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377 entries match Oncology & Cancer [C04]
1917
#3194
Endothelioma of the right bronchus removed by peroral bronchoscopy.
First reported case.
1917
#6125
Översikt över resultaten av kräftbehandling vid Radiumhemmet i Stockholm 1910-1915.
The Stockholm method of radium treatment of cancer of the uterus, as carried out at the Radiumhemmet, Stockholm, follows the technique devised by Forssell.
1919
#2644
Neoplastic diseases.
Fourth edition, 1940.
1920
#2645.1
A preliminary report on the experimental production of sarcoma of the liver of rats.
Proof that cancer can be caused by a parasite, Cysticercus fasciolaris, the larval stage of Taenia crassicolis. With M. R. Curtis and G. L. Rohdenberg. See also Proc. N.Y. path. Soc., 1920, 20, 149-75.
1921
#3196
Un cas d’épithélioma spino-cellulaire de la région latérale du pharynx, avec adénopathie angulo-maxillaire, guéri depuis six mois par la röntgenthérapie.
Carcinoma of pharynx cured by the Coutard method of Röntgen therapy.
1921
#4388
Diffuse endothelioma of bone.
Ewing described a form of bone sarcoma (“Ewing’s sarcoma”), usually involving the shaft of long bones.
1922
#3871
Crises solaires et hypertension paroxystique en rapport avec une tumeur surrénale.
First full description of chromaffin cell tumors of the adrenal medulla. With J. Tinel and E. Doumer.
1922
#5782
Cancer of the breast and its treatment. 2nd ed.
Sampson Handley advanced the theory that in mammary cancer metastasis is due to extension along lymphatic vessels – “lymphatic permeation” – and not to dissemination byway of the blood stream. The book was first publi…
1922
#5630.1
Removal of intrathoracic tumours by the trans-sternal route.
Dunhill’s operation for the removal of intrathoracic tumors.
1924
#2646
The formation of a cancer-producing substance from isoprene (2-methyl-butadiene).
Kennaway produced carcinogenic tars by submitting acetylene or isoprene to high temperatures in an atmosphere of hydrogen, thus proving that some carcinogens are pure hydrocarbons.
1925
#2647
The aetiology of malignant new growths.
Gye advanced the theory that an ultramicroscopic virus combined with an intrinsic chemical factor were concerned in the production of the Rous sarcoma.
1925
#2648
The microscopical examination of filterable viruses associated with malignant new growths.
Barnard supported, with photomicrographs, Gye’s theory concerning the origin of cancer.
1925
#2649
The melanomata, their morphology and histogenesis. A study of cell origins and transformations, with a critical discussion on aspects of tumour growth, and a clinical review.
The first exhaustive monograph on the pathology of melanoma. Also issued as a separate monograph (Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1925).
1925
#4393
Bone sarcoma, an interpretation of the nomenclature used by the Committee on the Registry of Bone Sarcoma of the American College of Surgeons.
1926
#4608
A classification of the tumors of the glioma group on a histogenetic basis with a correlated study of prognosis.
From 1922 to 1925 Bailey undertook extensive pathological and histological studies of brain tumors, and based on cellular configuration, he created a classification system of thirteen categories. In 1927 he reduced th…
1926
#2650
Haemagglutinegehalte van het bloedserum bij carcinoompatiënten.
Bendien test for the diagnosis of cancer. He published books in German and English on this subject in 1931. Modification by E. C. Lowe, Brit. med. J., 1932, 2, 1060.
1926
#2651
Ueber den Stoffwechsel der Tumoren.
In his important studies of the metabolism of tumors, Warburg was first to observe that malignant tissue utilizes glucose by glycolysis, whether or not oxygen is available (aerobic glycolysis). English translation, 1930.
1926
#3201
The nature of the “oat-celled sarcoma” of the mediastinum.
An important study of the histology of “oat-celled sarcoma” which Barnard showed to be primary carcinoma of the lung.
1926
#4151.1
Über Myome, ausgehend von der quergestreiften willkürlichen Muskulatur.
“Abrikosov’s tumor”, granular-cell myoblastoma.
1926
#5782.1
A further report on cancer of the breast, with special reference to its associated antecedent conditions.
First modern case-control study.
1927
#3972
Carcinoma of the islands of the pancreas; hyperinsulinism and hypoglycemia.
R. M. Wilder, F. N. Allan, M. H. Power, and H. E. Robertson reported the occurrence of carcinoma with hyperinsulinism. They also reported the first operation for hyperinsulinism performed on December 2, 1926 by Willia…
1927
#4394
Bone sarcoma. The primary malignant tumors of bone and the giant cell tumor.
Based on material collected by the Registry of Bone Sacrcoma in Boston since its foundation in 1921.
1927
#3088
"Methodology of examining bone marrow in live patients, with haemopoietic disease."
