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This is a selection of articles from the February 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Cancer & Oncology headlines.

Patient Risk in Cardiothoracic Surgeryemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 29, 2008 Tags: Cardiology Source Type: journals

Do statins prevent or promote cancer?email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Current Oncology - February 29, 2008 Source Type: journals

Comparisons of the impact of systematic uncertainties in patient setup and prostate motion on doses to the target among different plans for definitive external-beam radiotherapy for prostate canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: International Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 29, 2008 Tags: International Journal of Clinical Oncology Source Type: journals

Retroperitoneal mature teratoma after orchidectomy for a stage IB pure embryonal testicular carcinomaemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: International Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 29, 2008 Tags: International Journal of Clinical Oncology Source Type: journals

Effects of the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus in patients with hepatocellular and cholangiocellular canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: International Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 29, 2008 Tags: International Journal of Clinical Oncology Source Type: journals

A phase II trial of weekly 1-hour paclitaxel as second-line therapy for endometrial and cervical canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: International Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 29, 2008 Tags: International Journal of Clinical Oncology Source Type: journals

Call to share prostate cancer and mortality risk following PSA testingemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: MedWire News - Prostate Cancer - February 29, 2008 Source Type: journals

Targeted gene therapy of LS174 T human colon carcinoma by anti-TAG-72 immunoliposomesemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Gene Therapy - February 29, 2008 Authors: K S KimY K LeeJ S KimK H KooH J HongY S Park Source Type: journals

Forkhead box transcription factor FOXO3a suppresses estrogen-dependent breast cancer cell proliferation and tumorigenesisemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Breast Cancer Research - February 29, 2008 Authors: Yiyu Zou, Wen-Bin Tsai, Chien-Jui Cheng, Chiun Hsu, Young Min Chung, Pao-Chen Li, Sue-Hwa Lin and Mickey C-T. Hu Source Type: journals

Breast Cancer Risk And Surgical Interventionemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - February 29, 2008 Source Type: journals

Estrogenic status modulates aryl hydrocarbon receptor--mediated hepatic gene expression and carcinogenicityemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Carcinogenesis - February 29, 2008 Authors: Singhal, R., Shankar, K., Badger, T. M., Ronis, M. J. Tags: REVIEWS Source Type: journals

Bone marrow-derived cells fuse with hepatic oval cells but are not involved in hepatic tumorigenesis in the choline-deficient ethionine-supplemented diet rat modelemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Carcinogenesis - February 29, 2008 Authors: Kubota, K., Soeda, J., Misawa, R., Mihara, M., Miwa, S., Ise, H., Takahashi, M., Miyagawa, S. Tags: CARCINOGENESIS Source Type: journals

Time to biochemical failure predicts distant metastases and prostate-cancer-specific mortalityemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Nature Clinical Practice Oncology - February 28, 2008 Tags: Research Highlights Source Type: journals

Fifteen-year median follow-up results after neoadjuvant doxorubicin, followed by mastectomy, followed by adjuvant cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil (CMF) followed by radiation for stage III breast cancer: a phase II trial (CALGB 8944)email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - February 28, 2008 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: journals

Does saturable formation of gemcitabine triphosphate occur in patients?email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology - February 28, 2008 Tags: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Substance Use Disorders in Adolescenceemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Karger Publishers - February 28, 2008 Source Type: journals

Fox Chase Cancer Center Launches Keystone Programs To Pursue Major Cancer Research Questionsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - February 28, 2008 Source Type: journals

Interventional Pulmonary Diagnostics Revving Up Diagnostic Speed, Accuracy to Prolong Life for Lung Cancer Patients.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Oncology Times - Current Table Of Contents - February 28, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (1.427 M) Source Type: journals

A prospective study of physical activity and the risk of pancreatic cancer among women (United States)email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: BMC Cancer - February 28, 2008 Authors: Brook A Calton, Rachael Z Stolzenberg-Solomon, Steven C Moore, Arthur Schatzkin, Catherine Schairer, Demetrius Albanes and Michael F Leitzmann Source Type: journals

