Anticancer research
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It is unclear whether there is a relationship between type two diabetes and cancer mortality. It also is unclear whether obesity and body mass index (BMI) are associated with cancer in type 2 diabetes patients. ⋯ An increased cancer mortality rate was found in type two diabetes mellitus patients but there was no significant association between BMI or obesity and cancer mortality.
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Anticancer research · Mar 2008
Induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy in advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
A phase II study was carried out to investigate an induction regimen with cisplatin, paclitaxel followed by radiotherapy concurrent with weekly cisplatin for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. ⋯ Our induction two-drug regimen followed by chemoradiotherapy with concurrent weekly cisplatin was well tolerated with low acute toxicity and good locoregional control and survival rate.