Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 29th, 2000
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Alternative Medicine - Many Cancer Patients Use Complementary, Alternative Therapies to Supplement Primary Treatment
Carcinogenesis - Study Points to Cell "Crisis" as Key Event in Development of Cancer in Older Adults
Colorectal Cancer - Thalomid Irinotecan Trial Results Reported
Glottic Carcinoma - Transoral CO2 Laser Surgery Recommended as Treatment
Head and Neck Cancer - Both Radical and Modified Radical Neck Dissection Effective Treatment for Advanced Neck Disease
Nasal Lymphomas - Murphy Staging System Not Currently Suitable for Staging Purposes
Testicular Cancer - New Agents Show Treatment Potential
Chemotherapy - Cancer Patients Might Not Be Receiving Appropriate Pharmaceutical Care
Head and Neck Cancer - New Study Offers Clues on Which Patients Are at Risk for Occult Disease Spread
Head and Neck Cancer - Predictors of Distant Metastases Identified, May Improve Outcome
Head and Neck Cancer - Re-Irradiation of Unresectable Recurrent Cancer May Help Some Patients
Head and Neck Cancer - Survival Rates for Young Patients Don't Improve, Despite Aggressive Treatment
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - Skull-Based Surgery Now Effective Against Recurrent Disease
Prevention - Vitamin D Shows Promise as Anti-Cancer Drug
Breast Cancer - Dendritic Cell Therapy Reaches Phase I Clinical Trial Stage
Cancer Gene Therapy - Novel Nitroreductase Activates CB 1954 Prodrug
Cancer Immunotherapy - Cyclophosphamide Enhances Anti-Tumor Effect of Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes
Cancer Therapies - New Class of Supramolecular Complexes Bind to DNA
Cancer Therapies - New Monoclonal Antibody Blocks Cell Receptors and has Anti-Cancer Properties
Cancer Vaccines - New HLA-A*0201-Restricted T-Cell Epitope Identified
Colon Cancer - Antisense Oligonucleotides Reduce Growth Factor Secretion
Colorectal Cancer - Photoimmunotherapy Targets Hepatic Metastases with Antibody
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Novel Approach Enhances Selective Transgene Expression
Industry News - Legal Maneuver Delays Cancer Drug
Kaposi's Sarcoma - Clinical Trial Underway Studying New Anti-Angiogenesis/Immune-Stimulating Drug
Leukemia - Imaging Technique Enables Determination of Methotrexate Neurotoxicity
Lung Cancer - Phase IIb BLP25 Vaccine Multi-Center Trial Initiated
Malignant Melanoma - Genasense Orphan Drug Designation Announced
Multiple Myeloma - FDA Approves Orphan Drug Status of Systemic Enzymes
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - p53 Gene Mutations Occur Early in AIDS-Associated Disorder
Pituitary Cancer - First Evidence that Growth Factor Parallels Tumor Growth Reported
Prevention - Possible Cancer-Fighting Properties Found in Certain Bioflavonoids
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