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This is a selection of articles from the May 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Cancer & Oncology headlines.

Prophylactic Mastectomy in BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers and Women at Risk of Hereditary Breast Cancer: Long-Term Experiences at the Rotterdam Family Cancer Clinic discuss this article
Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - May 31, 2007 Tags: Annals of Surgical Oncology Source Type: journals

Intraoperative Ultrasound Localization of Nonpalpable Breast Cancers discuss this article
Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - May 31, 2007 Tags: Annals of Surgical Oncology Source Type: journals

How Curcumin Helps Fight Cancer discuss this article
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - May 31, 2007 Source Type: journals

American Society of Clinical Oncology 43rd Annual Meeting (ASCO) discuss this article
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - May 31, 2007 Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: journals

Postoperative radiochemotherapy improves outcome in head and neck cancer discuss this article
Source: Nature Clinical Practice Oncology - May 31, 2007 Tags: Research Highlights Source Type: journals

Determination of metastasis-associated proteins in non-small cell lung cancer by comparative proteomic analysis discuss this article
Source: Cancer Science - May 31, 2007 Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Celebrate Life 2007 Marks National Cancer Survivors Day discuss this article
Source: Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Cancer Care Nova Scotia - May 31, 2007 Authors: Cancer Care Nova Scotia Source Type: journals

Nasal septal teratoma in a child discuss this article
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - May 31, 2007 Authors: Titus S Ibekwe, Daniel D Kokong, Bethrand A Ngwu, Oluranti A Akinyemi, Onyekwere G Nwaorgu and Effiong E Akang Source Type: journals

Astragalus saponins induce growth inhibition and apoptosis in human colon cancer cells and tumor xenograft discuss this article
Source: Carcinogenesis - May 31, 2007 Authors: Tin, M. M.Y., Cho, C.-H., Chan, K., James, A. E., Ko, J. K.S. Tags: CARCINOGENESIS Source Type: journals

Folate-related genes and the risk of tobacco-related cancers in Central Europe discuss this article
Source: Carcinogenesis - May 31, 2007 Authors: Hung, R. J., Hashibe, M., McKay, J., Gaborieau, V., Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N., Zaridze, D., Lissowska, J., Rudnai, P., Fabianova, E., Mates, I., Foretova, L., Janout, V., Bencko, V., Chabrier, A., Moullan, N., Canzian, F., Hall, J., Boffetta, P., Brennan, P Tags: MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CANCER PREVENTION Source Type: journals

Nucleophosmin suppresses oncogene-induced apoptosis and senescence and enhances oncogenic cooperation in cells with genomic instability discuss this article
Source: Carcinogenesis - May 31, 2007 Authors: Li, J., Sejas, D. P., Burma, S., Chen, D. J., Pang, Q. Tags: CANCER BIOLOGY Source Type: journals

The Lost Opportunities of the Pioneering Show The Nurses. discuss this article
Source: Oncology Times - Current Table Of Contents - May 30, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (4.124 M) Source Type: journals

Thy-1 as a potential novel diagnostic marker for gastrointestinal stromal tumors discuss this article
Source: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology - May 30, 2007 Tags: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology Source Type: journals

'Virtual Patient' to simulate real-time organ motions for radiation therapy discuss this article
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 30, 2007 Source Type: journals

Hyperglycemia in patients with acute myeloid leukemia is associated with increased hospital mortality discuss this article
Source: Cancer - May 30, 2007 Authors: Naeem A. Ali, James M. O'Brien Jr, William Blum, John C. Byrd, Rebecca B. Klisovic, Guido Marcucci, Gary Phillips, Clay B. Marsh, Stanley Lemeshow, Michael R. Grever Source Type: journals

Sibling stem cell donor experiences at a single institution discuss this article
Source: Psycho-Oncology - May 30, 2007 Authors: Lori S. Wiener, Emilie Steffen-Smith, Haven B. Battles, Alan Wayne, Cynthia P. Love, Terry Fry Source Type: journals

