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This is a selection of articles from the February 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Cancer & Oncology headlines.
White Cancer Patients' Perception of Gender and Ethnic Differences in Pain Experience
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Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 28, 2007 Tags: Nursing Source Type: journals
Combined thalidomide and interferon-α for chronic hepatitis C-related hepatocellular carcinoma
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Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 28, 2007 Tags: Letter to the editor – Clinical case notes Source Type: journals
UK Government Takes Action On Mesothelioma
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Source: Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today - February 28, 2007 Source Type: journals
Key stages in mammary gland development. Secretory activation in the mammary gland: it's not just about milk protein synthesis!
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Source: Breast Cancer Research - February 28, 2007 Authors: Steven M Anderson, Michael C Rudolph, James L McManaman and Margaret C Neville Source Type: journals
Feasibility and Accuracy of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy After Preoperative Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients With Documented Axillary Metastases
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Source: Cancer - February 28, 2007 Authors: Jeannie Shen, Michael Z. Gilcrease, Gildy V. Babiera, Merrick I. Ross, Funda Meric-Bernstam, Barry W. Feig, Henry M. Kuerer, Ashleigh Francis, Frederick C. Ames, Kelly K. Hunt Source Type: journals
Advances in the Medical Management of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
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Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 27, 2007 Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: journals
Threshold Pharmaceuticals Announces That A Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of Glufosfamide For Treatment Of Pancreatic Cancer Did Not Meet Its Primary Endpoint
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - February 27, 2007 Source Type: journals
Stimuvax Cancer Vaccine Phase III Study Begins
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Source: Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today - February 27, 2007 Source Type: journals
Temozolomide as salvage treatment in primary brain lymphomas
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Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - February 27, 2007 Authors: M ReniF ZajaW MasonJ PerryE MazzaM SpinaR BordonaroF IlariucciM FaediG CorazzelliP MannoE FranceschiA PaceM CandelaA AbbadessaC StelitanoG LatteA J M Ferreri Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals
The addition of induction chemotherapy to preoperative, concurrent chemoradiotherapy improves tumor response in patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma
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Source: Cancer - February 27, 2007 Authors: Cengiz Gemici Source Type: journals
[Breast Cancer] Zoledronic Acid Prevents Cancer Treatment-Induced Bone Loss in Premenopausal Women Receiving Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Hormone-Responsive Breast Cancer: A Report From the Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 27, 2007 Authors: Gnant, Mlineritsch, Luschin-Ebengreuth, Grampp, Kaessmann, Schmid, Menzel, Piswanger-Soelkner, Galid, Mittlboeck, Hausmaninger, Jakesz Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: journals
[Gynecologic Cancer] Tumor Vascular Proteins As Biomarkers in Ovarian Cancer
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 27, 2007 Authors: Buckanovich, Sasaroli, O'Brien-Jenkins, Botbyl, Hammond, Katsaros, Sandaltzopoulos, Liotta, Gimotty, Coukos Tags: Gynecologic Cancer Source Type: journals
Quantitative evaluation of vimentin expression in tumour stroma of colorectal cancer
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Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - February 27, 2007 Authors: C Y NganH YamamotoI SeshimoT TsujinoM Man-iJ-I IkedaK KonishiI TakemasaM IkedaM SekimotoN MatsuuraM Monden Tags: Full Paper Source Type: journals
[Melanoma] Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Predict Sentinel Lymph Node Positivity in Patients With Cutaneous Melanoma
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 27, 2007 Authors: Taylor, Patel, Panageas, Busam, Brady Tags: Melanoma Source Type: journals
US Scientists Prototype Breath Test For Lung Cancer
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Source: Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today - February 26, 2007 Source Type: journals
HER-2, p53, p21 and hormonal receptors proteins expression as predictive factors of response and prognosis in locally advanced breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant docetaxel plus epirubicin combination
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Source: BMC Cancer - February 26, 2007 Authors: Daniel G Tiezzi, Jurandyr M Andrade, Alfredo Ribeiro-Silva, Fabio E Zola, Heitor RC Marana and Marcelo G Tiezzi Source Type: journals
Breast Cancer Drug Could Help Prostate Patients
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Source: Cancercompass News: Prostate Cancer - February 26, 2007 Source Type: journals
Detection of novel mRNA splice variants of human ING4 tumor suppressor gene
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Source: Oncogene - February 26, 2007 Authors: G RahoC MirandaE TamboriniM A PierottiA Greco Source Type: journals
Creating new life forms that may help eradicate cancer affecting women
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Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 26, 2007 Source Type: journals
Catheter-related bloodstream infections in hematology
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Source: Cancer - February 26, 2007 Authors: Leon J. Worth, Monica A. Slavin, Graham V. Brown, James Black Source Type: journals
All in the family
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Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - February 25, 2007 Authors: Sarah Seton-Rogers Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: journals
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling in tumor progression.
