Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 14th, 2004
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Bladder Cancer - Intravesical gemcitabine in superficial bladder cancer is well tolerated
Breast Cancer - Fulvestrant a valuable antiestrogen for advanced breast cancer treatment
Breast Cancer - Largest study of its kind finds male breast cancer on the rise
Pancreatic Cancer - Pancreatic carcinoma reviewed
Prostate Cancer Vaccine - Prostate tissue-specific vaccine candidate identified
Brain Cancer - Cell-signaling drugs show promise for treating medulloblastoma
Brain Cancer - Technology blocks gene to increase immune response against brain tumor cells
Breast Cancer - Another study finds genetics modified greatly by dietary antioxidants
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer affects both husbands and wives
Breast Cancer - Breast reduction diminishes breast cancer in high-risk women
Breast Cancer - Clue found on breast tumors distinguishes patients with better survival odds
Breast Cancer - Gene portraits profile differences in breast-tumor types
Breast Cancer - Management of breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women outlined
Breast Cancer - Microvessel density has some prognostic value, study finds
Breast Cancer - Technique helps determine axillary lymph node tumor status in some patients
Breast Cancer - Women with early breast cancer in Australia report needing more support
Cancer Comorbidities - Severity of other illnesses can help predict outcomes for cancer patients
Cancer Detection - Study shows many cases of prostate cancer escape detection during blood test
Cancer Fatigue - Study validates the Chinese version of the brief fatigue inventory (BFI-C)
Cancer Metastasis - New methods improve hepatic colorectal metastases resectability
Cancer Metastasis - Tumor-ablative approaches can be used for colorectal liver metastases
Cancer Pain - Cancer patients relate their experiences with pain and opioid drugs
Cancer Research - Tumor banks provide tissue specimens for research
Cancer Therapy - Multidisciplinary team working needs continual evaluation
Cancer Therapy - New chemical adaptor unit releases a drug by enzymatic triggering
Cancer Therapy - New proteomics strategies for biology and medicine may discover new biomarkers
Cancer Therapy - Recurrent multiple myelomas respond to an oral combined drug regimen
Cell Biology - Good news for red wine drinkers: Protein in grape skins can kill cancer cells
Cell Biology - Telomerase inhibition is a cancer therapy that is not always what it seems
Cervical Cancer - Long-term outcomes of radiotherapy for cervical cancer reported
Cervical Cancer Therapy - Adjuvant oral 5-fluorouracil useful for cervical cancer
Chemotherapy - Mitomycin-C-loaded alginate carriers created for bladder cancer chemotherapy
Cholangiocarcinoma - Extended surgical resection improves prognosis of cholangiocarcinoma
Colon Cancer - Different methods are needed to modifying attributions of colorectal cancer risk
Colon Cancer - Higher mortality among African Americans not likely due to healthcare access
Colorectal Cancer - Flavaglines induce apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells
Diagnostics - Intraoperative liver ultrasound is important for hepatic tumor resection
Gastric Cancer - DNA damage is found in gastric mucosa of patients with Helicobacter pylori
Gastric Cancer - Timing of death from recurrence of gastric cancer reported
Gynecologic Cancers - Chemotherapy regimen treats undifferentiated uterine endometrial cancer
Gynecological Cancer - Researchers review spirituality among gynecological cancer patients
Hematologic Disease - Use of bortezomib in hematologic malignancies updated
Hematological Cancer - Molecular WT1 assay useful for minimal residual disease monitoring
Leukemia - American Hospital helps South American community achieve improved survival rates
Liver Cancer - Proteomics can be useful in researching hepatic diseases
Liver Cancer - Study reviews modern hepatic imaging
Liver Failure - New scintigraphy test could aid preoperative assessment of liver function
Liver Resection - Laparoscopic liver resection is safe and feasible
Liver Resection - Segmental approach to liver resection reduces intraoperative blood loss
Liver Tumors - Parental cigarette smoking increases children's risks of hepatoblastoma
Liver Tumors - Portal vein embolization can increase the safety of hepatic resection
Lung Cancer - Study points to the prospect of "individualized" cancer treatment
Myeloma - Simvastatin inhibits growth of cultured human myeloma cells
Nasopharyngeal Cancer - Brachytherapy after chemoradiation for nasopharyngeal cancer reported
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Radiotherapy alone for early-stage NHL is inferior to chemotherapy
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Cisplatin combined with weekly paclitaxel is active against advanced NSCLC
Oncolysis - Autophagy is a newly recognized tumor suppressor modality
Orthopedics - Patient and tumor factors are reflected in synovial sarcoma survival rates
Ovarian Cancer - First case of complete remission reported
Ovarian Cancer - Inexperienced surgeons operate on most ovarian cancer patients in Maryland
Ovarian Cancer - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against routine screening
Ovarian Tumors - Ovarian cystadenofibromas can have malignant features on CT and MRI
Ovarian Tumors - The accuracy of frozen section in diagnosis of ovarian masses is generally good
Pediatric Cancer - Survey assesses complementary and alternative medicine among pediatric patients
Pediatric Cancer - Taiwanese parents whose children have cancer cope equally
Preventive Medicine - An aspirin a day may keep breast cancer away
Prostate Cancer - Antioxidant system activation is important for prostate cancer patients
Prostate Cancer - Hormonal therapy and radiotherapy improve survival for prostate cancer patients
Prostate Cancer - Quality of life declines in the year before death in men with prostate cancer
Prostate Cancer - Sexual disorders after radical prostatectomy involve the couple
Prostate Cancer - Study finds no connection between prostate cancer and atrazine exposure
Synovial Sarcoma - Factors predicting synovial sarcoma recurrence and metastasis reported
Thromboembolism - Venous thromboembolism is a well-known complication affecting cancer patients
Tobacco Policy - Japan Tobacco's strategies regarding evidence of tobacco health harms
Transplant Medicine - Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research created
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