'Cancer from A to Z': A Dictionary of Cancer-Related Terms

...ften on the neck, under arms, and anal area, which may precede or occur with a variety of internal malignancies, especially stomach cancer. See also paraneoplastic Syndrome. Dr. Laughlin gives the early warning signs of and guidelines to detect early cancer. He includes recommendations for diet, lifestyle, n...

Lymphoma drug used to treat skin disorders

...logy and found that it successfully treated patients with various kinds of blistering skin disease, including pemphigus vulgaris, dermatomyositis, and paraneoplastic pemphigus. Newer, safer treatments are being studied for serious dermatologic disorders, and rituximabs efficacy has been shown in a variety of dan...

Paraneoplastic in Medical Definition

Pathology

...erimental cancer treatment Misc. Tumor suppressor genes / oncogenes - Staging / grading - Carcinogenesis - Carcinogen - Research - paraneoplastic phenomenon - ICD-O - List of oncology-related terms v • d • e Pathology : hematology / hematological malignanc...

Ocular oncology

...erimental cancer treatment Misc. Tumor suppressor genes / oncogenes - Staging / grading - Carcinogenesis - Carcinogen - Research - paraneoplastic phenomenon - ICD-O - List of oncology-related terms ...

Paraneoplastic in Medical Dictionary

Neurological Diseases

... Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease . Cumulative trauma disorders ... Lyme disease - Neurological Sequelae [edit] M ... paraneoplastic diseases . Paroxysmal attacks ... Pediatric neurologists treat neurological disease in children. ... Also, " neurological " ...

Neoplasm

...s a benign neoplasm that commonly develops in neonates ... Neoplasm produces antibody. Unknown immune mechanism. First associations of ... paraneoplastic signs more disabling than neoplasm ... ... is a rare neoplasm of peripheral nerves including ... Intracranial hemangiopericytoma is a rare ...

Ataxia

...ash ... Can Friedreich's ataxia be cured or treated? ... Ataxia may be the result of a defect that is present from birth (congenital) or ... paraneoplastic syndromes ( ataxia may appear months or years before cancer is ... Ataxia -telangiectasia is a rare inherited ... Mutations in the ATM gene ...

Paraneoplastic in Biological Technology

Independent Data Monitoring Committee Supports Continuation of Picoplatin Phase 3 SPEAR Registration Trial in Small Cell Lung Cancer

...tases, brain metastases or relief of obstructive symptoms from lesions in the chest, nutritional support and treatment of anemia, dyspnea, infections, paraneoplastic syndromes, anxiety or other clinical problems. The primary endpoint of SPEAR is overall survival. Secondary endpoints include overall response rate, p...

Paraneoplastic in Biological Definition

Cancer

...ptoms. Systemic symptoms : weight loss , poor appetite and cachexia (wasting), excessive sweating ( night sweats ), anemia , and specific paraneoplastic phenomena , i.e. specific conditions that are due to an active cancer, such as thrombosis or hormonal changes. Every single item in the above li...