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Source: Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology - February 24, 2007 Authors: Roskoski R Tags: Crit Rev Oncol Hematol Source Type: journals
Alterations of tumour suppressor gene PPP2R1B in hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Source: Cancer Letters - February 24, 2007 Authors: Chou HC, Chen CH, Lee HS, Lee CZ, Huang GT, Yang PM, Lee PH, Sheu JC Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals
Prostate cancer therapy may increase risk of death from heart disease in older men
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Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 24, 2007 Source Type: journals
Types of Depression More Frequent in Bipolar than in Unipolar Affective Illness: Results of the Polish DEP-BI Study
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Source: Karger Publishers - February 23, 2007 Source Type: journals
What Is New in Ophthalmic Research
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Source: Karger Publishers - February 23, 2007 Source Type: journals
Study Shows CAELYX(R) Plus Carboplatin To Be Highly Effective And May Potentially Offer Low Neurotoxicity In Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer
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Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - February 23, 2007 Source Type: journals
A Clinical Update on Aromatase Inhibitors as Adjuvant Therapy in Breast Cancer
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Source: PeerView Audio Podcast - Oncology International - February 23, 2007 Authors: PeerView Press Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: journals
Medical Knowledge Institute Organises First Oncology Seminar In Cooperation With The International Union Against Cancer
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - February 23, 2007 Source Type: journals
Fighting brain cancer with electricity
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Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - February 23, 2007 Source Type: journals
Co-morbidity and functional deficits independently contribute to quality of life before chemotherapy in elderly cancer patients
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Source: Supportive Care in Cancer - February 23, 2007 Tags: Supportive Care in Cancer Source Type: journals
clairvoyance or reliable prediction of the future?
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Source: Annals of Oncology - February 23, 2007 Authors: van Zandwijk, N, van de Vijver, M. Tags: editorial Source Type: journals
Amphiregulin: A new growth factor in hepatocarcinogenesis.
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Source: Cancer Letters - February 23, 2007 Authors: Berasain C, Castillo J, Perugorría MJ, Prieto J, Avila MA Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals
Common Breast Cancer Prevention Gene Found
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Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - February 22, 2007 Source Type: journals
Breast, Prostate Cancer Resources Now Available In Spanish
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - February 22, 2007 Source Type: journals
Gelatinase concentrations and zymographic profiles in human breast cancer: Matrix metalloproteinases circulating in plasma are better markers for the subclassification and early prediction of cancer: The coagulation/fibrinolysis pathways alter the release, activation and recovery of different gelatinases in serum
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Source: International Journal of Cancer - February 22, 2007 Authors: Ferdinando Mannello, Gaetana A. Tonti Source Type: journals
Overexpression of CXCR4 predicts adverse overall and event-free survival in patients with unmutated FLT3 acute myeloid leukemia with normal karyotype
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Source: Cancer - February 22, 2007 Authors: Sergej Konoplev, Georgios Z. Rassidakis, Elihu Estey, Hagop Kantarjian, Chrysoula I. Liakou, Xuelin Huang, Lianchun Xiao, Michael Andreeff, Marina Konopleva, L. Jeffrey Medeiros Source Type: journals
Chemopreventive effects of sarcophine-diol on skin tumor development in CD-1 mice.
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Source: Cancer Letters - February 22, 2007 Authors: Zhang X, Kundoor V, Khalifa S, Zeman D, Fahmy H, Dwivedi C Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals
DGVM-Kongress
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Source: Karger Publishers - February 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
Notch1 induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human cervical cancer cells: involvement of nuclear factor kappa B inhibition
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Source: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer - February 21, 2007 Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Mesothelial pelvic lymph node inclusion in a patient with ovarian microinvasive borderline mucinous tumor: case report with review of the literature
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Source: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer - February 21, 2007 Tags: CASE REPORTS Source Type: journals
First Patients Undergo Surgery in Northwest Biotherapeutics` Phase II Brain Cancer Trial
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Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - February 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
`Gateway` gene discovered for brain cancer
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Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - February 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
Swedish Neuroscience Institute Completes Major New Site for Advanced Neurosurgical Procedures
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Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - February 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
Avalon Pharmaceuticals Announces The Initiation Of Drug Discovery Program For The MYC Oncoprotein
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - February 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
Management of primary liver sarcomas
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Source: Cancer - February 21, 2007 Authors: Juürgen Weitz, David S. Klimstra, Karina Cymes, William R. Jarnagin, Michael D'Angelica, Michael P. La Quaglia, Yuman Fong, Murray F. Brennan, Leslie H. Blumgart, Ronald P. DeMatteo Source Type: journals
Exercise Helps Prevent Breast Cancer
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Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - February 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
CD4+FoxP3+ regulatory T cells gradually accumulate in gliomas during tumor growth and efficiently suppress antiglioma immune responses in vivo
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Source: International Journal of Cancer - February 21, 2007 Authors: Oliver M. Grauer, Stefan Nierkens, Erik Bennink, Liza W.J. Toonen, Louis Boon, Pieter Wesseling, Roger P.M. Sutmuller, Gosse J. Adema Source Type: journals
Evidence for an association of human papillomavirus infection and colorectal cancer.
