Combination teletherapy and iridium implantation in the treatment of locally advanced breast cancer

the study of aaag repeat polymorphism in promoter of errg gene and its association with the risk of breast cancer in isfahan region

چکیده: سرطان پستان دومین عامل مرگ مرتبط با سرطان در خانم ها است. از آنجا که سرطان پستان یک تومور وابسته به هورمون است، می تواند توسط وضعیت هورمون های استروئیدی شامل استروژن و پروژسترون تنظیم شود. استروژن نقش مهمی در توسعه و پیشرفت سرطان پستان ایفا می کند و تاثیر خود را روی بیان ژن های هدف از طریق گیرنده های استروژن اعمال می کند. اما گروه دیگری از گیرنده های هسته ای به نام گیرنده های مرتبط به ا...

Locally advanced breast cancer.

The multidisciplinary management of patients with locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) has evolved over the last three decades. The introduction of chemotherapy (CT) and endocrine therapy in conjunction with surgery and radiation therapy (XRT) have changed the natural history of this disease. The authors discuss the role of the taxanes, novel endocrine therapy, and high-dose CT programs in the...

Radiofrequency thermoablation in locally advanced breast cancer.

The authors report their experience of 8 cases of breast cancer in six patients, treated by radiofrequency thermoablation. Two patients had bilateral breast cancer infiltrating the skin. All patients, but one, were alive at two years follow-up. The age range was 54-75 years old (median, 71 years old). We observed complete regression in one patient, regression with residual scar in two patients ...

The combination of epirubicin plus docetaxel as neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally-advanced breast cancer.

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the activity and toxicity of epirubicin plus docetaxel as neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this single-center, phase II trial, twenty-one patients with locally advanced breast cancer (T>3 cm or N>1) received epirubicin (70 mg/m2) and docetaxel (60 mg/m2) on Day 1 of each cycle for up to 6 ...

Current definition of locally advanced breast cancer.