Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 10th, 2000
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Melanoma - Test Identifies Intact Cancer Cells in Peripheral Blood
Myeloma - Thalidomide Found to be Effective Treatment
Oral/Pharyngeal Cancer - Alcohol is a Risk Factor When Combined with Genetic Influences
Bladder Cancer - New Chemotherapy Regimen Far Less Toxic than Standard Treatment
Bowel Cancer - Study Suggests Olive Oil May Be Protective
Cancer Therapies - Alternative Method of Drug Delivery Enhances Chemotherapy Effectiveness
Head and Neck Cancer - Accelerated Radiotherapy Fractionation Increases Effectiveness and Radiation Toxicity
Lymphoma - Higher Doses of Methotrexate Dramatically Improve Survival for Some Patients
Pancreatic Cancer - Selective COX-2 Inhibitors May Help Prevent Metastases
Prostate Cancer - Estimated Cell Percentage is Prognostic of Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy
Prostate Cancer - New Study Suggests Screening Should Be Done Earlier, Every Two Years
Sinus Cancer - Combination of Debulking Surgery and Radiotherapy Effective
Skin Cancer - Aggressive Non-Melanoma Cancer on Neck and Face Requires Diverse Treatment Strategies to Preclude Recurrence
Cancer Therapies - Tumor-Activated Prodrug for Colorectal, Pancreatic Cancers Enters Second Phase I/II Trial
Funding - Grant To Focus on Nitric Oxide-releasing Compounds
Pediatric Oncology - Cancer Centers to Help Parents
Prostate Cancer - Approval Received for BrachySeed Treatment
Adverse Drug Reactions - Gemcitabine/Etoposide Therapy Causes Hepatic Dysfunction in HBV+ Lung Cancer Patients
Anti-Angiogenesis - Single-chain Fv Antibody Binds Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Complexes
Antisense Technology - Updated Clinical Trial Results for Cancer Therapies Presented
Breast Cancer - Estradiol Level May Indicate Who Benefits Most from Raloxifene Treatment
Breast Cancer - Radiotherapy Booster Cuts Risk of Recurrence
Cancer Therapies - Licorice Root Derivative Demonstrates Anti-Tumor and Estrogenic Properties
Cancer Therapies - Research on Gene Therapy Plus Radiation Therapy Reported
Cancer Vaccines - Glycoconjugate Vaccine Formulation Enhances Immunogenicity of Tumor-Associated Antigen
Cord Blood Transplantation - Cytokines Stimulate Graft-versus-Leukemia Effect Against Relapse
Diet and Nutrition - High Glycemic Load Increases Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Gliomas - Suicide Gene Therapy/Cytokine Vaccine Effective Against Brain Tumors
Health Care Financing - Group Seeks Changes in Brachytherapy Seed Reimbursement
Oncogenesis - New Marker Shows Changes Created During Cervical Cancer
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