[Thoracic Oncology] Prospective Study of Gefitinib in Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization-Positive/Phospho-Akt-Positive or Never Smoker Patients With Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: The ONCOBELL Trial discuss this article
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - May 30, 2007 Authors: Cappuzzo, Ligorio, Janne, Toschi, Rossi, Trisolini, Paioli, Holmes, Magrini, Finocchiaro, Bartolini, Cancellieri, Ciardiello, Patelli, Crino, Varella-Garcia Tags: Thoracic Oncology Source Type: journals

[Genitourinary Cancer] Trastuzumab, Paclitaxel, Carboplatin, and Gemcitabine in Advanced Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2/neu-Positive Urothelial Carcinoma: Results of a Multicenter Phase II National Cancer Institute Trial discuss this article
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - May 30, 2007 Authors: Hussain, MacVicar, Petrylak, Dunn, Vaishampayan, Lara, Chatta, Nanus, Glode, Trump, Chen, Smith Tags: Genitourinary Cancer Source Type: journals

Outcome of a risk-related therapeutic strategy used prospectively in a population-based study of Hodgkin's lymphoma in adolescents discuss this article
Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - May 29, 2007 Authors: G L JonesP R A TaylorK P WindebankN A HoyeH LucraftK WoodB AngusS J Proctor Tags: Full Paper Source Type: journals

Chromosome 9p21 gene copy number and prognostic significance of p16 in ESFT discuss this article
Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - May 29, 2007 Authors: S C BrownhillC TaylorS A Burchill Tags: Full Paper Source Type: journals

Residential mobility and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: an ecological study discuss this article
Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - May 29, 2007 Authors: A S AdelmanF D GrovesK O'RourkeD SinhaT C HulseyA B LawsonD WartenbergD G Hoel Tags: Full Paper Source Type: journals

Induction of lung lesions in Wistar rats by 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone and its inhibition by aspirin and phenethyl isothiocyanate discuss this article
Source: BMC Cancer - May 29, 2007 Authors: Bo Ye, Yu-Xia Zhang, Fei Yang, Hong-Lei Chen, Dong Xia, Ming-Qiu Liu and Bai-Tang Lai Source Type: journals

Lobular endocervical glandular hyperplasia as a presumed precursor of cervical adenocarcinoma independent of human papillomavirus infection. discuss this article
Source: Gynecologic Oncology - May 29, 2007 Authors: Nara M, Hashi A, Murata SI, Kondo T, Yuminamochi T, Nakazawa K, Katoh R, Hoshi K Tags: Gynecol Oncol Source Type: journals

Differential DNA methylation associated with hepatitis B virus infection in hepatocellular carcinoma discuss this article
Source: International Journal of Cancer - May 29, 2007 Authors: Pei-Fen Su, Te-Chang Lee, Pei-Ju Lin, Po-Huang Lee, Yung-Ming Jeng, Chien-Hung Chen, Ja-Der Liang, Ling-Ling Chiou, Guan-Tarn Huang, Hsuan-Shu Lee Source Type: journals

Cancer Control In Africa discuss this article
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - May 28, 2007 Source Type: journals

The E7 protein from human papillomavirus type 16 enhances keratinocyte migration in an Akt-dependent manner discuss this article
Source: Oncogene - May 28, 2007 Authors: S T CharetteD J McCance Source Type: journals

Chronic myeloid leukaemia as a model of disease evolution in human cancer discuss this article
Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - May 26, 2007 Authors: Junia V. MeloDavid J. Barnes Tags: Review Source Type: journals

Comparative histological analysis of British and Japanese breast carcinomas discuss this article
Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - May 26, 2007 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: journals

Endogenous hormones and breast cancer: A prospective cohort study discuss this article
Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - May 26, 2007 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: journals

Patterns of recurrence and relapse — Anglo-Japanese comparative study discuss this article
Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - May 26, 2007 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: journals

IU Simon Cancer Center's 'Celebration Of Life' Is May 29 And 30 discuss this article
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - May 26, 2007 Source Type: journals

Phase I Trial for ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Brain Tumor Vaccine Commences discuss this article
Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - May 26, 2007 Source Type: journals

Tongue Cancer And Chronic Gum Disease Linked discuss this article
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - May 26, 2007 Source Type: journals

