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Aug 23, 10 10:22AMThe purpose of this project is to determine if there is a difference between paravertebral block and general anesthesia in terms of time to discharge from the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit and pain level in patients undergoing outpatient breast cancer surgery.Location: New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Me... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 07:57PMOne form of breast cancer, known as inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), is characterized by diffuse erythema (redness) and edema (peau d'orange) of the breast. This type of cancer is aggressive and poorly understood. It is rare in the United States (about 4 percent of cases), but more common in Egypt and Tunisia (up to 23 percent of cases). Conducting a case-control study ...Location: National Cancer Institute-Cairo Status: Completed» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 03:32AMThis study is being done to determine whether stellate ganglion injection with local anesthetic (the study procedure) can reduce the number and severity of hot flashes in women who have hot flashes. Hot flashes can have a significant impact on daily living, disrupt sleep, and lead to fatigue and irritability during the day. Hot flashes are the most common reason that wo...Location: Northwestern University Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 09:00PMIn 2008 a research study conducted by Dr. Barth involving 46 women determined that whole breast radiation therapy performed after a lumpectomy of borderline and malignant phyllodes tumors decreases rate of recurrence. None of the 46 participants developed a local recurrence. Based on information we have learned from research studies, we recommend whole breast radi...Location: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 01:45AMWomen found to have early stage breast cancer will have their cancer surgically removed followed by radiation treatment to the entire breast, five times per week for several weeks. The radiation treatment prevents the cancer from growing back but creates skin burns. Several studies have showed that it is nor necessary treating the whole breast. The investigators team h...Location: Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 06:20AMThe purpose of this study is to determine whether or not CTCs can be detected in blood samples taken from patients diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. The purpose is to compare CTC analysis to tumor samples to look for differences.Location: University of Kansas Medical Centner Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 09:32AMThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the disease free and overall survival of patients with breast carcinomas of small size, i.e., not greater than 2.0 cm and with clinically non palpable axillary lymph nodes, undergoing either conservative surgery and axillary dissection, or a similar treatment for the primary tumor and rapid analysis of the sentinel lymph node, the...Location: European Institute of Oncology Status: Active, not recruiting» Read more
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Mar 01, 11 07:00AMThe T and B cells repertoire diversity represent one of the immune defence level which controls the integrity of the organism and determines its ability to recognize and control infectious attacks and development of tumours. The study of the lymphocytes TCR and BCR diversity could permit to better understand how lymphopenia act on overall survival and to improve detectio...Location: Centre Léon Bérard Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Jul 15, 11 07:10AMObjectives of Clinical Trial The main objective of this clinical trial is to show the efficacy of fluorescence lymphangiography with indocyanine green (ICG) for the detection of sentinel lymph nodes.Location: University Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Sep 29, 11 07:10AMBackground: - Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a genetic condition that increases the risk for some types of cancer. LFS may lead to cancer of the bone or connective tissue, breast, and brain. It may also increase the risk for certain types of leukemia and other cancers. The only known cause of LFS is a change (called a mutation ) in a gene known as TP53. However, not all...Location: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, ... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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