[Special Articles] Globalization of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group: Implementation of a Model for Service Expansion and Public Health Improvementemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 28, 2008 Authors: Corn, Wexler, Suntharalingam, Inbar, Curran Tags: Special Articles Source Type: journals

[Comments and Controversies] Including Persons With HIV Infection in Cancer Clinical Trialsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 28, 2008 Authors: Persad, Little, Grady Tags: Comments and Controversies Source Type: journals

Hormones Boost Abnormal Mammogramsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - February 27, 2008 Source Type: journals

Optimal prostate cancer comorbidity index 'elusive'email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: MedWire News - Prostate Cancer - February 27, 2008 Source Type: journals

Androgen Receptor Promotes Invasiveness of Both Androgen-Dependent and Androgen-Refractory Prostate Canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 27, 2008 Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: journals

New Therapeutic Approaches for Patients With Stage III Colorectal Canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 27, 2008 Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: journals

BWH Department of Dermatology NIH Training Grantemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: DF/HCC: Latest News - February 27, 2008 Tags: Announcements Source Type: journals

Identification and validation of phospho-SRC, a novel and potential pharmacodynamic biomarker for dasatinib (SPRYCEL™), a multi-targeted kinase inhibitoremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology - February 27, 2008 Tags: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology Source Type: journals

Amenorrhea in premenopausal women on the doxorubicin-and-cyclophosphamide-followed-by-docetaxel arm of NSABP B-30 trialemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - February 27, 2008 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: journals

Putative association of the single nucleotide polymorphisms in RASSF1A promoter with Korean lung cancer.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Lung Cancer - February 27, 2008 Authors: Sung JS, Han SG, Whang YM, Shin ES, Lee JW, Lee HJ, Ryu JS, Choi IK, Park KH, Kim JS, Shin SW, Chu EK, Kim YH Tags: Lung Cancer Source Type: journals

KRAS wild-type state predicts survival and is associated to early radiological response in metastatic colorectal cancer treated with cetuximabemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Annals of Oncology - February 27, 2008 Authors: De Roock, W., Piessevaux, H., De Schutter, J., Janssens, M., De Hertogh, G., Personeni, N., Biesmans, B., Van Laethem, J.-L., Peeters, M., Humblet, Y., Van Cutsem, E., Tejpar, S. Tags: gastrointestinal tumors Source Type: journals

Phase III trial of adjuvant 5-fluorouracil and adriamycin versus 5-fluorouracil, adriamycin, and polyadenylic-polyuridylic acid (poly A:U) for locally advanced gastric cancer after curative surgery: final results of 15-year follow-upemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Annals of Oncology - February 27, 2008 Authors: Jeung, H.-C., Moon, Y. W., Rha, S. Y., Yoo, N. C., Roh, J. K., Noh, S. H., Min, J. S., Kim, B. S., Chung, H. C. Tags: gastrointestinal tumors Source Type: journals

Survival benefit of combined curative resection of the stomach (D2 resection) and liver in gastric cancer patients with liver metastases.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Ann Oncol - February 27, 2008 Authors: Cheon SH, Rha SY, Jeung HC, Im CK, Kim SH, Kim HR, Ahn JB, Roh JK, Noh SH, Chung HC Tags: Ann Oncol Source Type: journals

EGFR regulation by microRNA in lung cancer: correlation with clinical response and survival to gefitinib and EGFR expression in cell lines.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Ann Oncol - February 27, 2008 Authors: Weiss GJ, Bemis LT, Nakajima E, Sugita M, Birks DK, Robinson WA, Varella-Garcia M, Bunn PA, Haney J, Helfrich BA, Kato H, Hirsch FR, Franklin WA Tags: Ann Oncol Source Type: journals

