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Local foundation gives $10000 to Stamford Hospital cancer center  -  Mar 12, 2008
The Stamford Times,The Craig D. Tifford Foundation was created in 2003 by Dr. Craig Tifford and his wife, after Tifford survived choriocarcinoma, a highly malignant and very

SGO: Dactinomycin Offers New Standard for Gestationa  -  Mar 11, 2008
MedPage Today,...persistently elevated beta-hCG for more than four months after initial curettage, or histologically proven nonmetastatic choriocarcinoma.

Victory for Sick Kids campaign  -  Mar 4, 2008
Edinburgh Evening News,He became the first baby ever known to survive choriocarcinoma – a rare form of cancer he contracted at three weeks – thanks to the expertise of Sick Kids

Miracle kid who owes his life to city medics  -  Feb 2, 2008
Scotsman,...front of Joshua and his family, but he would eventually become the first baby ever known to survive the form of cancer he contracted– choriocarcinoma.

From the cradle to the grave  -  Jan 22, 2008
Personal Finance,...among other conditions specific to women, it covers complications of pregnancy, including choriocarcinoma (cancerous pregnancy), ectopic pregnancy,

Devoted dad voted 'parent of the year'  -  Dec 3, 2007
Northampton Chronicle & Echo,Doctors told the couple that Lucy, now 24, had Choriocarcinoma, a condition caused by the pregnancy. Tests showed the new mother had around 20 golf

A cruel deception  -  Dec 1, 2007
Times Online,In fewer than 10% of cases, a complication occurs (known as choriocarcinoma) and the cells become cancerous. Chemotherapy is then required.

Effect of Iodide on Human Choriogonadotropin, Sodium-Iodide ...  -  Oct 12, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Objectives and Methods: The objectives were to examine effects of iodide on expression of NIS and hCG in BeWo choriocarcinoma cells.

Treatment of Hydatidiform Mole  -  Oct 7, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),One type of tumor is a rapidly growing malignancy called choriocarcinoma. All women with a molar pregnancy should be evaluated after the pregnancy for

Warner Robins mom battles cancer through pregnancy  -  Aug 15, 2007
Macon Telegraph,With the cancer in the lung and liver I was officially diagnosed with choriocarcinoma trophoblastic disease. "This was a great blessing because the

High-Dose Chemotherapy Effective Salvage Therapy for Male ...  -  Aug 2, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Researchers from the University of Indiana have reported that autologous stem cell transplantation can salvage 46% of patients with male choriocarcinoma who

Tourney in memory of Memory  -  Aug 7, 2007
Canoe.ca,Before Memory succumbed to choriocarcinoma -- cancer of the placenta -- in January at the age of 32, Lyall pledged to his wife that he would keep her legacy

1 Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and 2 Department ...  -  May 23, 2007
Annals of Clinical & Laboratory Science (subscription),...hormone consisting of an alpha () and a beta (ß) subunit, is used as a marker for the diagnosis of pregnancy, congenital defects, and choriocarcinoma.

Closing arguments heard in medical malpractice suit  -  28 Apr 2007
Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice,Those factors led to Kachurak being diagnosed with choriocarcinoma, a life-threatening cancer found on a female’s uterine wall.

Incidence Of Testicular Germ Cell Cancers In US Children  -  Apr 22, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Choriocarcinoma and seminoma were equally rare. Tumors were most common among Caucasians during early infancy. No secular trends in incidence rates were

Body Parts: Connecting with the peculiar placenta  -  Apr 22, 2007
North County Times,The worst is cancer of the placenta, or choriocarcinoma. It spreads fast, often metastasizing to the lungs. Placental cancer mortality used to be nearly 100

Woman suing two cancer specialists for misdiagnosis  -  Apr 11, 2007
Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice,In bits and pieces, all of the attorneys reviewed the complex biochemistry that led doctors to misdiagnose Kachurak with choriocarcinoma, a life-threatening

Trial starts over 7 months of needless chemo  -  Apr 11, 2007
Scranton Times-Tribune,On Tuesday, the attorneys reviewed the biochemistry that led doctors to misdiagnose Ms. Kachurak with choriocarcinoma, a life-threatening reproductive

Support groups for people affected by molar pregnancies include,  -  Feb 18, 2007
ic Wales,Hydatidiform Mole and Choriocarcinoma UK Information and Support Service (www.hmole-chorio.org.uk or 020 8846 1409), and offers information and support for

Hypermethylation of RASSF1A in Human and Rhesus Placentas  -  Feb 23, 2007
Am J Pathology (subscription)Treatment of choriocarcinoma cell lines, JAR and JEG3, by 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine and trichostatin A led to reduction in RASSF1A methylation but increased

Intensive Chemotherapy Regimen Shows Promise for Germ Cell Tumors  -  Feb 1, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Nonseminoma cell types include: embryonal carcinoma, teratoma, yolk sac carcinoma, choriocarcinoma, and various combinations of these cell types.

Incidence Of Testicular Germ Cell Cancers In US Children: SEER ...  -  Dec 18, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),...person-years. Yolk sac tumor was the most common, followed by teratoma. Choriocarcinoma and seminoma were equally rare. Tumors were ...

Sonographic and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Appearance of a Burned ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)Lesions of testes observed in certain patients with widespread choriocarcinoma and related tumors: the significance and genesis of hematoxylin-staining bodies ...

Golf tournament will benefit Vero Beach teen with cancer  -  Dec 6, 2006
TCPalm,22, following a surgery for inflammation. He has choriocarcinoma, a rare cancer that has spread from below his abdomen to his lungs, she said. ...

Incidence of Testicular Germ Cell Cancers in US Children: SEER ...  -  Dec 11, 2006
UroToday,...person-years. Yolk sac tumor was the most common, followed by teratoma. Choriocarcinoma and seminoma were equally rare. Tumors were ...

Golf tournament will benefit Vero Beach teen with cancer  -  Dec 6, 2006
TCPalm,22, following a surgery for inflammation. He has choriocarcinoma, a rare cancer that has spread from below his abdomen to his lungs, she said. ...

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