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This is a selection of articles from the June 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Cancer & Oncology headlines.
Cancer Research Specialist And HSPH Professor Awarded Medal Of Honor From WHO Cancer Agency
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Source: Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today - June 30, 2007 Source Type: journals
Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Need Earlier Diagnosis, Survivors Say
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Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - June 30, 2007 Source Type: journals
Scientists At University Of Chicago Publish Research In Colon Cancer Epidemiology
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Source: Cancercompass News: Colorectal Cancer - June 30, 2007 Source Type: journals
High- and average-risk individuals' beliefs about, and perceptions of, malignant melanoma: an Australian perspective
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Source: Psycho-Oncology - June 30, 2007 Authors: Nadine A. Kasparian, Phyllis N. Butow, Bettina Meiser, Graham J. Mann Source Type: journals
Adding Bevacizumab to Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Survival in Elderly Patients With NSCLC
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Source: Clinical Care Options Oncology - Lung Cancer - June 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
Hypoxia: A key regulator of angiogenesis in cancer
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Source: Cancer and Metastasis Reviews - June 29, 2007 Tags: Cancer and Metastasis Reviews Source Type: journals
New Cervical Cancer Test Increases The Detection Rate Of Abnormal Cells
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - June 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
VELCADE(R) (Bortezomib) For Injection Based Therapies Achieved Survival Rates As High As 100 Percent In Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - June 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
Ovarian Cancer Research Reported From The United States
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Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - June 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
Findings From The United States And South Korea Advance Prostate Cancer Knowledge
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Source: Cancercompass News: Prostate Cancer - June 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
Some Bone Cancer Drugs Problematic
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Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer - June 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
[Gynecologic Cancer] Multicenter Phase II Study of Fertility-Sparing Treatment With Medroxyprogesterone Acetate for Endometrial Carcinoma and Atypical Hyperplasia in Young Women
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - June 29, 2007 Authors: Ushijima, Yahata, Yoshikawa, Konishi, Yasugi, Saito, Nakanishi, Sasaki, Saji, Iwasaka, Hatae, Kodama, Saito, Terakawa, Yaegashi, Hiura, Sakamoto, Tsuda, Fukunaga, Kamura Tags: Gynecologic Cancer Source Type: journals
[Art of Oncology] Is Mrs S Depressed? Diagnosing Depression in the Cancer Patient
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - June 29, 2007 Authors: Hoffman, Weiner Tags: Art of Oncology Source Type: journals
[Breast Cancer] Neuregulin Expression Modulates Clinical Response to Trastuzumab in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - June 29, 2007 Authors: de Alava, Ocana, Abad, Montero, Esparis-Ogando, Rodriguez, Otero, Hernandez, Cruz, Pandiella Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: journals
Society of Surgical Oncology: Position Statement on Prophylactic Mastectomy. Approved by the Society of Surgical Oncology Executive Council, March 2007
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Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - June 28, 2007 Tags: Annals of Surgical Oncology Source Type: journals
Targeted therapy in advanced colorectal cancer, an update
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Source: Targeted Oncology - June 28, 2007 Tags: Targeted Oncology Source Type: journals
Taxotere(R) (docetaxel) Granted FDA Priority Review For Treatment Of Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Head And Neck
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - June 28, 2007 Source Type: journals
New Breakthrough Clothing Benefits Oncology Patients
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Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer - June 28, 2007 Source Type: journals
Role of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Chronic Inflammation in Gastric Cancer in the Cardia
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Source: Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology - June 28, 2007 Authors: Egi, Y., Ito, M., Tanaka, S., Imagawa, S., Takata, S., Yoshihara, M., Haruma, K., Chayama, K. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals
Genes Regulating the Sensitivity of Solid Tumor Cell Lines to Cytotoxic Agents: A Literature Review
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Source: Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology - June 28, 2007 Authors: Sekine, I., Minna, J. D., Nishio, K., Saijo, N., Tamura, T. Tags: Review Article Source Type: journals
Comparison of time trends in liver cancer incidence (1973-1997) in East Asia, Europe and USA, from Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Vol. IV-VIII
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Source: Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology - June 28, 2007 Authors: Qiu, D., Hirabayashi, Y. Tags: Image of the Month and Cancer Statistics Digest Source Type: journals
Combination Chemotherapy with Bortezomib, Cyclophosphamide and Dexamethasone may be Effective for Plasma Cell Leukemia
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Source: Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology - June 28, 2007 Authors: Kim, S. J., Kim, J., Cho, Y., Seo, B. K., Kim, B. S. Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals
Surgical trends in the management of thyroid lymphoma.