New Report Reinforces Cancerbackup's Research That Cancer Patients Are Grounded By Travel Insurance, UK discuss this article
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - May 25, 2007 Source Type: journals

Hormone Treatment Could Cut Need For Chemo In Some Younger Breast Cancer Patients discuss this article
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today - May 25, 2007 Source Type: journals

JAK2 V617F Mutation in Patients With Catastrophic Intra-abdominal Thromboses discuss this article
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - May 25, 2007 Tags: Pathology Source Type: journals

Cross-study analysis of gene expression data for intermediate neuroblastoma identifies two biological subtypes discuss this article
Source: BMC Cancer - May 25, 2007 Authors: Patrick Warnat, Andre Oberthuer, Matthias Fischer, Frank Westermann, Roland Eils and Benedikt Brors Source Type: journals

RNA interference-mediated knockdown of DNMT1 and DNMT3B induces CXCL12 expression in MCF-7 breast cancer and AsPC1 pancreatic carcinoma cell lines. discuss this article
Source: Cancer Letters - May 25, 2007 Authors: Sowińska A, Jagodzinski PP Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals

Management of Tumor Lysis Syndrome discuss this article
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - May 24, 2007 Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: journals

Aspirin May Keep Colon Cancer Away discuss this article
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - May 24, 2007 Source Type: journals

Study Finds Tomatoes Not Effective In Preventing Prostate Cancer discuss this article
Source: Cancercompass News: Prostate Cancer - May 24, 2007 Source Type: journals

Study Implicates Protein As A Trigger Of Advanced Prostate Cancer Recurrence discuss this article
Source: Cancercompass News: Prostate Cancer - May 24, 2007 Source Type: journals

Reports From University Of Sydney Describe Recent Advances In Breast Cancer Therapy discuss this article
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - May 24, 2007 Source Type: journals

Analysis reveals extent of DNA repair army discuss this article
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 24, 2007 Source Type: journals

Expression of CD80 and CD86 costimulatory molecules are potential markers for better survival in nasopharyngeal carcinoma discuss this article
Source: BMC Cancer - May 24, 2007 Authors: Cheng-Shyong Chang, Julia H Chang, Nicholas C Hsu, Hsuan-Yu Lin and Chih-Yuan Chung Source Type: journals

Temozolomide Effective Against Low-Grade Gliomas discuss this article
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - May 23, 2007 Tags: Neurology Source Type: journals

Modification in the von Hippel-Lindau Protein Is Involved in the Progression of Experimentally Induced Rat Glomerulonephritis discuss this article
Source: Karger Publishers - May 23, 2007 Source Type: journals

In vivo Assessment of Ectoin: A Randomized, Vehicle-Controlled Clinical Trial discuss this article
Source: Karger Publishers - May 23, 2007 Source Type: journals

Intrazerebral lokalisiertes Sarkom NOS – eine interdisziplinäre Herausforderung discuss this article
Source: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie - May 23, 2007 Tags: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie Source Type: journals

A phase I and pharmacokinetic study of OSI-7904L, a liposomal thymidylate synthase inhibitor in combination with oxaliplatin in patients with advanced colorectal cancer discuss this article
Source: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology - May 23, 2007 Tags: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology Source Type: journals

CBT for emotional distress of people with cancer: some personal observations discuss this article
Source: Psycho-Oncology - May 23, 2007 Authors: Steven Greer Source Type: journals

Sentinel lymph node biopsy and non-sentinel node involvement in special type breast carcinomas with a good prognosis. discuss this article
Source: European Journal of Cancer - May 23, 2007 Authors: Cserni G, Bianchi S, Vezzosi V, Arisio R, Bori R, Peterse JL, Sapino A, Drijkoningen M, Kulka J, Eusebi V, Foschini MP, Bellocq JP, Marin C, Thorstenson S, Amendoeira I, Reiner-Concin A, Decker T Tags: Eur J Cancer Source Type: journals

Epidemiology and patterns of care for invasive breast carcinoma at a community hospital in Southern India discuss this article
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - May 23, 2007 Authors: Sambasivaiah Kuraparthy, Kumaraswamy M Reddy, Lakshmi Amancharla Yadagiri, Mutheeswaraiah Yutla, Phanindra Bobbidi Venkata, Sarma VS Kadainti and Ramasubba PV Reddy Source Type: journals

