tao Peng, Tao Peng

“…Abdominal multiphase computerized tomography (CT) and gadoxetate disodium–enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed the bulky bilobar HCCs of Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage B and China Liver Cancer Staging stage IIa. …”
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The development and external validation of simplified T category classification for nasopharyngeal carcinoma to improve the prognostic value in the intensity‐modulated radiotherapy... by Ling‐Long Tang, Shao‐Bo Liang, Cheng‐Long Huang, Fan Zhang, Cheng Xu, Yan‐Ping Mao, Li Tian, Ai‐Hua Lin, Li Li, Ying Sun, Jun Ma

“…We investigated whether simplifying 8th American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system T categories improves prognostic value. …”
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Long-term survival, toxicities, and the role of chrono-chemotherapy with different infusion rates in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with intensity-modul... by Lina Liu, Lina Liu, Lina Liu, Xunyan Luo, Weili Wu, Weili Wu, Yuanyuan Li, Yuanyuan Li, Yuanyuan Li, Jinhua Long, Jinhua Long, Xiuling Luo, Xiuling Luo, Xiaoxiao Chen, Xiuyun Gong, Chaofen Zhao, Chaofen Zhao, Qianyong He, Qianyong He, Qianyong He, Zhuoling Li, Zhuoling Li, Zhuoling Li, Kai Shang, Yue Chen, Xu Xinyu, Feng Jin, Feng Jin, Feng Jin

“…PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate 5-year outcomes and the late toxicity profile of chrono-chemotherapy with different infusion rates in patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).Methods and materialsOur retrospective analysis included 70 patients with locally advanced NPC stages III and IVB (according to the 2010 American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system). Patients were treated with two cycles of induction chemotherapy (IC) before concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) at Guizhou Cancer Hospital. …”
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Latin American Consensus on the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer by Leandro Luongo Matos, Luiz Paulo Kowalski, Aline Lauda Freitas Chaves, Thiago Bueno de Oliveira, Gustavo Nader Marta, Maria Paula Curado, Gilberto de Castro Junior, Terence P. Farias, Gustavo Sarria Bardales, Mario Avila Cabrera, Renato de Castro Capuzzo, Genival Barbosa de Carvalho, Claudio Roberto Cernea, Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis, Fernando Luiz Dias, Andrés Munyo Estefan, Agustin Horacio Falco, Gustavo Alberto Ferraris, Alejandro Gonzalez-Motta, Andre Guimarães Gouveia, Alexandre Arthur Jacinto, Marco Aurelio Vamondes Kulcsar, Ana Kober Leite, Renan Bezerra Lira, Milena Perez Mak, Pedro De Marchi, Evandro Sobroza de Mello, Fátima Cristina Mendes de Matos, Pablo H. Montero, Eduardo Dias de Moraes, Fabio Ynoe de Moraes, Diego Chaves Rezende Morais, Fernando Miguel Poenitz, Adela Poitevin, Hernán Ortiz Riveros, Álvaro Sanabria, Miguel Ticona-Castro, José Guilherme Vartanian, Gustavo Viani, Eugenio F. Vines, William Nassib William Junior, David Conway, Shama Virani, Paul Brennan

“…The consensus consists of 12 sections: Head and neck cancer staging, Histopathologic evaluation of head and neck cancer, Head and neck surgery—oral cavity, Clinical oncology—oral cavity, Head and neck surgery—oropharynx, Clinical oncology—oropharynx, Head and neck surgery—larynx, Head and neck surgery—larynx/hypopharynx, Clinical oncology—larynx/hypopharynx, Clinical oncology—recurrent and metastatic head and neck cancer, Head and neck surgery—reconstruction and rehabilitation, and Radiation therapy. …”
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Serum semaphorin 4C as a diagnostic biomarker in breast cancer: A multicenter retrospective study by Ya Wang, Long Qiao, Jie Yang, Xiong Li, Yaqi Duan, Jiahao Liu, Shaoqi Chen, Huayi Li, Dan Liu, Tian Fang, Jingjing Ma, Xiaoting Li, Fei Ye, Junxiang Wan, Juncheng Wei, Qin Xu, Ensong Guo, Ping Jin, Mingfu Wu, Lin Zhang, Yun Xia, Yaqun Wu, Jun Shao, Yaojun Feng, Qing Zhang, Zongyuan Yang, Gang Chen, Qinghua Zhang, Xingrui Li, Shixuan Wang, Junbo Hu, Xiaoyun Wang, Mona P. Tan, Kazuaki Takabe, Beihua Kong, Qifeng Yang, Ding Ma, Qinglei Gao

“…Post‐surgery pathological diagnosis was the reference standard and breast cancer staging followed the TNM classification. There was no restriction on disease stage for eligibilities. …”
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Evaluasi feature citra termografi kanker payudara dengan metode fraktal by ALAM, Wa Ode Siti Nur

“…Determinating breast cancer stage is very important for a doctor to determinate the best theraphy on a patient. …”

Associations of adiponectin and leptin with stage and grade of PSA-detected prostate cancer: the ProtecT study. by Burton, A, Martin, R, Holly, J, Lane, J, Donovan, J, Hamdy, F, Neal, D, Tilling, K