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Source: European Journal of Surgical Oncology - June 28, 2007 Authors: Meyer-Rochow GY, Sywak MS, Reeve TS, Delbridge LW, Sidhu SB Tags: Eur J Surg Oncol Source Type: journals
Bendamustine hydrochloride in patients with refractory soft tissue sarcoma
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Source: Cancer - June 28, 2007 Authors: Joerg T. Hartmann, Frank Mayer, Jan Schleicher, Marius Horger, Jens Huober, Ines Meisinger, Jan Pintoffl, Gabriele Käfer, Lothar Kanz, Viktor Grünwald Source Type: journals
Cutaneous lymphomas.
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Source: Seminars in Radiation Oncology - June 27, 2007 Authors: Smith BD, Wilson LD Tags: Semin Radiat Oncol Source Type: journals
Primary central nervous system lymphoma.
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Source: Seminars in Radiation Oncology - June 27, 2007 Authors: Mohile NA, Abrey LE Tags: Semin Radiat Oncol Source Type: journals
Gene expression profiling: correlation with response to bortezomib
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Source: Nature Clinical Practice Oncology - June 27, 2007 Tags: Research Highlights Source Type: journals
Computer-aided detection does not improve the accuracy of mammogram interpretation
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Source: Nature Clinical Practice Oncology - June 27, 2007 Tags: Research Highlights Source Type: journals
Support for chromosomal theory of cancer found in cancers' development of drug resistance
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Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 27, 2007 Source Type: journals
Reciprocal effects of ascorbate on cancer cell growth and the expression of matrix metalloproteinases and transforming growth factor-beta.
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Source: Cancer Letters - June 27, 2007 Authors: Philips N, Keller T, Holmes C Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals
Estrogen receptors outside the nucleus in breast cancer
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Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - June 26, 2007 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: journals
Pathway aberrations of murine melanoma cells observed in Paired-End diTag transcriptomes
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Source: BMC Cancer - June 26, 2007 Authors: Kuo Ping Chiu, Pramila Ariyaratne, Han Xu, Adrian Tan, Patrick Ng, Edison Tak-Bun TB Liu, Yijun Ruan, Chia-Lin Wei and Wing-Kin KEN Sung Source Type: journals
Involved-field radiotherapy in limited-stage small-cell lung cancer
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Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - June 26, 2007 Authors: C-R ChienC-J Yu Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: journals
Human MUC4 mucin induces ultra-structural changes and tumorigenicity in pancreatic cancer cells
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Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - June 26, 2007 Authors: N MoniauxP ChaturvediG C VarshneyJ L MezaJ F Rodriguez-SierraJ-P AubertS K Batra Tags: Full Paper Source Type: journals
Survey of treatment recommendations for anaplastic oligodendroglioma
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Source: Neuro-Oncology - June 26, 2007 Authors: Abrey, L. E., Louis, D. N., Paleologos, N., Lassman, A. B., Raizer, J. J., Mason, W., Finlay, J., MacDonald, D. R., DeAngelis, L. M., Cairncross, J. G., Oligodendroglioma Study Group Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: journals
Clinical pharmacodynamic factors in docetaxel toxicity
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Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - June 26, 2007 Authors: F PuissetJ AlexandreJ-M TreluyerV RaoulH RocheF GoldwasserE Chatelut Tags: Full Paper Source Type: journals
Phase II trial of carboplatin, gemcitabine, and capecitabine in patients with carcinoma of unknown primary site
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Source: Cancer - June 26, 2007 Authors: Bryan J. Schneider, Basil El-Rayes, Jeffery H. Muler, Philip A. Philip, Gregory P. Kalemkerian, Kent A. Griffith, Mark M. Zalupski Source Type: journals
Bridging the Gap: delivering tomorrow's service improvement...
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Source: Cancer Plan Newsfeed - June 25, 2007 Source Type: journals
Health Highlights: June 24, 2007
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Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - June 25, 2007 Source Type: journals
Temsirolimus, Interferon Alfa, Or Both For Advanced Renal-Cell Carcinoma
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - June 25, 2007 Source Type: journals
Distinct BRCT domains in Mcph1/Brit1 mediate ionizing radiation-induced focus formation and centrosomal localization
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Source: Oncogene - June 25, 2007 Authors: L J JeffersB J CoullS J StackC G Morrison Source Type: journals
High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue followed by posterior fossa irradiation for local medulloblastoma recurrence or progression after conventional chemotherapy.
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Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - June 24, 2007 Source Type: journals
Cell's Internal Highways Have Surprising Origin
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - June 23, 2007 Source Type: journals
Weill Cornell Team Identifies Potential New Cancer Drug Target - Manipulating A Protein Called XIAP Could Lead To Tumor Cells' Death
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - June 23, 2007 Source Type: journals
Increased expression of Toll-like receptor 5 during progression of cervical neoplasia
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Source: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer - June 23, 2007 Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Breast Metastases in an Adolescent Woman with Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Maxillary Sinus
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Source: The Breast Journal - June 22, 2007 Tags: BREAST IMAGES Source Type: journals
Endometrial cancer: Another tyrosine kinase target?
