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This is a selection of articles from the March 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Cancer & Oncology headlines.
Long-term survival after radical prostatectomy compared to other treatments in older men with local/regional prostate cancer
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Source: Journal of Surgical Oncology - March 31, 2008 Authors: Liqian Liu, Ann L. Coker, Xianglin L. Du, Janice N. Cormier, Charles E. Ford, Shenying Fang Source Type: journals
Prenatal ultrasound and the risk of childhood brain tumour and its subtypes.
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Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - March 30, 2008 Source Type: journals
A meta-analysis and systematic review of thalidomide for patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma.
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Source: Cancer Treatment Reviews - March 30, 2008 Authors: Hicks LK, Haynes AE, Reece DE, Walker IR, Herst JA, Meyer RM, Imrie K, Tags: Cancer Treat Rev Source Type: journals
Cytogenetic and molecular aspects of gastric cancer: Clinical implications.
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Source: Cancer Letters - March 30, 2008 Authors: Panani AD Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals
Caspase Activity Modulators as Anticancer Agents
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Source: Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Anti-Cancer Agents) - March 29, 2008 Authors: Okun, IlyaBalakin, Konstantin V.Tkachenko, Sergey E.Ivachtchenko, Alexandre V. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Web alert
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Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 29, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals
Head and neck cancer immunotherapy: Clinical evaluation
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Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 29, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals
Immunoregulatory T cells: Role and potential as a target in malignancy
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Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 29, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals
Hedgehog signaling pathway: Development of antagonists for cancer therapy
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Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 29, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals
Paragangliomas of the head and neck
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Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 29, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals
EGFR inhibitors for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
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Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 29, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals
Validating the prognostic value of proliferation measured by Phosphohistone H3 (PPH3) in invasive lymph node-negative breast cancer patients less than 71 years of age
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Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - March 29, 2008 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: journals
The human homolog of fission yeast Rad17 is implicated in tumor growth.
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Source: Cancer Letters - March 29, 2008 Authors: Beretta GL, Gatti L, Cesare MD, Corna E, Tinelli S, Carenini N, Zunino F, Perego P Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals
Tumor promoting properties of a cigarette smoke prevalent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon as indicated by the inhibition of gap junctional intercellular communication via phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C
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Source: Cancer Science - March 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
A new transgenic mouse line to image chemically induced p53 activation in vivo
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Source: Cancer Science - March 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
An unusual case of metastatic melanoma sensitive to chemotherapy and immunotherapy, with late immune escape in the brain.
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Source: Cancer Immunity - March 28, 2008 Authors: Voelter V, Pica A, Laurent J, Rimoldi D, Bouzourene H, Sajadi A, Matter M, Romero P, Rufer N, Speiser DE Tags: Cancer Immun Source Type: journals
Cancer chemotherapy: not only a direct cytotoxic effect, but also an adjuvant for antitumor immunity
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Source: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy - March 28, 2008 Tags: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy Source Type: journals
Taro Receives FDA Approval For Ondansetron Hydrochloride Injection USP, 2 Mg/mL ANDA
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - March 28, 2008 Source Type: journals
[Breast Cancer] Clinical Classification of BRCA1 and BRCA2 DNA Sequence Variants: The Value of Cytokeratin Profiles and Evolutionary Analysis--A Report From the kConFab Investigators
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - March 28, 2008 Authors: Spurdle, Lakhani, Healey, Parry, Da Silva, Brinkworth, Hopper, Brown, Babikyan, Chenevix-Trench, Tavtigian, Goldgar Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: journals
[Supportive Care and Quality of Life] Randomized, Multicenter, Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Darbepoetin Alfa Administered Every 3 Weeks With or Without Intravenous Iron in Patients With Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - March 28, 2008 Authors: Bastit, Vandebroek, Altintas, Gaede, Pinter, Suto, Mossman, Smith, Vansteenkiste Tags: Supportive Care and Quality of Life Source Type: journals
[Breast Cancer] Plasma Isoflavone Level and Subsequent Risk of Breast Cancer Among Japanese Women: A Nested Case-Control Study From the Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study Group
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - March 28, 2008 Authors: Iwasaki, Inoue, Otani, Sasazuki, Kurahashi, Miura, Yamamoto, Tsugane Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: journals
CXCR4 and CXCL12 down-regulation: A novel mechanism for the chemoprotection of 3,3'-diindolylmethane for breast and ovarian cancers.