Needle puncture of bone marrow biopsy. (In Russian.) German account in Folia haemat. (Lpz.), 1929, 38, 233-40. English translation from the German in Bick, Classics of orthopaedics, 339-44.
1927
#12266
Paroxysmal hypertension with tumor of retroperitoneal nerve. Report of a case.
First resection of a pheochromocytoma in America, and the second in the world, by the co-founder of the Mayo Clinic. In 1926 César Roux of Lausanne did the first resection of this rare type of tumor.
1928
#2652
Cancer and heredity.
By selective breeding over a period of 15 years, Slye produced generations of mice absolutely resistant to, or particularly susceptible to, cancer. She demonstrated that resistance is a Mendelian dominant and suscepti…
1928
#2652.1
Über ein neues Prinzip zur Herstellung höher Spannungen.
RF-powered linear accelerator.
1930
#2653
Allergie des Lebensalters, die bösartigen Geschwülste.
Important study of the age and sex incidence of cancer.
1930
#3326
Cancer of the larynx.
Thomson’s technique in the laryngofissure procedure for intrinsic cancer of the larynx was published in his Diseases of the nose and throat, London, 1911, pp. 732-37.
1931
#4400
Tumors of bone.
1931
#5784
Tumours of the breast. Their pathology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
1931
#4611.2
A clinical study on positional nystagmus in cases of brain tumour.
1931
#11188
Experiences with the cerebellar astrocytomas. A critical review of seventy-six cases.
Cushing's most extensive contribution to pediatric neurosurgery concerned his operative experience with these tumors (often benign) that most frequently occur in childhood.
1932 –1934
#1921
Handbuch der Chemotherapie. 2 vols.
1932
#2654
The production of cancer by pure hydrocarbons.
Discovery of the carcinogenic properties of dibenzanthracene compounds. With I. Hieger, E. L. Kennaway, and W. V. Mayneord.
1932
#2655
Superior pulmonary sulcus tumor. Tumor characterized by pain. Horner’s syndrome, destruction of bone and atrophy of hand muscles.
“Pancoast’s tumor.”
1932
#2656
A transmissible tumor-like condition in rabbits.
Shope papilloma virus (SPV), a benign infectious tumor due to a virus. This was the first mammalian tumor virus discovered. Full text from PubMedCentral at this link. See also Shope, "Infectious Papillomatosis of Rabb…
1932
#5786
The radium treatment of carcinoma of the breast.
Keynes’s successes with radium in breast cancer established this method of conservative treatment. His first paper on the subject, with the same title, was published in St. Barth. Hosp. Rep., 1927, 60, 91-95.
1932
#2657
Apparition de cancers de la mamelle chez la souris mâle, soumise à des injections de folliculine.
Demonstration of the carcinogenic effect of ovarian hormone.
1933
#2662
An exhibit of important books, papers, and memorabilia illustrating the evolution of the knowledge of cancer.
1933
#3205
Successful removal of entire lung for carcinoma of the bronchus.
First reported case: April 5, 1933.
1933
#4007
Die Röntgen-Nahbestrahlung maligner Tumoren.
Chaoul therapy.
1933
#5788
Plasma cell mastitis–a lesion simulating mammary carcinoma.
First description of plasma-cell mastitis.
1933 –1939
#6131
Considérations sur la radiothérapie des cancers cervico-uterins, d’après l’experience et les résultats acquis à l’Institut du Radium de Paris.
The Paris method of radium treatment of cancer of the uterus was devised by Regaud.
1933
#6132
Early diagnosis of carcinoma of the cervix.
Schiller’s test for carcinoma of the cervix.
1935
#3659.1
Treatment of carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater.
Pancreaticoduodenectomy for cancer of pancreas. With W. B. Parsons and C. R. Mullins.
1936
#2658
Some possible effects of nursing on the mammary gland tumor incidence in mice.
Bittner’s “milk factor,” the murine mammary tumor involved in the transmission of cancer in mice. See also Amer. J. clin. Path., 1937, 7, 430-35.
1937
#2659
The carcinogenic action of oestrone: induction of mammary carcinoma in female mice of a strain refractory to the spontaneous development of mammary tumours.
With L. H. Stickland and K. I. Connal.
1937
#3660
Resection of head of pancreas and duodenum for carcinoma – pancreatoduodenectomy.
See also the same journal, 1943, 77, 581-84.
1939
#4771
Myasthenia gravis and tumors of the thymic region. Report of a case in which the tumor was removed.
First deliberate treatment of myasthenia gravis by thymectomy, with M. F. Mason, H. J. Morgan, and S. S. Riven.
1939
#3098
Studies on leukemia with the aid of radioactive phosphorus.
Therapeutic use of radioactive isotopes for the treatment of leukemia. John H. Lawrence was the brother of Ernest Orlando Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron; John Lawrence also worked at the Lawrence Berkeley Nationa…