AUA Updates Prostate Cancer Treatment Guidelines discuss this article
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - May 22, 2007 Tags: Urology Source Type: journals

FDA Device Clearances: Immulite, EMS Swiss Dolorclast, Cavity SpineWand discuss this article
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - May 22, 2007 Tags: PublicHealth Source Type: journals

Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Initially Manifesting in the Bone Marrow discuss this article
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - May 22, 2007 Tags: Pathology Source Type: journals

Overcoming endocrine resistance in breast cancer—are signal transduction inhibitors the answer? discuss this article
Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - May 22, 2007 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: journals

Predictors of short and long-term outcome in patients with hematological disorders admitted to the intensive care unit for a life-threatening complication discuss this article
Source: Supportive Care in Cancer - May 22, 2007 Tags: Supportive Care in Cancer Source Type: journals

Reducing uncertainty in health-care resource allocation discuss this article
Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - May 22, 2007 Authors: T SimonssonK SjolundP BummingH AhlmanB NilssonA Oden Tags: Full Paper Source Type: journals

The potential therapeutic role of lymph node resection in epithelial ovarian cancer: a study of 13[thinsp]918 patients discuss this article
Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - May 22, 2007 Authors: J K ChanR UrbanJ M HuJ Y ShinA HusainN N TengJ S BerekK OsannD S Kapp Tags: Full Paper Source Type: journals

Artesunate attenuates the growth of human colorectal carcinoma and inhibits hyperactive Wnt/[beta]-catenin pathway discuss this article
Source: International Journal of Cancer - May 22, 2007 Authors: Lin-Na Li, Hua-Dong Zhang, Shou-Jun Yuan, Zeng-Yue Tian, Lin Wang, Zhi-Xian Sun Source Type: journals

Re-expression of sonic hedgehog and reduction of CDX2 after Helicobacter pylori eradication prior to incomplete intestinal metaplasia discuss this article
Source: International Journal of Cancer - May 22, 2007 Authors: Akiko Shiotani, Noriya Uedo, Hiroyasu Iishi, Masaharu Tatsuta, Shingo Ishiguro, Yukinori Nakae, Tomoari Kamada, Ken Haruma, Juanita L. Merchant Source Type: journals

Transmucosal fentanyl vs intravenous morphine in doses proportional to basal opioid regimen for episodic-breakthrough pain discuss this article
Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - May 22, 2007 Authors: S MercadanteP VillariP FerreraA CasuccioS MangioneG Intravaia Tags: Full Paper Source Type: journals

Cytokine production of lung cancer cell lines: Correlation between their production and the inflammatory/immunological responses both in vivo and in vitro discuss this article
Source: Cancer Science - May 21, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Agent Orange Raises Vietnam Vets' Risk of Recurrent Prostate Cancer discuss this article
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - May 21, 2007 Source Type: journals

Adjuvant radiation therapy is associated with improved survival for gallbladder carcinoma with regional metastatic disease discuss this article
Source: Journal of Surgical Oncology - May 21, 2007 Authors: Pablo Mojica, David Smith, Joshua Ellenhorn Source Type: journals

Chemotherapy drug shrinks brain tumors discuss this article
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 21, 2007 Source Type: journals

Erectile dysfunction -- the canary in the mineshaft? discuss this article
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 21, 2007 Source Type: journals

Oral versus intravenous topotecan as second-line therapy in small-cell lung cancer discuss this article
Source: NeLM news - Cancer - May 20, 2007 Tags: 8.1.5 Other antineoplastic drugs, Cancer: lung Source Type: journals

Targeted Nanoparticles Incorporating SiRNA Offer Promise For Cancer Treatment, According To Caltech Researchers discuss this article
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - May 20, 2007 Source Type: journals

Cardiac safety profile of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin reaching or exceeding lifetime cumulative doses of 550 mg/m2 in patients with recurrent ovarian and peritoneal cancer discuss this article
Source: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer - May 19, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

The interaction of PP1 with BRCA1 and analysis of their gene expression in breast tumors