Isolated hepatic melphalan perfusion of colorectal liver metastases: outcome and prognostic factors in 154 patients.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Ann Oncol - February 27, 2008 Authors: van Iersel LB, Gelderblom H, Vahrmeijer AL, van Persijn van Meerten EL, Tijl FG, Putter H, Hartgrink HH, Kuppen PJ, Nortier JW, Tollenaar RA, van de Velde CJ Tags: Ann Oncol Source Type: journals

Survival outcome and cost-effectiveness with docetaxel and paclitaxel in patients with metastatic breast cancer: a population-based evaluationemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Annals of Oncology - February 27, 2008 Authors: Vu, T., Ellard, S., Speers, C. H., Taylor, S. C. M., de Lemos, M. L., Hu, F., Kuik, K., Olivotto, I. A. Tags: breast cancer Source Type: journals

Measuring the cost of chemotherapy is important, but it is not enoughemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Annals of Oncology - February 27, 2008 Authors: Marino, P. Tags: editorial Source Type: journals

Moderators of the effects of exercise training in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapyemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer - February 27, 2008 Authors: Kerry S. Courneya, Donald C. McKenzie, John R. Mackey, Karen Gelmon, Robert D. Reid, Christine M. Friedenreich, Aliya B. Ladha, Caroline Proulx, Jeffrey K. Vallance, Kirstin Lane, Yutaka Yasui, Roanne J. Segal Source Type: journals

NICE publishes technology appraisal for rituximab for the treatment of relapsed or refractory stage III or IV follicular non-Hodgkin’s lymphomaemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: NeLM news - Cancer - February 26, 2008 Tags: 8.2.3 Rituximab and alemtuzumab, Lymphoma, Clinical guidelines, National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) Source Type: journals

Subject Indexemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Karger Publishers - February 26, 2008 Source Type: journals

Clopidogrel and Aspirin versus Aspirin Alone for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients with a History of Atrial Fibrillation: Subgroup Analysis of the CHARISMA Randomized Trialemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Karger Publishers - February 26, 2008 Source Type: journals

Mean sojourn time and effectiveness of mortality reduction for lung cancer screening with computed tomographyemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: International Journal of Cancer - February 26, 2008 Authors: Chun-Ru Chien, Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen Source Type: journals

Phase III trial suggests toremifene may be useful for prevention of fractures in patients on androgen-deprivation therapy for advanced prostate canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: NeLM news - Cancer - February 25, 2008 Tags: 8.3.4 Hormone antagonists, Cancer: prostate, Adverse Drug Reactions Source Type: journals

Comparison of [177Lu-DOTA0,Tyr3]-Octreotate and [177Lu-DOTA0,Tyr3]-Octreotide for Receptor-Mediated Radiation Therapy of the Xenografted Human Midgut Carcinoid Tumor GOT1email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Biotherapy - February 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

Review: Intracavitary Radioimmunotherapy to Treat Solid Tumorsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Biotherapy - February 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

Development of Multivalent Radioimmunonanoparticles for Cancer Imaging and Therapyemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Biotherapy - February 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

Better care: better livesemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Plan Newsfeed - February 25, 2008 Source Type: journals

ONI names four deputy editors to advisory boardemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: CancerNetwork - February 25, 2008 Source Type: journals

Study details link between obesity, carbs and esophageal canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 25, 2008 Source Type: journals

Pulmonary nodules discovered during the initial evaluation of pediatric patients with bone and soft-tissue sarcomaemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Pediatric Blood and Cancer - February 25, 2008 Authors: Michael J. Absalon, M. Beth McCarville, Tiebin Liu, Victor M. Santana, Najat C. Daw, Fariba Navid Source Type: journals

Intensive chemotherapy (high-dose CHOP/ESHAP regimen) followed by autologous stem-cell transplantation in previously untreated patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Ann Oncol - February 25, 2008 Authors: Mercadal S, Briones J, Xicoy B, Pedro C, Escoda L, Estany C, Camós M, Colomo L, Espinosa I, Martínez S, Ribera JM, Martino R, Gutiérrez-García G, Montserrat E, López-Guillermo A, Tags: Ann Oncol Source Type: journals