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Source: Cancer Letters - March 28, 2008 Authors: Hsu EL, Chen N, Westbrook A, Wang F, Zhang R, Taylor RT, Hankinson O Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals
Multiple Repeat Metastasectomies for Recurrences of Colorectal Cancer
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Source: Karger Publishers - March 27, 2008 Source Type: journals
Expert Analysis: Prognosis and Prediction
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Source: Clinical Care Options Oncology - Breast Cancer - March 27, 2008 Source Type: journals
Detection of a t(1;22)(q23;q12) translocation leading to an EWSR1-PBX1 fusion gene in a myoepithelioma
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Source: Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer - March 27, 2008 Authors: Petter Brandal, Ioannis Panagopoulos, Bodil Bjerkehagen, Ludmila Gorunova, Sigmund Skjeldal, Francesca Micci, Sverre Heim Source Type: journals
TM4SF3 promotes esophageal carcinoma metastasis via upregulating ADAM12m expression
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Source: Clinical and Experimental Metastasis - March 26, 2008 Tags: Clinical and Experimental Metastasis Source Type: journals
Weight changes after adjuvant treatment in Korean women with early breast cancer
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Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - March 26, 2008 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: journals
Microarray analysis reveals down-regulation of the tumour suppressor gene WWOX and up-regulation of the oncogene TYMS in intracranial sporadic meningiomas
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Source: Journal of Neuro-Oncology - March 26, 2008 Tags: Journal of Neuro-Oncology Source Type: journals
Prognostic factors in adult brainstem gliomas: a multicenter, retrospective analysis of 101 cases
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Source: Journal of Neuro-Oncology - March 26, 2008 Tags: Journal of Neuro-Oncology Source Type: journals
Society of Surgical Oncology Heritage Award: Honoring Glenn D. Steele, Jr, MD, PhD
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Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - March 26, 2008 Tags: Annals of Surgical Oncology Source Type: journals
Expression of erB4/HER4 in gastric carcinoma
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Source: Chinese Journal of Cancer Research - March 26, 2008 Tags: Chinese Journal of Cancer Research Source Type: journals
Transduction of E2F-1 TAT fusion proteins represses expression of hTERT in primary ductal breast carcinoma cell lines
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Source: Molecular Cancer - March 26, 2008 Authors: Kimberly A. Elliott, Lee F. Rickords and J. MARCELETE Labrum Source Type: journals
Breast cancer metastasis: a microRNA story
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Source: Breast Cancer Research - March 26, 2008 Authors: Massimo Negrini and George Adrian Calin Source Type: journals
Hypoxia induces protection against etoposide-induced apoptosis : molecular profiling of changes in gene expression and transcription factor activity
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Source: Molecular Cancer - March 26, 2008 Authors: Audrey Sermeus, Jean-Philippe Cosse, Marianne Crespin, Veronique Mainfroid, Francoise de Longueville, Noelle Ninane, Martine Raes, Jose Remacle and Carine Michiels Source Type: journals
DNA repair of oxidative DNA damage in human carcinogenesis: Potential application for cancer risk assessment and prevention.
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Source: Cancer Letters - March 26, 2008 Authors: Paz-Elizur T, Sevilya Z, Leitner-Dagan Y, Elinger D, Roisman LC, Livneh Z Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals
Single chain fragment anti-heparan sulfate antibody targets the polyamine transport system and attenuates polyamine-dependent cell proliferation.
