Clinical Oncology Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 15th, 2003
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Bone Tumors - Type I collagen turnover was stimulated in patients with giant cell bone tumors
Leukemia - Researchers identify genes that may be associated with prognosis
Head and Neck Cancer - Cooperative care reduces fear by educating patients and carepartners
Laryngeal Cancer - Supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidopexy reviewed
Liver Cancer - Staging system combines prognosis prediction with decision-making process
Pancreatic Cancer - ZD9331 i.v. is equivalent to gemcitabine in patients with pancreatic cancer
Prostate Cancer - Partner participation, realistic expectations boost success of rehabilitation
Awards - Purdue chemist wins national award for new ways to fight cancer, AIDS
Bladder Cancer - Survival rates jump significantly with presurgery chemotherapy
Bone Tumors - The risk of amputation after limb salvage surgery decreases with time
Brain Tumors - Increased plasma TFPI and malignancy correlate in patients with brain tumors
Brain Tumors - Spectroscopically detected lipid methylene signal may be useful to grade gliomas
Breast Cancer - Breast surgeons to develop new strategies, skills, alliances to strengthen role
Breast Cancer - Deep inferior epigastric perforator flap reconstruction is safe and reproducible
Breast Cancer - Quality-of-life scores cannot predict time to progression and survival time
Breast Cancer - Regular physical activity lowers risk of postmenopausal breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Tc-99m-MIBI scan is a prognostic factor in breast cancer
Cancer Mortality - Progress shown in death rates from four leading cancers
Cancer Survival - Model program monitors late effects of cancer treatment in young adults
Cancer Therapy - Birmingham scientists use viruses to combat cancer
Cancer Therapy - Elderly cancer patients need range of treatment options
Chemotherapy Complications - Palonosetron is effective in preventing nausea and vomiting
Colorectal Cancer - Cancer Research UK supports additional TroVax phase II trial
Gastrointestinal Cancer - Alcohol consumption, smoking associated with cancer of gastrointestinal tract
Gastrointestinal Cancer - Pancreaticogastrostomy can be performed safely after pancreaticoduodenectomy
Head and Neck Cancer - Measuring quality-of-life outcomes in head, neck cancer patients may be helpful
Head and Neck Tumors - Careful RT dose escalation to highest risk areas may improve tumor control
Hypopharyngeal Cancer - Postlaryngectomy voice rehabilitation, tracheoesophageal shunt voice reviewed
Laryngeal Cancer - Patient selection is key to preserve laryngeal form and function
Legal Issues - Patent dispute over Neupogen settled
Liver Cancer - Radiofrequency ablation yields 90-98% complete response in small tumors
Liver Transplantation - Liver transplant criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma are being investigated
Lung Cancer - In stage IIIA N2 NSCLC, paclitaxel/carboplatin is an active induction regimen
Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Reports of resistance to glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis evaluated
Lymphoma - Lymphomas are the most common nonepithelial head and neck cancers
Melanoma - Occurrence of both Parkinson disease, melanoma coincidental rather than causal
Metastatic Cancer - Neck dissection has evolved to improve functional outcome
Mouth and Throat Cancer - A number of mechanisms exist by which alcohol may cause cancer
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - In cancer of the nasopharynx, functional surgical salvage is possible
Nausea - Wrist bands can work, especially for patients who expect them to
Oncogenes - Research pinpoints gene that increases cancer risk by 26%
Oral Cancer - Surgery is the primary treatment for oral cancer
Pediatric Neuroblastoma - MIBG scintigraphy is the most sensitive and specific method for initial staging
Pediatric Tumors - Large, systematic studies evaluating FDG PET in therapy monitoring needed
Prostate Cancer - Resveratrol is a candidate nutritional substance for prostate cancer prevention
Prostate Cancer - Vitamin D and retinoids play a role in controlling prostate cancer progression
Sarcoma - Preoperative radiotherapy useful for adult head and neck soft-tissue sarcoma
Shoulder Girdle Tumors - Scapular resections, especially glenoid resections, provided poor results
Spinal Pain - Pamidronate relieves numerous painful conditions, including metastatic bone pain
Stem Cell Transplantation - Conditioning with fludarabine, targeted busulfan effective for stem cell graft recipients
Stem Cell Transplantation - Interleukin-1 degrades stem cell function after chemotherapy or radiation treatment
Stem Cell Transplantation - Mathematical model predicts neutrophil recovery after stem cell transplantation
Thyroid Cancer - Radio-guided surgery evaluated for dissection of lymph node recurrences
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