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This is a selection of articles from the December 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Cancer & Oncology headlines.
Jefferson scientists find protein potential drug target for treatment-resistant prostate cancer
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Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 31, 2007 Source Type: journals
Bilateral paget disease of the male nipple: First report.
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Source: Breast - December 31, 2007 Authors: Ucar AE, Korukluoglu B, Ergul E, Aydin R, Kusdemir A Tags: Breast Source Type: journals
The role of Langerhans islets in exocrine pancreatic cancer
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Source: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer - December 30, 2007 Tags: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer Source Type: journals
Atopy and Risk of Brain Tumors: A Meta-analysis
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Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - December 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
Experimental anti-angiogenesis causes upregulation of genes associated with poor survival in glioblastoma.
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Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - December 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
MRI features of breast cancer: a correlation study with HER-2 receptor
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Source: Annals of Oncology - December 29, 2007 Tags: erratum Source Type: journals
Taxol With Avastin Produces Noteworthy Results, Indiana University Breast Cancer Researcher Reports In NEJM
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Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today - December 28, 2007 Source Type: journals
Hepatitis C virus core protein downregulates E-cadherin expression via activation of DNA methyltransferase 1 and 3b.
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Source: Cancer Letters - December 28, 2007 Authors: Arora P, Kim EO, Jung JK, Jang KL Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals
[Diagnosis In Oncology] Brain Metastases in Patients With Renal Cell Cancer Receiving New Targeted Treatment
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 28, 2007 Authors: Helgason, Mallo, Droogendijk, Haanen, van der Veldt, van den Eertwegh, Boven Tags: Diagnosis In Oncology Source Type: journals
Aromatase inhibitors in adjuvant therapy for hormone receptor positive breast cancer: A systematic review.
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Source: Cancer Treatment Reviews - December 28, 2007 Authors: Eisen A, Trudeau M, Shelley W, Messersmith H, Pritchard KI Tags: Cancer Treat Rev Source Type: journals
[Diagnosis In Oncology] Primary Cardiac Lymphoma Mimicking Left Atrial Myxoma in an Immunocompetent Patient
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 28, 2007 Authors: Nguyen, Meier, Schneider Tags: Diagnosis In Oncology Source Type: journals
[Genitourinary Cancer] Health-Related Quality of Life Results in Pathologic Stage C Prostate Cancer From a Southwest Oncology Group Trial Comparing Radical Prostatectomy Alone With Radical Prostatectomy Plus Radiation Therapy
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 28, 2007 Authors: Moinpour, Hayden, Unger, Thompson, Redman, Canby-Hagino, Higgins, Sullivan, Lemmon, Breslin, Crawford Tags: Genitourinary Cancer Source Type: journals
If You Are 50 And Over, Make Getting Screened For Colorectal Cancer Your New Year's Resolution
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Source: Cancercompass News: Colorectal Cancer - December 27, 2007 Source Type: journals
Continuing Adjuvant Tamoxifen Beyond 5 Years May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
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Source: Clinical Care Options Oncology - Breast Cancer - December 27, 2007 Source Type: journals
CD68+/CD83+/CD1a− dendritic cell subsets from patients with multiple myeloma are not infected with human herpesvirus 8
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Source: Medical Oncology - December 27, 2007 Tags: Medical Oncology Source Type: journals
Editorial: The Conundrum of Personalized Cancer Management, Drug Development, and Economics
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Source: Cancer Biotherapy - December 25, 2007 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Correction
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Source: Cancer Biotherapy - December 25, 2007 Tags: article Source Type: journals
CLL: Molecular Markers + Clinical Judgment Should Guide Therapy.
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Source: Oncology Times - Current Table Of Contents - December 24, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (191 K) Source Type: journals
Evolving role of uPA/uPAR system in human cancers.
