Articles

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Age as a deciding factor in the consideration of futility for a medical intervention in patients among Internal Medicine physicians in two practice locations (with D. M. Cruz-Oliver, D. R. Thomas, T. K. Malmstrom, and M. A. Paniagua), J Am Med Dir Assoc (2010)

OBJECTIVES: This study explores physicians' concepts of futility and use of age as a deciding...

 

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Mismatch repair protein expression and colorectal cancer in Hispanics from Puerto Rico (with C. Gonzalez-Keelan, R. Zhao, S. R. Hamilton, M. Rodriguez-Bigas, and M. Cruz-Correa), Fam Cancer (2010)

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and alterations in mismatch...

 

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[Mouse models of human cancer: valuable tools for oncological research] (Spanish), Galenus (2010)

[En Puerto Rico, en el 2008, el cáncer fue la segunda causa de muerte, después...

 

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Serrated adenomas (with C. Gonzalez-Keelan and M. Cruz-Correa), Curr Gastroenterol Rep (2009)

Serrated adenomas are categorized as sessile serrated adenomas (SSAs) and traditional serrated adenomas (TSAs). SSAs...

 

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Dysphagia and lung aspiration secondary to anterior cervical osteophytes: a case report and review of the literature (with E. I. Cruz-Cuevas), Ethn Dis (2008)

INTRODUCTION: Two of the most common causes of anterior cervical bony outgrowths are diffuse idiopathic...

 

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MSH-2 and MLH-1 protein expression in Muir Torre syndrome-related and sporadic sebaceous neoplasms (with A. Morales-Burgos, J. L. Sanchez, L. D. Figueroa, M. R. Cruz-Correa, C. Gonzalez-Keelan, and C. M. Nazario), P R Health Sci J (2008)

BACKGROUND: Muir-Torre Syndrome (MTS) is a rare autosomal-dominant disorder characterized by the predisposition to both...

 

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Crohn's disease associated to chordoma: a case report (with E. A. Torres, V. M. Baez, O. De Jesus, L. Rivera, and C. Gonzalez-Keelan), P R Health Sci J (2004)

Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease characterized by remissions and exacerbations. Immunosuppressants are frequently...

 

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Response to combination therapy of interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin in Hispanics with chronic hepatitis C (with H. Munoz, J. Arroyo, E. A. Torres, B. Chinea, H. Gonzalez, N. Aponte, A. Guzman, C. Rivera, F. Rodriguez, and D. H. Toro), P R Health Sci J (2004)

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the response rate of Hispanics with chronic hepatitis C to combination therapy...

 
[Karyotype of DEMEL and HTB-63 human melanoma cell lines] (Spanish) (with L. Quinones-La Fuente and I. Garcia-Castro), Contornos (1999)
 

Book contributions

Cutaneous manifestations of gastrointestinal diseases (with M. I. Vazquez-Roque), Atlas of Dermatology in Internal Medicine (2011)

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[My experience as a cancer researcher] (Spanish), [Boricuan Science: Essays and Anecdotes of the Puerto Rican Scientist] (Spanish) (2011)
 

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[The science fair: your first experience in research] (Spanish), [Boricuan Science: Essays and Anecdotes of the Puerto Rican Scientist] (Spanish) (2011)

[La feria científica escolar es la exhibición de proyectos que utilizan el método científico. La...

 
Developing a research study plan, Quick research guide (in CD) (2008)
 
How to write a proposal for Institutional Review Board (IRB), Quick research guide (in CD) (2008)
 

Selected cancer-related published abstracts

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Gli activation is required for pancreatic tumor formation in vivo (Abstract 140) (with M. Rajurkar, J. Mao, and B. C. Lewis), Gastroenterology 2011;140(5 Suppl 1):S-34 (2011)
 

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The requirement of Gli transcriptional activity in Kras-induced pancreatic neoplasia (Abstract 241) (with M. Rajurkar, B. C. Lewis, and J. Mao), Gastroenterology 2011;140(5 Suppl 1):S-54 (2011)
 

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Complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of colorectal and pancreatic cancers: promising therapies for the future (Abstract P6), J Investig Med 2008;56:814 (2008)

Purpose of Study: Colorectal and pancreatic cancers were estimated to be the third and fourth...

 

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Complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of colorectal cancer: a systematic review on this promising therapy (Abstract P-273), Ann Oncol 2008;19(Suppl 6):vi98 (2008)

Background: Colorectal cancer is a common malignancy with an annual incidence of over 945,000 cases...

 

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