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Clinical Oncology Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . December 8th, 2003

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Related Areas: Other Issues in Clinical Oncology Week | Other Publications

Brain Cancer - Experimental drugs show promise in halting brain tumors

Breast Cancer - High nuclear grade associated with recurrence of in situ breast lesions

Breast Cancer - New evidence-based guide educates patients about bisphosphonates

Gliomas - "Molecular fingerprint" predicts how aggressive tumor will be

Leukemia Therapy - Stem cell mobilization feasible with rHu-G-CSF alone for CML patients in IM-induced CCR

Bile Duct Stones - Management of common bile duct stones

Blood Pressure - Blood pressure and site-specific cancer mortality

Brain Cancer - Age-related outcomes in patients with brain tumors linked to thymic cells

Brain Cancer - Combination of radiation and blood vessel growth inhibitor may be effective

Breast Cancer - Coping and post-traumatic growth in women with early-stage breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Diagnosis of axillary nodal metastases by ultrasound-guided core biopsy

Breast Cancer - Flavonoid intake and breast cancer risk: A case-control study in Greece

Breast Cancer - Imaging technique may enable diagnosis without biopsy

Breast Cancer - Incidence of unusually large tumors increased in 1990s

Breast Cancer - Surgical treatment for elderly breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer - The LeJour vertical mammoplasty pattern for skin-sparing mastectomy

Cancer Care - Partnership provides leading-edge care to under-served Los Angeles residents

Cancer Caregivers - Measuring the burden, needs, and quality of life of informal caregivers

Cancer Nursing - Preparing nurses for a new age of cancer care

Cancer Therapy - Significant delays in tumor growth seen in mice treated with two new drugs

Cervical Cancer - The development of high-dose rate brachytherapy for cervical cancer in Japan

Childhood Cancer - Vitamin K is not associated with the development of childhood cancer

Clinical Trials - Challenges of recruitment and retention in multisite clinical research

Colon Cancer - Modified de Gramont with oxaliplatin in treatment of advanced colorectal cancer

Colon Cancer - Probiotic bacteria may inhibit colon cancer

Colorectal Cancer - Rates of colon and rectal cancers are increasing in young adults

End-of-Life Care - Assisted dying and end-of-life symptom management

Follicular Lymphoma - New cancer vaccine trial to begin at New York hospital

Head and Neck Cancer - Proteins may help identify patients who will respond better to treatments

Hematologic Malignancy - Epoetin alfa therapy for patients with hematologic malignancies and mild anemia

Keratinocyte Carcinoma - Keratinocyte carcinoma prevalence in the United States

Leukemia Therapy - In AML patients, pretransplant MRD status predicts auto-SCT outcome

Lung Cancer - Bronchoscopic insertion of Gianturco stents for the palliation of lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Menthol cigarettes and lung cancer risk

Lung Cancer - Safety and efficacy of low-dose docetaxelin in advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Scientists uncover cancer's survival secrets

Lung Cancer - Tumor dimension and prognosis in surgically treated lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Weekly carboplatin and paclitaxel in elderly non-small cell lung cancer patients

Lymphoma - Waldeyer ring lymphomas: Treatment results and prognostic factors

Lymphoma Therapy - Adult lymphoblastic lymphoma patients should be treated with ALL regimens

Myelodysplastic Syndrome - Antithymocyte globulin-based therapy shows promise for MDS treatment

Neuroblastoma - New drug target and biomarker for advanced childhood cancer discovered

Oncogenes - Gene mutation not only can lead to cancer but also can cause resistance to therapy

Oncology Trials - Clinical trials in pediatric cancer: Parental perspectives on informed consent

Ovarian Cancer - A phase II trial of bryostatin-I in recurrent epithelial ovarian carcinoma

Ovarian Cancer - Granulosa cell tumor of the ovary: Retrospective analysis of 45 cases

Ovarian Cancer - Reproductive factors and epithelial ovarian cancer risk by histologic type

Papillomavirus - Peak HPV seropositivity occurs after DNA positivity; duals have high cancer risk

Prostate Cancer - Functional results of various surgical techniques for radical prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer - Improving quality of life in men with prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Indications for and results of radical prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer - Study finds racial differences in survival rates after treatment

Prostate Cancer - Transrectal ultrasound-guided punch biopsies of the prostate

Pulmonary Cancer - Ultrasonographic localization of occult pulmonary nodules during VATS

Radiation Therapy - Report from the SWOG Radiation Oncology Committee 2003

Rectal Cancer - Endocavitary radiation therapy for rectal adenocarcinoma - 10-year results

Rectal Cancer - Rectal carcinoma incidence in Egyptian patients younger than 40

Regulatory Issues - NCI, FDA announce two new initiatives as part of strategic partnership

Renal Cancer - Surgical treatment of pulmonary metastases from renal cancer

Renal Cell Carcinoma - EGF receptor in renal cell carcinoma membrane confers increased patient survival

Sarcoma - PET with fluorine-18-deoxyglucose in detecting recurrent and metastatic sarcoma

Stem-Cell Transplantation - EBV-induced PTLD can masquerade as tuberculosis, fungal infection

Terminal Cancer - Effect of nebulized furosemide in terminally ill cancer patients with dyspnea

Venous Thromboembolism - Epidemiology and management of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

Ventilator Withdrawal - Procedures and outcomes of ventilator withdrawal

Vertebral Tumors - Vertebroplasty for osteoporotic lesions and vertebral tumors

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