A systematic review of risk-reducing cancer surgery outcomes for hereditary cancer syndromes.

Cancer predisposition genes are rare mutations that confer a high risk of cancer. For many hereditary cancer syndromes, risk reducing surgery is the single most effective strategy for preventing cancer, but it is irreversible. It has recently attracted significant media attention, following celebrity endorsement, which has led to a perceived lack of ill-effect and guaranteed successful outcome by the general public.

A systematic review of population-based studies examining outcomes in primary retroperitoneal sarcoma surgery.

Retroperitoneal sarcomas (RPS) are rare mesenchymal tumours. Their rarity challenges our ability to understand expected outcomes. The aim of this systematic review was to examine 30-day morbidity and mortality, overall survival rates and prognostic predictors from population-based studies for patients undergoing curative resection for primary RPS.

Intratumoral T cell infiltration, MHC class I and STAT1 as biomarkers of good prognosis in colorectal cancer.

Objective: To evaluate immunosurveillance/editing in colorectal cancer.

Design: Transformation stimulates the production of interferon gamma (IFNgamma) which signals via the IFNgamma receptor (IFNGR1) on tumours. This results in stimulation of nuclear STAT1 (nSTAT1), inhibition of tumour growth and upregulation of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) while promoting T cell extravasation.