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Source: Cancer Treatment Reviews - December 24, 2007 Authors: Dass K, Ahmad A, Azmi AS, Sarkar SH, Sarkar FH Tags: Cancer Treat Rev Source Type: journals
Support program aids prompt diagnosis of mammograms
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Source: MedWire News - Oncology - December 23, 2007 Source Type: journals
Trypsinogen activation and glutathione content are linked to pancreatic injury in models of biliary acute pancreatitis
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Source: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer - December 23, 2007 Tags: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer Source Type: journals
Textbook of bilio-pancreatic diseases
Edited by Walter Hess and George Berci
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Source: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer - December 23, 2007 Tags: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer Source Type: journals
Quality of life assessment in chronic pancreatitis
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Source: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer - December 23, 2007 Tags: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer Source Type: journals
Characteristics of pancreatic carcinoma in the elderly
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Source: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer - December 23, 2007 Tags: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer Source Type: journals
Isolated Chemotherapeutic Perfusion of Pelvis as Neoadjuvant or Palliative Therapy for Advanced Cancer of the Rectum
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Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - December 22, 2007 Tags: Annals of Surgical Oncology Source Type: journals
Unusual side effect and dramatic response from gefitinib as first-line use in a male-patient with bronchioloalveolar carcinoma
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Source: The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 22, 2007 Tags: The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology Source Type: journals
Expression and significance of vascular endothelial growth factor D in gastric cancer
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Source: The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 22, 2007 Tags: The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology Source Type: journals
The experiment study on LMWH inhibiting the expression of Livin and inducing the apoptosis of osteosarcoma cells
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Source: The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 22, 2007 Tags: The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology Source Type: journals
Mixed pleomorphic-osteoclast-like tumor of the pancreas
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Source: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer - December 22, 2007 Tags: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer Source Type: journals
What is the best time to evaluate treatment response after radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast-enhanced sonography?
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Source: Oncology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Zhou P, Kudo M, Minami Y, Chung H, Inoue T, Fukunaga T, Maekawa K Tags: Oncology Source Type: journals
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of sonographically unidentifiable liver tumors. Feasibility and usefulness of a novel guiding technique with an integrated system of computed tomography and sonographic images.
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Source: Oncology - December 22, 2007 Authors: Minami Y, Kudo M, Chung H, Inoue T, Takahashi S, Hatanaka K, Ueda T, Hagiwara H, Kitai S, Ueshima K, Fukunaga T, Shiozaki H Tags: Oncology Source Type: journals
Active Compounds Found In Ganoderma Lucidum Fungus With Potential To Treat Prostate Cancer
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Source: Cancercompass News: Prostate Cancer - December 22, 2007 Source Type: journals
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Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - December 21, 2007 Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: journals
Epigenetics: Silence of the nucleosomes
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Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - December 21, 2007 Authors: Patrick Goymer Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: journals
Radiotherapy and hormone therapy in patients with high-risk prostate cancer
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Source: Nature Clinical Practice Oncology - December 21, 2007 Tags: Research Highlights Source Type: journals
Radiation for Brain Cancer Reduces Brain Function in Children
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Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - December 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
Searching For Protection Against Chemotherapy Cardiotoxicity
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - December 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