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Source: European Journal of Surgical Oncology - February 21, 2007 Authors: Damin DC, Caetano MB, Rosito MA, Schwartsmann G, Damin AS, Frazzon AP, Ruppenthal RD, Alexandre CO Tags: Eur J Surg Oncol Source Type: journals
Discovery of cancer biomarkers through the use of mouse models.
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Source: Cancer Letters - February 21, 2007 Authors: Kuick R, Misek DE, Monsma DJ, Webb CP, Wang H, Peterson KJ, Pisano M, Omenn GS, Hanash SM Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals
Impact of Fine-Needle Aspiration on Long-term Survival Rate and Axillary Lymph Node Micrometastasis in Patients with Early Breast Cancer
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Source: The Breast Journal - February 20, 2007 Tags: LETTER TO THE EDITOR Source Type: journals
Gene Profiling Predicts Resistance To Breast Cancer Drug Herceptin
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Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today - February 20, 2007 Source Type: journals
Antileukemic and Cytogenetic Activity by Triple Administration of Three Modified Steroidal Derivatives of Nitrogen Mustards
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Source: Chemotherapy - February 20, 2007 Source Type: journals
The Dutch Population-Based Mammography Screening: 30-Year Experience
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Source: Breast Care : Last 20 articles - February 20, 2007 Source Type: journals
Is High Quality Breast Imaging and Diagnosis Possible in a Decentralized System? The QuaMaDi Project
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Source: Breast Care : Last 20 articles - February 20, 2007 Source Type: journals
Breast Screening in Germany
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Source: Breast Care : Last 20 articles - February 20, 2007 Source Type: journals
The effect of dexamethasone on polyclonal T cell activation and redirected target cell lysis as induced by a CD19/CD3-bispecific single-chain antibody construct
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Source: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy - February 20, 2007 Tags: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy Source Type: journals
The Thomsen-Friedenreich disaccharide as antigen for in vivo tumor targeting with multivalent scFvs
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Source: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy - February 20, 2007 Tags: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy Source Type: journals
Press Release: Childhood Cancer Survivors at Increased Risk of Sarcoma
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Source: JNCI - February 20, 2007 Authors: Savage, L. Tags: MEMO TO THE MEDIA Source Type: journals
Disease-specific survival for limited-stage small-cell lung cancer affected by statistical method of assessment
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Source: BMC Cancer - February 20, 2007 Authors: Patricia Tai, Judith-Anne W Chapman, Edward Yu, Dennie Jones, Changhong Yu, Fei Yuen and Sang-Joon Lee Source Type: journals
The collagenase-1 (MMP-1) gene promoter polymorphism - 1607/2G is associated with favourable prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer
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Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - February 20, 2007 Authors: A HettiaratchiN J HawkinsG McKenzieR L WardJ E HuntD WakefieldN Di Girolamo Tags: Full Paper Source Type: journals
Circulating tumour-derived nucleic acids in cancer patients: potential applications as tumour markers
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Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - February 20, 2007 Authors: K C A ChanY M D Lo Tags: Minireview Source Type: journals
Mediastinal nodal staging of nonsmall cell lung cancer using integrated 18F-FDG PET/CT in a tuberculosis-endemic country
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Source: Cancer - February 20, 2007 Authors: Yoon Kyung Kim, Kyung Soo Lee, Byung-Tae Kim, Joon Young Choi, Hojoong Kim, O Jung Kwon, Young Mog Shim, Chin A Yi, Ha Young Kim, Myung Jin Chung Source Type: journals
Response: Re: A Model of Human Tumor Dormancy: An Angiogenic Escape From the Nonangiogenic Phenotype
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Source: JNCI - February 20, 2007 Authors: Naumov, G. N., Watnick, R. S., Almog, N., Akslen, L. A., Folkman, J. Tags: CORRESPONDENCE Source Type: journals
Molecular characterization of the human common fragile site FRA1H
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Source: Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer - February 20, 2007 Authors: Angela Curatolo, Zaira M. Limongi, Franca Pelliccia, Angela Rocchi Source Type: journals
Healthy Humor: 'Wacky' Colossal Traveling Colon Aims To Save Lives
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Source: Cancercompass News: Colorectal Cancer - February 19, 2007 Source Type: journals
New Protein Super-Family Discovered With Critical Functions For Animal Life
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - February 19, 2007 Source Type: journals
Recently Identified Human Mammary Tumor Virus May Explain Possible Causative Effect of Breast Cancer
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Source: Clinical Care Options Oncology - Breast Cancer - February 19, 2007 Source Type: journals
Simple Two-Gene Test Sorts Out Similar Gastrointestinal Cancers
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - February 19, 2007 Source Type: journals
Role of Gab2 in mammary tumorigenesis and metastasis
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Source: Oncogene - February 19, 2007 Authors: Y KeD WuF PrincenT NguyenY PangJ LesperanceW J MullerR G OshimaG-S Feng Source Type: journals
Hypermethylation and transcriptional downregulation of the CITED4 gene at 1p34.2 in oligodendroglial tumours with allelic losses on 1p and 19q
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Source: Oncogene - February 19, 2007 Authors: B TewsP RoerigC HartmannM HahnJ FelsbergB BlaschkeM SabelA KunitzG Toedt