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Source: International Journal of Oncology - March 25, 2008 Authors: Welch JE, Bengtson P, Svensson K, Wittrup A, Jenniskens GJ, Ten Dam GB, Van Kuppevelt TH, Belting M Tags: Int J Oncol Source Type: journals
Implications of contrast-enhanced CT-based and MRI-based target volume delineations in radiotherapy treatment planning for brain tumors
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Source: Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics - March 25, 2008 Authors: Datta Niloy R, David Rajasekar, Gupta Rakesh K, Lal Punita Source Type: journals
Putting Aggressive Breast Cancers To Sleep
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - March 25, 2008 Source Type: journals
Circulating levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), and BCL-2 in malignant melanoma
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Source: Medical Oncology - March 25, 2008 Tags: Medical Oncology Source Type: journals
Patients Do Better at Hospitals With Clinical Trials
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Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - March 25, 2008 Source Type: journals
Multicenter phase II trial of gefitinib first-line therapy followed by chemotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): SAKK protocol 19/03
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Source: Annals of Oncology - March 25, 2008 Authors: D'Addario, G., Rauch, D., Stupp, R., Pless, M., Stahel, R., Mach, N., Jost, L., Widmer, L., Tapia, C., Bihl, M., Mayer, M., Ribi, K., Lerch, S., Bubendorf, L., Betticher, D. C. Tags: lung cancer Source Type: journals
LINE-1 hypomethylation is inversely associated with microsatellite instability and CpG island methylator phenotype in colorectal cancer
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Source: International Journal of Cancer - March 25, 2008 Authors: Shuji Ogino, Takako Kawasaki, Katsuhiko Nosho, Mutsuko Ohnishi, Yuko Suemoto, Gregory J. Kirkner, Charles S. Fuchs Source Type: journals
Body mass, diabetes and smoking, and endometrial cancer risk: a follow-up study
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Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - March 25, 2008 Authors: K LindemannL J VattenM Ellstrom-EnghA Eskild Tags: Full Paper Source Type: journals
Knockdown of Snail, a novel zinc finger transcription factor, via RNA interference increases A549 cell sensitivity to cisplatin via JNK/mitochondrial pathway.
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Source: Lung Cancer - March 25, 2008 Authors: Zhuo W, Wang Y, Zhuo X, Zhang Y, Ao X, Chen Z Tags: Lung Cancer Source Type: journals
The impact of a false-positive MRI on the choice for mastectomy in BRCA mutation carriers is limited
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Source: Annals of Oncology - March 25, 2008 Authors: Hoogerbrugge, N., Kamm, Y. J. L., Bult, P., Landsbergen, K. M., Bongers, E. M. H. F., Brunner, H. G., Bonenkamp, H. J., de Hullu, J. A., Ligtenberg, M. J. L., Boetes, C. Tags: breast cancer Source Type: journals
Why i.p. therapy cannot yet be considered as a standard of care for the first-line treatment of ovarian cancer: a systematic review
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Source: Annals of Oncology - March 25, 2008 Authors: Swart, A. M. C., Burdett, S., Ledermann, J., Mook, P., Parmar, M. K. B. Tags: gynecologic tumors Source Type: journals
Mechanisms and strategies to overcome chemotherapy resistance in metastatic breast cancer.
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Source: Cancer Treatment Reviews - March 24, 2008 Authors: Coley HM Tags: Cancer Treat Rev Source Type: journals
Toward population-based indicators of quality end-of-life care
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Source: Cancer - March 24, 2008 Authors: Eva Grunfeld, Robin Urquhart, Eric Mykhalovskiy, Amy Folkes, Grace Johnston, Frederick I. Burge, Craig C. Earle, Susan Dent Source Type: journals
Beyond The Abstract - Safety And Efficacy Of Mini-Margin Nephron-Sparing Surgery For Renal Cell Carcinoma 4-cm Or Less
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - March 23, 2008 Source Type: journals
Reactive oxygen species in tumor metastasis.