The number of residual metastatic lymph nodes following neoadjuvant chemotherapy predicts survival in patients with stage III NSCLC.
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Source: Lung Cancer - December 21, 2007 Authors: Kim SH, Cho BC, Choi HJ, Chung KY, Kim DJ, Park MS, Kim SK, Chang J, Shin SJ, Sohn JH, Kim JH Tags: Lung Cancer Source Type: journals
Cost analysis of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
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Source: Cancer - December 21, 2007 Authors: Donatus U. Ekwueme, James G. Gardner, Sujha Subramanian, Florence K. Tangka, Bela Bapat, Lisa C. Richardson Source Type: journals
A cancer incidence survey in Tianjin: the third largest city in China—between 1981 and 2000
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Source: Cancer Causes and Control - December 20, 2007 Tags: Cancer Causes and Control Source Type: journals
Diminishing Disparities: Starting in Our Own Backyards
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Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - December 20, 2007 Tags: Annals of Surgical Oncology Source Type: journals
CD4 and CD8 T cell responses to tumour-associated Epstein–Barr virus antigens in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients
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Source: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy - December 20, 2007 Tags: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy Source Type: journals
Heterotopic autotransplantation of a pancreas segment with enteric drainage after total or subtotal pancreatectomy for chronic pancreatitis
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Source: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer - December 20, 2007 Tags: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer Source Type: journals
Rare Tumor Cells In Bloodstream Can Now Be Detected By Microchip-Based Device
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - December 20, 2007 Source Type: journals
Combination of all-trans retinoic acid and paclitaxel-induced differentiation and apoptosis in human glioblastoma U87MG xenografts in nude mice
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Source: Cancer - December 20, 2007 Authors: Surajit Karmakar, Naren L. Banik, Swapan K. Ray Source Type: journals
Neurocognitive function in patients with small cell lung cancer
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Source: Cancer - December 20, 2007 Authors: David R. Grosshans, Christina A. Meyers, Pamela K. Allen, Samuel D. Davenport, Ritsuko Komaki Source Type: journals
Neurognostics: Leading neuroscience centers select Neurognostics fMRI system
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Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - December 19, 2007 Source Type: journals
New Data Confirm Benefit Of Extended Adjuvant Treatment With Arimidex (Anastrozole)
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - December 19, 2007 Source Type: journals
The enhanced expression of the matrix metalloproteinase 9 in nasal NK/T-cell lymphoma
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Source: BMC Cancer - December 19, 2007 Authors: Koh-ichi Sakata, Msanori Someya, Mutsuko Omatsu, Hiroko Asanuma, Tadashi Hasegawa, Masato Hareyama and Testuo Himi Source Type: journals
Addition of Everolimus to Letrozole Increases Response Rates in Postmenopausal Women With Newly Diagnosed, ER-Positive Breast Cancer
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Source: Clinical Care Options Oncology - Breast Cancer - December 18, 2007 Source Type: journals
Britain's Biggest Breakfast Turns Ten, UK
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - December 18, 2007 Source Type: journals
Cancer And Arthritis Therapy May Be Promising Treatment For Diabetes
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - December 18, 2007 Source Type: journals
Pilot Study Opens The Door For Avastin Use In Curative Setting For Women With Breast Cancer
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Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today - December 18, 2007 Source Type: journals
GlaxoSmithKline Announces Data On TYKERB(R) (Lapatinib) Plus Capecitabine For The Treatment Of HER2 Positive Breast Cancer Brain Metastases
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Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today - December 18, 2007 Source Type: journals
Radiologist Characteristics Associated With Interpretive Performance of Diagnostic Mammography
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Source: JNCI - December 18, 2007 Authors: Miglioretti, D. L., Smith-Bindman, R., Abraham, L., Brenner, R. J., Carney, P. A., Bowles, E. J. A., Buist, D. S. M., Elmore, J. G. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Functional Diversity of Human Protection of Telomeres 1 Isoforms in Telomere Protection and Cellular Senescence
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Source: Cancer Research - December 18, 2007 Authors: Yang, Q., Zhang, R., Horikawa, I., Fujita, K., Afshar, Y., Kokko, A., Laiho, P., Aaltonen, L. A., Harris, C. C. Tags: Cell, Tumor, and Stem Cell Biology Source Type: journals
Vitamin E Analogues Inhibit Angiogenesis by Selective Induction of Apoptosis in Proliferating Endothelial Cells: The Role of Oxidative Stress
