Objectives: To describe prospectively the long‐term changes of quality of life and mood in
patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck treated with surgery and/or …

Abstract Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) is involved in the recirculation of blood
leukocytes and, presumably, in the infiltration of cytolytic effector leukocytes into tumors. The …

We previously showed that endothelial cells (EC) from the vasculature of human solid
tumors have a decreased expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and …

Background Quality of life (QOL) has become an important issue in head and neck cancer.
Explanation of factors predicting QOL after treatment has important implications for patient …

METHODS Using the registration system of the Department of Clinical Pathology in the
hospital of Maastricht, all patients (n= 400) with histologic or cytologic examination of lymph …

The aim of the study is to determine the diagnostic value of (combinations of) signs,
symptoms and simple laboratory test results for colorectal cancer in patients with rectal …

Pre-treatment quality of life (QOL) has been found to be an independent prognostic factor for
survival in cancer patients, in particular in patients with advanced cancer …

The aim of this study was to describe prospectively quality of life and mood in patients with
oral or oropharyngeal cancer treated with surgery±radiotherapy. Seventy-five patients …

Immunohistochemistry of the S phase related proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) was
studied as an alternative to ex-vivo bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) immunohistochemistry for …

Patients with head and neck cancer have to cope not only with a life threatening diagnosis,
but also with an altered facial appearance and the loss or impairment of important functions …