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 …

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 present …

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 ICAM-2 …

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 node …

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 bleeding …

CD44 is described to be an activation molecule in a number of different cell types. We
investigated the role of CD44 on human endothelial cells (EC) and in tumor angiogenesis. Using …

Background The aim of this study was to describe prospectively quality of life and mood
before and after radiotherapy for laryngeal cancer. Methods Sixty‐five patients with Tis‐T3 …

Background Head and neck cancer and its treatment can have important psychosocial
implications, and many patients become depressed. The aim of this prospective study is to …

PURPOSE To investigate the effects of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) on appetite,
weight, and quality of life (QL) in patients with advanced-stage, incurable, non-hormone-…