Clinical Oncology Week

Breast Cancer - Certain compounds in beer, wine effective in slowing breast-cancer cell growth

Cancer Therapy - Older patients often suffer pain and fatigue after cancer surgery

Diagnostics - Relative tumor area predicts nonsentinel node metastases and recurrence

Prostate Cancer - A traditional Japanese diet may protect against prostate cancer

Thoracic Malignancies - Radiation therapy can cause second primary tumors

Angiology - Rare solitary floating vena caval thrombi curable if diagnosed early

Bacterial Genetics - In vivo expression technology identifies virulence genes in H. pylori

Bladder Cancer - Arsenic in drinking water did not increase bladder cancer mortality in the U.S.

Bone Tumors - Myeloma bone disease destroys bone, which is not replaced

Brain Tumors - 3D MR digital subtraction angiography is useful in diagnosing brain tumors

Brain Tumors - Brain tumors may depend on multiple variables for growth that are not understood

Brain Tumors - Petroleum plant exposure did not increase brain tumor mortality for workers

Breast Cancer - Breast biphasic lesions with cellular stroma difficult to diagnose

Breast Cancer - Dedicated mammographer improves diagnosis of small breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Depressive symptoms after breast cancer surgery are common

Breast Cancer - Estrogen receptor-alpha mutation K303R not found in Japanese breast carcinomas

Breast Cancer - Focus-group intervention for breast cancer survivors and spouses decrease stress

Breast Cancer - Mammaglobin may be a candidate diagnostic marker for breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Perillyl alcohol suppresses breast cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo

Breast Cancer - Physical activity reduces breast cancer risk in young women

Breast Cancer - Ring finger protein RNF11 important target for novel cancer therapies

Breast Cancer - Ultrasonography depicts benign and malignant lesions at mastectomy site

Breast Cancer Incidence - Effect of environment on breast cancer risk reviewed

Breast Cancer Prognosis - Sentinel lymph node biopsy may raise threshold for adjuvant therapy

Breast Cancer Prognosis - Urokinase-type plasminogen activator is prognostic in breast cancer

Cancer Therapy - Blood screen may help cancer patients thwart radiation side effects

Cancer Therapy - Gabapentin controls seizures in children receiving chemotherapy

Cancer Therapy - Japanese study shows drug combo can slow lung cancer

Cancer Therapy - Prodrugs becoming an integral part of the drug discovery paradigm

Cancer Therapy - Radiation therapy can cause early or late pulmonary complications

Cancer Therapy - Specific oncosurgical therapies are not suited to outpatient clinics

Cancer Treatment - Oklahoma House approves funds for cancer treatment

Central Nervous System Cancer - New variations of CNS neoplasms are emerging

Chemotherapy - Coping methods vary in chemotherapy-induced alopecia

Cognition - Cognitive function independent prognostic factor in survival of glioma patients

Colon Cancer - A capecitabine regimen is effective in advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer

Colon Cancer - Biallelic MYH mutations confer susceptibility to colorectal cancer

Colon Cancer - Hormone modifications due to pregnancy may reduce colon cancer risk

Colon Cancer - Unlikely protein boosts metastatic colon cancer growth

Colorectal Cancer - Clinical practice guidelines updated

Colorectal Cancer - Racial disparity in deaths equalized by insurance coverage

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Flavenoids from Scutellaria plants inhibit cancer cell proliferation in vitro

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Wikyungtang herb inhibits proliferation of lung cancer cells in vitro

Diagnostic Imaging - Ultrasound analysis of breast cancer vascularization predicts patient survival

Diagnostics - ¹¹C-choline PET useful to diagnose tumors in nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses