Clinical Oncology Week

Adverse Drug Events - Allergic reactions in cancer patients call for expert nursing intervention

Breast Cancer - Brk protein tyrosine kinase therapeutic cancer target

Breast Cancer - Diagnosis of breast cancer more difficult in obese Korean women

Breast Cancer - Statins do not increase breast cancer risk

Rectal Cancer - Rectal carcinoma cells from colitis patients have unique features

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Adult patients with t(8;21) AML had similar outcomes as non-t(8;21) patients

Amyloidosis - Imaging finding suggest amyloidosis can coexist with other disease entities

Anticancer Therapy - Neurotoxicity of anticancer agents tested in microglial cell cultures

Antiseizure Medication - Gabapentin controls seizures in children receiving chemotherapy

Antitumor Effects - Magnaese superoxide dismutase mutant has potent antitumor effects

Assisted Reproduction - Assisted reproduction technology linked to epigenetic errors

Barrett Metaplasia - Gastrin aids progression of Barrett metaplasia via antiapoptotic pathways

Biomarkers - Pyrene and DNA adduct metabolites useful biomarkers for air pollution

Bladder Cancer - Nitrosulindac (NCX 1102) may be effective against human bladder carcinoma

Brain Tumor - Arterial spin labeling measures relative cerebral blood flow noninvasively

Breast Cancer - 540 protein inhibitors promising treatments for postmenopausal breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Choice of frozen vs. permanent sentinel node section based on risk and preference

Breast Cancer - Clinical trial in Spain will test efficacy of capecitabine

Breast Cancer - Controlling PTHrP production may have a role in breast cancer therapy

Breast Cancer - Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 activated by cyclin E in breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer - Intraoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer may prevent recurrence

Breast Cancer Model - [¹⁸F]FETNIM and [¹⁸F]FMISO uptake correlates with tumor oxygen status

Breast Cancer Prognosis - Sentinel node biopsy in locally advanced breast cancer reviewed

Cancer Prognosis - New analysis gives cancer patients personalized prognosis

Cancer Risk - State agency moving after breast cancer cases found

Cancer Risk Factor - Celiac disease not a risk factor for lymphoma

Cancer Therapy - Cancer is often a barrier to taking vacations and for young patients

Cancer Therapy - Chemotherapy agent transmits "death signal" to other cells

Cancer Therapy - Dacogen and Taxotere show synergistic activity against human carcinoma cells

Cancer Therapy - Genetically engineered bugs could fight cancer

Cancer Therapy - High-performance thin-layer chromatography enables precise busulfan analysis

Cancer Therapy - Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor BB-3644 is not recommended

Cancer Therapy - Novel drug wrenchnolol impairs transcription of Her2 oncogene

Cancer Therapy - Oral fluoropyrimidine prodrug S-1 may be feasible for treating solid tumors

Cancer Therapy - Researchers evaluate radiation therapy patient education materials

Cancer Therapy - Researchers look for ways to control cancer's life/death choice

Cancer Therapy - Superoxide dismutases may be promising in treating malignant tumors