Dietary factors, food contamination and lung cancer risk in Xuanwei, China.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Lung Cancer - February 25, 2008 Authors: Shen M, Chapman RS, He X, Liu LZ, Lai H, Chen W, Lan Q Tags: Lung Cancer Source Type: journals

NLST article not balanced, critic of screening trial assertsemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: CancerNetwork - February 24, 2008 Source Type: journals

Expression of caspase-3 in cord blood CD34+ cells during culture in vitroemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology - February 24, 2008 Tags: The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology Source Type: journals

Epigenetic inactivation of RASSF2 in oral squamous cell carcinomaemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Cancer Science - February 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

Analysis of neuroblastoma tumour progression; loss of PHOX2B on 4p13 and 17q gain are early events in neuroblastoma tumourigenesis.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: International Journal of Oncology - February 23, 2008 Authors: Krona C, Carén H, Sjöberg RM, Sandstedt B, Laureys G, Kogner P, Martinsson T Tags: Int J Oncol Source Type: journals

Laminin-1-derived scrambled peptide AG73T disaggregates laminin-1-induced ovarian cancer cell spheroids and improves the efficacy of cisplatin.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: International Journal of Oncology - February 23, 2008 Authors: Yoshida Y, Kurokawa T, Nishikawa Y, Orisa M, Kleinman HK, Kotsuji F Tags: Int J Oncol Source Type: journals

Age to Age: Living with Cancer – Attitude is Everythingemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: MUSC Cancer Podcast - February 22, 2008 Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: journals

Age to Age: Living with Cancer – Attitude is Everythingemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: MUSC Cancer Survivor Stories Podcast - February 22, 2008 Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: journals

Effect of Laser Spot Diameter on the Reproducibility of Visual Field Analysis in Diabetic Patients with Upper Temporal Retinal Vein Occlusionemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Karger Publishers - February 22, 2008 Source Type: journals

Baseline in vitro Activity of Tigecycline among Key Bacterial Pathogens Exhibiting Multidrug Resistanceemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Karger Publishers - February 22, 2008 Source Type: journals

Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Oxacillinase, OXA-48, Persists in Klebsiella pneumoniae in Istanbul, Turkeyemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Chemotherapy - February 22, 2008 Source Type: journals

Cancer stem cells: Developmental blockemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - February 22, 2008 Authors: Ezzie Hutchinson Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: journals

Metabolism: The importance of polarityemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - February 22, 2008 Authors: Gemma K. Alderton Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: journals

Hypoxia and metabolism: Hypoxia, DNA repair and genetic instabilityemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - February 22, 2008 Authors: Robert G. BristowRichard P. Hill Tags: Review Source Type: journals

MYC in mammalian epidermis: how can an oncogene stimulate differentiation?email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - February 22, 2008 Authors: Fiona M. WattMichaela FryeSalvador Aznar Benitah Tags: Perspective Source Type: journals

European CHMP issues positive opinion on extending license of pemetrexed (Alimta)email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: NeLM news - Cancer - February 21, 2008 Tags: 8.1.3 Antimetabolites, Cancer: lung, Licence extension, European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA) Source Type: journals

Request for Nominations: 2008 Dean's Community Service Awardemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: DF/HCC: Latest News - February 21, 2008 Source Type: journals

Breast Cancer in Countries of Limited Resourcesemail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Breast Care : Last 20 articles - February 21, 2008 Source Type: journals

Clinical Relevance of CYP2D6 Genetics for Tamoxifen Response in Breast Canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: Breast Care : Last 20 articles - February 21, 2008 Source Type: journals

Case-control study of anaplastic thyroid cancer: goiter patients as controls.email this article save this article to My Clippings discuss this articlediscuss this article
Source: European Journal of Cancer Prevention - February 21, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (77 K) Source Type: journals

Significance of Alterations in Plasma Lipid Profile Levels in Breast Canceremail this article save this article to My Clippings