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Source: Cancer Letters - March 22, 2008 Authors: Nishikawa M Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: journals
NSAIDs and Breast Cancer: A Possible Prevention and Treatment Strategy
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Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 21, 2008 Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: journals
Balloon Endoscopy
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Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - March 21, 2008 Source Type: journals
Arming parvoviruses with CpG motifs to improve their oncosuppressive capacity
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Source: International Journal of Cancer - March 21, 2008 Authors: Zahari Raykov, Svetlana Grekova, Barbara Leuchs, Marc Aprahamian, Jean Rommelaere Source Type: journals
Expression pattern and circulating levels of endostatin in patients with pancreas cancer
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Source: International Journal of Cancer - March 21, 2008 Authors: Daniel Öhlund, Bjarne Ardnor, Mikael Öman, Peter Naredi, Malin Sund Source Type: journals
Bcl-xL antisense oligonucleotide and cisplatin combination therapy extends survival in SCID mice with established mesothelioma xenografts
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Source: International Journal of Cancer - March 21, 2008 Authors: James E. Littlejohn, Xiaobo Cao, Steven D. Miller, Mustafa K. Ozvaran, Daniel Jupiter, Lidong Zhang, Charles Rodarte, W. Roy Smythe Source Type: journals
Genetic alterations in gynecological malignancies.
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Source: Neoplasma - March 20, 2008 Authors: Krkavcova M, Jancarkova N, Janashia M, Freitag P, Duskova J Tags: Neoplasma Source Type: journals
Each Therapy for Prostate Cancer Has a Distinct Pattern of Adverse Effects
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Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 20, 2008 Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: journals
Characterization of IgE Binding to Lupin, Peanut and Almond with Sera from Lupin-Allergic Patients
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Source: Karger Publishers - March 20, 2008 Source Type: journals
Chronic conditions in adult survivors of childhood cancer
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Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 20, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals
Gemcitabine plus carboplatin compared with carboplatin alone for platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer
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Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 20, 2008 Tags: Current Oncology Reports Source Type: journals
Functional identification of genes causing estrogen independence of human breast cancer cells
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Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - March 20, 2008 Tags: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Source Type: journals
Hyperinsulinemia & Cancer Risk: No Simple Relationship.
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Source: Oncology Times - Current Table Of Contents - March 20, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (59 K) Source Type: journals
Unexpected Toxicity with Panitumumab Plus Chemotherapy-Bevacizumab Combo in Colorectal Cancer.
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Source: Oncology Times - Current Table Of Contents - March 20, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (373 K) Source Type: journals
How to deal with incidentally detected pulmonary nodules less than 10mm in size on CT in a healthy person.
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Source: Lung Cancer - March 20, 2008 Authors: Van't Westeinde SC, de Koning HJ, Xu DM, Hoogsteden HC, van Klaveren RJ Tags: Lung Cancer Source Type: journals
Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome during Oral Fludarabine Treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Role of Treatment with Rasburicase.
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Source: Onkologie - March 20, 2008 Authors: Calvo-Villas JM, Urcuyo BM, Umpierrez AM, Sicilia F Tags: Onkologie Source Type: journals
Two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis/analysis of diethylnitrosamine induced rat hepatocellular carcinoma
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Source: International Journal of Cancer - March 20, 2008 Authors: Yanting Qi, Xiaona Chen, Chu-yan Chan, Dan Li, Chonggang Yuan, Fei Yu, Marie C. Lin, David T. Yew, Hsiang-Fu Kung, Lihui Lai Source Type: journals
Ewing's Sarcoma and Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor in Adults: Different Features of a Rare Neoplasm.
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Source: Onkologie - March 20, 2008 Authors: Armbruster C, Huber M, Prosch H, Dworan N, Attems J Tags: Onkologie Source Type: journals
Gene Electrotransfer into Murine Skeletal Muscle: A Systematic Analysis of Parameters for Long-term Gene Expression.
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Source: Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment - March 19, 2008 Authors: Tevz G, Pavlin D, Kamensek U, Kranjc S, Mesojednik S, Coer A, Sersa G, Cemazar M Tags: Technol Cancer Res Treat Source Type: journals
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Data From Cotara(R) Brain Cancer Trials
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Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - March 19, 2008 Source Type: journals
Updated survivor story Tom K.
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