Purpose Adjuvant chemotherapy is typically considered for patients with stage II colon cancer
characterized by poor prognostic features, including obstruction, perforation, emergent …

Alcohol drinking is an established risk factor for several malignancies, and it is a potentially
modifiable risk factor for cancer. The Cancer Prevention Committee of the American Society …

People who suffer from disease have often been stigmatised. The internalisation of stigma
leads to the experience of self-blame. The relationship among stigma, self-blame and …

Purpose Biliary cancers overexpress epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and angiogenesis
has been correlated with poor outcome. Erlotinib, an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, …

The incidence rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rising. It is one of the most common
cancers worldwide and accounts for substantial morbidity and mortality. Chronic hepatitis B …

Objectives: Early hospital readmission is a common and costly problem in the Medicare
population. In 2009, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services began mandating hospital …

PURPOSE Patients with lung cancer might feel more guilt and shame resulting from previous
smoking. This study was designed to determine the levels of guilt and shame among …

Purpose: Limited options exist for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer progressing
after 1 or more lines of therapy. A phase II study in patients with previously treated metastatic …

Background Individuals ≥80 years of age represent an increasing proportion of colon
cancer diagnoses. Selecting these patients for elective surgery is challenging because of …

Immunotherapy (IO) agents have led to significant improvements in patient outcomes across
many tumor types. There have been great efforts to introduce immune checkpoint inhibitors …