“…CONCLUSIONS: This study provides some evidence that adiponectin levels may be associated with prostate cancer stage, dependent on the degree of adiposity of the man. …”

Factors associated with short recurrence-free survival in completely resected colon cancer by Yanal Alnimer, Ranine Ghamrawi, Ahmed Aburahma, Samer Salah, Carlos Rios-Bedoya, Khalil Katato

“…While the role of certain factors such as cancer stage and grade is well established, the role of other factors (e.g., histological subtypes) is yet to be determined. …”
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Comparison of bilateral lymphedema and unilateral lymphedema in lower extremities after gynecologic cancer surgery by S.H. Ryu, B.S. Jang, J.H. Lee, H.J. Jeong, G.C. Kim, Y.J. Sim

“…Exact logistic regression analysis showed that cancer stage and genital swelling were associated with bilateral lymphedema. …”
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Impact of Tumor Location and Variables Associated With Overall Survival in Patients With Colorectal Cancer: A Mayo Clinic Colon and Rectal Cancer Registry Study by Cassia B. Wang, Faisal Shahjehan, Amit Merchea, Zhuo Li, Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, Axel Grothey, Dorin T. Colibaseanu, Pashtoon M. Kasi

“…Cox regression models were used to evaluate the independent effect of cancer location on overall survival after adjusting for age, gender, year of diagnosis, and cancer stage. To further explore the potential interaction effect of cancer location with cancer stage and year of diagnosis, similar multivariable Cox model was fit stratified by cancer stage (1–3 vs. 4) and by year of diagnosis (<1980, 1980–2000, >2000).Results: Overall survival differed significantly within all variables studied after Kaplan–Meier method analysis (P < 0.0001). …”
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Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography in tumor size: Evaluation of equality in advanced cervical cancer patients by Sigit Purbadi, Lisa Novianti, Gregorius Tanamas, Trifonia Pingkan Siregar

“…Tumor size determines cancer stage which influences the treatment and the survival. …”
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Longitudinal measurements of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in nasopharyngeal cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy. by Pooriwat Muangwong, Nontiya Homkham, Wattanapong Narueban, Chin Tadadoltip, Chayaporn Jongjumnien, Nuttida Taenawakun, Jutamas Teerapattanaphong, Imjai Chitapanarux

“…Associations between sex, age, cancer stage and NLR, ΔNLRs were investigated. OS and DFS were reported.…”
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Machine Learning Analysis of RNA-seq Data for Diagnostic and Prognostic Prediction of Colon Cancer by Erkan Bostanci, Engin Kocak, Metehan Unal, Mehmet Serdar Guzel, Koray Acici, Tunc Asuroglu

“…The best accuracy in cancer stage classification is achieved with RF as 97.33%. …”
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Gastric Cancer in Older Patients: A Retrospective Study and Literature Review by Yonghoon Choi, Nayoung Kim, Ki Wook Kim, Hyeong Ho Jo, Jaehyung Park, Hyuk Yoon, Cheol Min Shin, Young Soo Park, Dong Ho Lee

“…Conclusion Age itself was found to be one of the most important prognostic factors for overall and disease-specific survival in elderly GC patients, along with cancer stage.…”
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K-nearest-neighbor algorithm to predict the survival time and classification of various stages of oral cancer: a machine learning approach [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Sekar Kanagaraj, Rashmi Siddalingappa

“…The prognosis of cancer patients is influenced by mutations, age, and various cancer stages. However, the association between these variables is unclear. …”
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Midterm outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with active cancer by Yusuke Watanabe, Shinichi Shirai, Norio Tada, Toru Naganuma, Futoshi Yamanaka, Hiroshi Ueno, Minoru Tabata, Masanori Yamamoto, Kentaro Hayashida, Fumiaki Yashima, Kotaro Obunai, Masahiro Yamawaki, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Masahiko Noguchi, Joji Ito, Nahoko Kato

“…Among patients with active cancer, 49 had limited-stage cancer (stage 1 or 2). The prevalent cancers identified before TAVR were colon (21%), prostate (18%), lung (15%), liver (11%) and breast (9%). …”
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Characterization of Са2+,Мg2+-ATPase of blood lymphocytes in women with ovarian cancer by R. V. Barylyak, U. P. Iefremova, O. K. Onufrovych, O. V. Melnyk, D. Z. Vorobets, Z. D. Vorobets

“…The affinity constant of plasma membrane Сa2+,Mg2+-ATPase of lymphocytes to ATP in patients with ovarian cancer (stage ІІІ) was 0.32 ± 0.03 mM and with ovarian cancer (stage IV) 0.35 ± 0.03 mM. …”
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INTRAOPERATIVE FLUORESCENCE DIAGNOSIS OF PERITONEAL DISSEMINATION IN PATIENTS WITH GASTRIC CANCER by E. A. Suleymanov, A. D. Kaprin, E. V. Filonenko, V. M. Homyakov, N. A. Grishin, L. I. Moskvicheva, A. N. Urlova

“…The sensitivity for IOFD in patients with gastric cancer stage III–IV was 91.1%, the specificity – 93.9%, the overall accuracy – 92.7%. …”
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