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Source: Cancer Research - December 18, 2007 Authors: Dong, L.-F., Swettenham, E., Eliasson, J., Wang, X.-F., Gold, M., Medunic, Y., Stantic, M., Low, P., Prochazka, L., Witting, P. K., Turanek, J., Akporiaye, E. T., Ralph, S. J., Neuzil, J. Tags: Experimental Therapeutics, Molecular Targets, and Chemical Biology Source Type: journals
[Breast Cancer] Moderators of Interventions Designed to Enhance Physical and Psychological Functioning Among Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 18, 2007 Authors: Scheier, Helgeson, Schulz, Colvin, Berga, Knapp, Gerszten Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: journals
Cancer-Testis Antigen Lymphocyte Antigen 6 Complex Locus K Is a Serologic Biomarker and a Therapeutic Target for Lung and Esophageal Carcinomas
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Source: Cancer Research - December 18, 2007 Authors: Ishikawa, N., Takano, A., Yasui, W., Inai, K., Nishimura, H., Ito, H., Miyagi, Y., Nakayama, H., Fujita, M., Hosokawa, M., Tsuchiya, E., Kohno, N., Nakamura, Y., Daigo, Y. Tags: Molecular Biology, Pathobiology, and Genetics Source Type: journals
[Biology of Neoplasia] Selective Estrogen-Receptor Modulators and Antihormonal Resistance in Breast Cancer
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 18, 2007 Authors: Jordan, O'Malley Tags: Biology of Neoplasia Source Type: journals
Betulinic Acid, a Catalytic Inhibitor of Topoisomerase I, Inhibits Reactive Oxygen Species Mediated Apoptotic Topoisomerase I DNA Cleavable Complex Formation in Prostate Cancer Cells but Does Not Affect the Process of Cell Death
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Source: Cancer Research - December 18, 2007 Authors: Ganguly, A., Das, B., Roy, A., Sen, N., Dasgupta, S. B., Mukhopadhayay, S., Majumder, H. K. Tags: Experimental Therapeutics, Molecular Targets, and Chemical Biology Source Type: journals
Differential Sensitivity of Malignant Glioma Cells to Methylating and Chloroethylating Anticancer Drugs: p53 Determines the Switch by Regulating xpc, ddb2, and DNA Double-Strand Breaks
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Source: Cancer Research - December 18, 2007 Authors: Batista, L. F.Z., Roos, W. P., Christmann, M., Menck, C. F.M., Kaina, B. Tags: Experimental Therapeutics, Molecular Targets, and Chemical Biology Source Type: journals
Hsp27 Modulates p53 Signaling and Suppresses Cellular Senescence
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Source: Cancer Research - December 18, 2007 Authors: O'Callaghan-Sunol, C., Gabai, V. L., Sherman, M. Y. Tags: Cell, Tumor, and Stem Cell Biology Source Type: journals
Extended Adjuvant Therapy With Anastrozole Among Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients: Results From the Randomized Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group Trial 6a
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Source: JNCI - December 18, 2007 Authors: Jakesz, R., Greil, R., Gnant, M., Schmid, M., Kwasny, W., Kubista, E., Mlineritsch, B., Tausch, C., Stierer, M., Hofbauer, F., Renner, K., Dadak, C., Rucklinger, E., Samonigg, H., On behalf of the Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Stat Bite: Lung Cancer lncidence by Sex
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Source: JNCI - December 18, 2007 Tags: NEWS Source Type: journals
Experimental anti-angiogenesis causes upregulation of genes associated with poor survival in glioblastoma
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Source: International Journal of Cancer - December 18, 2007 Authors: Ahlame Saidi, Sophie Javerzat, Akeila Bellahcène, John De Vos, Lorenzo Bello, Vincent Castronovo, Manuel Deprez, Hugues Loiseau, Andreas Bikfalvi, Martin Hagedorn Source Type: journals
Induction of hsp70-Mediated Th17 Autoimmunity Can Be Exploited as Immunotherapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
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Source: Cancer Research - December 18, 2007 Authors: Kottke, T., Sanchez-Perez, L., Diaz, R. M., Thompson, J., Chong, H., Harrington, K., Calderwood, S. K., Pulido, J., Georgopoulos, N., Selby, P., Melcher, A., Vile, R. Tags: Immunology Source Type: journals
Mutant p53R270H gain of function phenotype in a mouse model for oncogene-induced mammary carcinogenesis
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Source: International Journal of Cancer - December 18, 2007 Authors: Christina Heinlein, Frauke Krepulat, Jürgen Löhler, Daniel Speidel, Wolfgang Deppert, Genrich V. Tolstonog Source Type: journals
BCL-2 and Mutant NRAS Interact Physically and Functionally in a Mouse Model of Progressive Myelodysplasia
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Source: Cancer Research - December 18, 2007 Authors: Omidvar, N., Kogan, S., Beurlet, S., le Pogam, C., Janin, A., West, R., Noguera, M.-E., Reboul, M., Soulie, A., Leboeuf, C., Setterblad, N., Felsher, D., Lagasse, E., Mohamedali, A., Thomas, N. S. B., Fenaux, P., Fontenay, M., Pla, M., Mufti, G. J., Weiss Tags: Cell, Tumor, and Stem Cell Biology Source Type: journals
Interpreting Trends in Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the Five Nordic Countries
