Incidence and Survival for Head and Neck Cancers in Estonia, 1996-2016: A Population-Based Study.

Background: Changing patterns of alcohol and tobacco consumption and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection have affected the epidemiology of head and neck cancers. The aim of this study was to examine 20-year trends in the incidence and survival of head and neck cancers in Estonia by site, sex, morphology, and stage.

Methods: Data on all adult cases of invasive head and neck cancers diagnosed in Estonia in 1996-2016 were obtained from a population-based cancer registry.

Impact of Blood Vessel Quantity and Vascular Expression of CD133 and ICAM-1 on Survival of Glioblastoma Patients.

Glioblastoma (GB) is the most angiogenic tumor. Nevertheless, antiangiogenic therapy has not shown significant clinical efficacy. The aim of this study was to assess blood vessel characteristics on survival of GB patients.

Impact of CD133 positive stem cell proportion on survival in patients with glioblastoma multiforme.

Background: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of CD133-positive (CD133+) cancer stem cell proportions on treatment results of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients.

Patients And Methods: Patients with GBM (n = 42) received postoperative radiotherapy (± chemotherapy). Surgically excised GBM tissue sections were immunohistochemically examined for CD133 expression.