Cancer Weekly

HIV/AIDS Cancer - Real-time PCR assay enables human herpesvirus 8 DNA quantitation in biological fluids

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Ritonavir has anticancer effects

Head Neck Cancer - Sentinel node biopsy can upstage the clinically N0 neck in head and neck cancer

Head and Neck Cancer - Function, QOL decreases following radioprotective treatment with misoprostol

Head and Neck Cancer - Pimonidazole a prediction tool for treatment selection, outcomes

Infectious Disease - Human polyomavirus JCV linked to colon cancer

Intraocular Melanoma - Palladium radiotherapy may provide better long-term visual function

Ionizing Radiation - Increased incidence of parathyroid adenomas in adults following exposure

Kidney Cancer - Multifocal lesions are clonal in origin as determined by microsatellite analysis

Laparoscopic Surgery - Laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection of the rectum is advantageous

Laparoscopy - Male sexual dysfunction found in some cases following rectal cancer surgery

Liver Cancer - Left gastric artery approach works best in embolization for chemotherapy

Liver Cancer - Prognostic variables for cases with additional cirrhosis at hepatic resection

Lung Cancer - Benzyl isothiocyanate inhibits polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon tumorigenesis

Lung Cancer - Half of British workforce worried by workplace smoking

Lung Cancer - Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 associates with cancer survival

Lung Cancer - Screening and early diagnosis of lung cancer may be crucial for survival

Lung Cancer - Tumor suppressor gene product p27(KIP1) has prognostic significance

Lymphoma and Leukemia - Low-dose, local radiotherapy for palliation of cancerous masses very effective

Malignant Melanoma - HDM2 protein overexpression may be independent predictor of survival, prognosis

Malignant Parotid Oncocytoma - Spread through the mastoid cells may cause dural extracerebellar metastasis

Melanocytic Matricoma - Development of rare lesion may have been influenced by sunlight

Melanoma - Presence of certain tumor markers could signal best results for vaccine

Meningioma - Differential expression of human 5S snoRNA genes may relate to carcinogenesis

Merkel Cell Carcinoma - Mohs surgery outcomes are similar with or without adjuvant radiation

Metastatic Cancer - Cystic change in lymph nodes can cause errors in fine needle aspiration cytology

Microhematuria - Use of computerized tomography has better yield, makes nonurological diagnoses

Multiple Myeloma - Thalidomide therapy may lengthen survival

Nasopharyngeal Radium Irradiation - No evidence of elevated risk of head, neck tumors, skin cancer, thyroid disease

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Alterations in the BZLF1 promoter can subclassify Epstein-Barr Virus diseases

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Phase II cancer compound licensed

Obesity Survival and Mortality - Researcher discusses possible mechanisms involved in the link between obesity and cancer

Oligodendroglioma - Postoperative radiotherapy may be useful after surgical excision

Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma - Stereotactic fractionated radiotherapy holds therapeutic promise

Organ Donation - Tumor and other disease transmission risk by kidney transplantation is small

Ovarian Cancer - New murine model enables study of growth factor in gynecological cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Tumors attacked by immune system respond better to therapy

Pain Medicine - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use appears to reduce colorectal adenomas

Penile Carcinoma - Recurrence rates after Nd:YAG laser treatment comparable to partial amputation

Peritoneal Metastasis - Incomplete resection provides significantly worse prognosis

Preventative Screening - Certain women in northern British Columbia have lower participation, higher risk

Prostate Cancer - Androgen receptor expression induces production of fibroblast growth factors

Prostate Cancer - For potential cure by irradiation, a PSA nadir must be achieved within 5 years

Prostate Cancer - Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal hormone axis affected by radical prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer - MAPK signaling pathway an essential factor for some prostate cancers

Prostate Cancer - Maspin expression is possible inverse marker for all stages of disease

Prostate Cancer - PSA protein catalog may be useful for analysis of differences among forms

Pulmonary Medicine - CT can help distinguish inflammatory small-vessel diseases of the lung

Rectal Cancer - Epidermal growth factor receptor predictive of lower response to radiotherapy

Renal Cancer - Clonal origin shown in asynchronous bilateral tumors indicates metastasis

Renal Cancer - Normal kidney parts could be mistaken for neoplasia on frozen section evaluation

Renal Cancer - Standardized nuclear grades are more predictive of death

Retinoblastoma - Irradiation by orbital brachytherapy improves morbidity and mortality risk

Risk Factor - Incidence and spectrum of malignant disease increased among dialysis patients

Skin Cancer - Observations associating sunlight exposure with development noted in early 1900s

Skin Cancer - Syndecan-1 is strongly expressed in the hair follicle

Solid-Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas - Cytologic features allow for diagnosis even in unusual presentations

Spinal cord hemangioblastoma - Total removal resulted in a better outcome

Squamous Cell Cancer - Cisplatin, vinorelbine active for recurrent, metastatic carcinomas of head, neck

Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Nasolabial flap reconstruction of the floor of the mouth functional alternative

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Cancer therapy may offer patients new hope

Testicular Cancer - Cis-diamminedichloroplatinum, vinblastine, bleomyein combo is major advance

Thyroid Cancer - Galectin-3 is a reliable diagnostic marker of medullary carcinoma

Thyroid Cancer - TGF-beta family members are potential targets for novel anticancer treatment

Tuberous Sclerosis - Facial lesions need microscopic examination for adequate surgical treatment

Tumor Invasion - MMP-9 activation by tumor trypsin-2 enhances invasion of tongue cancer cells

Urothelial Cancer - Chromosome 5p13-12 data can predict adverse prognosis regardless of stage/ grade

Venous Thromboembolism - Factor V Leiden mutation does not increase risk in gynecologic oncology patients

Von Hippel-Lindau - Neuroendocrine pancreas tumors' have characteristic appearance