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Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - June 22, 2007 Authors: Gemma Alderton Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: journals
Gene methylation and early detection of genitourinary cancer: the road ahead
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Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - June 22, 2007 Authors: Paul Cairns Tags: Review Source Type: journals
Lung cancer mortality among silicotic workers in Hong Kong--no evidence for a link
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Source: Annals of Oncology - June 22, 2007 Authors: Yu, I., Tse, L., Leung, C., Wong, T., Tam, C., Chan, A. Tags: lung cancer Source Type: journals
Predicting prognosis in patients with advanced cancer
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Source: Annals of Oncology - June 22, 2007 Authors: Stone, P., Lund, S Tags: reviews Source Type: journals
Estimating Alcohol Consumption
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Source: Karger Publishers - June 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
Ian Smith, MD, FRCP - Challenges and Opportunities in the Treatment of Breast Cancer in 2007 and Beyond
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Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Oncology - June 21, 2007 Authors: PeerView Press Tags: Science Source Type: journals
Estrogen-dependent regulation of Eg5 in breast cancer cells.
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Source: Anti-Cancer Drugs - June 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (131 K) Source Type: journals
Capecitabine as third-line treatment in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma after failing immunotherapy.
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Source: Anti-Cancer Drugs - June 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (65 K) Source Type: journals
Actinomycin D upregulates proapoptotic protein Puma and downregulates Bcl-2 mRNA in normal peripheral blood lymphocytes.
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Source: Anti-Cancer Drugs - June 21, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (270 K) Source Type: journals
Leading National Patient Group Urges Government Officials To Preserve Access To Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents For Cancer Patients
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - June 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
RNA interference of ecto-5′-nucleotidase (CD73) inhibits human breast cancer cell growth and invasion
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Source: Clinical and Experimental Metastasis - June 21, 2007 Tags: Clinical and Experimental Metastasis Source Type: journals
The initial development of an item bank to assess and screen for psychological distress in cancer patients
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Source: Psycho-Oncology - June 21, 2007 Authors: A. B. Smith, R. Rush, G. Velikova, L. Wall, E. P. Wright, D. Stark, P. Selby, M. Sharpe Source Type: journals
Clinical Relevance of Nerve Growth Factor Serum Levels in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis
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Source: Karger Publishers - June 20, 2007 Source Type: journals
Effect of Cooling on the Rectal Tone
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Source: Karger Publishers - June 20, 2007 Source Type: journals
"Western" Diets Associated With Poor Outcomes for Patients With Established, Treated Stage III Colon Cancer
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Source: Clinical Care Options Oncology - Colorectal Cancer - June 20, 2007 Source Type: journals
Study Demonstrated Improved Efficacy and Tolerability With nab-Paclitaxel Compared With Docetaxel in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Source: Clinical Care Options Oncology - Breast Cancer - June 20, 2007 Source Type: journals
Moshe Talpaz, MD - Emerging Paradigms for the Management of CML
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Source: PeerView CME/CE Video Podcast - Oncology - June 20, 2007 Authors: PeerView Press Tags: Science Source Type: journals
Distinct changes of dendritic cell number and IL-12 mRNA level in adjacent mucosa throughout the colorectal adenoma–carcinoma sequence
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Source: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy - June 20, 2007 Tags: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy Source Type: journals
New tumour markers -- 'Spot the differences'
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Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 20, 2007 Source Type: journals
EMEA approves lenalidomide (Revlimid) for patients with multiple myeloma
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Source: NeLM news - Cancer - June 19, 2007 Tags: 8.2.2 Corticosteroids and other immunosuppressants, Oncology, New drugs, European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA) Source Type: journals
Stress Hits Young Cancer Docs
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - June 19, 2007 Source Type: journals
Added video presentation of Banerji Protocl - Ruta 6 for brain tumors
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Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - June 19, 2007 Source Type: journals
Re: Has Demand for Clinical Trial Participants Outpaced Supply?
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Source: JNCI - June 19, 2007 Authors: Go, R. S., Meyer, L. A., Frisby, K. A. Tags: CORRESPONDENCE Source Type: journals
Genetic analysis of multifocal superficial urothelial cancers by array-based comparative genomic hybridisation
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Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - June 19, 2007 Authors: H KawanishiT TakahashiM ItoY MatsuiJ WatanabeN ItoT KamotoT KadowakiG TsujimotoI ImotoJ InazawaH NishiyamaO Ogawa Tags: Full Paper Source Type: journals
Press Release: Lung and Bladder Cancer Deaths Continue Decades After Arsenic Exposure
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Source: JNCI - June 19, 2007 Authors: Savage, L. Tags: MEMO TO THE MEDIA Source Type: journals
Randomised phase III trial of carboplatin plus etoposide vs split doses of cisplatin plus etoposide in elderly or poor-risk patients with extensive disease small-cell lung cancer: JCOG 97
