3 results match your criteria: "Sparrow Hospital System[Affiliation]"
Patient with Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast and Activating AKT1 E17K Variant.
Acta Med Acad
April 2021
Herbert-Herman Cancer Center, E. W. Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI, USA.
Objective: To present the characteristics of the AKT1E117K gene variant and a description of the clinical application in a patient with metastatic breast cancer.
Results: 63 y/o woman with Stage IV Invasive lobular carcinoma at diagnosis was treated with Palbociclib and aromatase inhibitors (AI). At progression, tissue was sent for comprehensive genomic profiling to Foundation Medicine (FM) which revealed AKT1E17K mutation.
Genomics in Hematology and Oncology Practice.
Acta Med Acad
April 2019
Herbert-Herman Cancer Center, Sparrow Hospital System, Lansing, MI, USA.
Lung Cancer: Preventable Disease.
Acta Med Acad
May 2018
Herbert-Herman Cancer Center, Sparrow Hospital System, Lansing, MI, USA.
Article Synopsis
- The paper argues that lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally, is largely preventable, primarily due to its strong correlation with cigarette smoking.
- The authors emphasize the need for a unified effort involving families, patients, healthcare providers, and society to combat smoking and reduce lung cancer rates.
- In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the first step towards prevention is to raise awareness about the harmful effects of smoking, leveraging existing best practices.