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This is a selection of articles from the December 2006 archive. Click here for this month's Cancer & Oncology headlines.
[Article] A Perivascular Niche for Brain Tumor Stem Cells
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Source: Cancer Cell - December 31, 2006 Source Type: news
Editorial: Positive Efforts
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Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer - December 30, 2006 Source Type: news
Breast Cancer Stem Cells May Resist Radiation Treatment
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Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today - December 30, 2006 Source Type: news
Comparison between Molecular Epidemiology, Geographical Regions and Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Isolated from Iranian and Afghan Patients
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Source: Chemotherapy - December 30, 2006 Source Type: news
Author Index Vol. 52, 2006
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Source: Chemotherapy - December 30, 2006 Source Type: news
Autumn Peak in Shooting Suicides of Children and Adolescents from Northern Finland
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Source: Karger Publishers - December 30, 2006 Source Type: news
Outcome After Hepatectomy for Multiple (Four or More) Colorectal Metastases in the Era of Effective Chemotherapy
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Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - December 30, 2006 Source Type: news
Predictive Power of Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - December 30, 2006 Source Type: news
Grain And Berry Phytoestrogens May Affect Cancer Risk Through The Estrogen Signalling System
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Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - December 29, 2006 Source Type: news
Methylation and Gene Silencing of the Ras-Related GTPase Gene in Lung and Breast Cancers
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Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - December 29, 2006 Source Type: news
Experimental study on the invasiveness inhibition of bladder cancer cells by nuclear factor-κB decoy—circular dumbbell oligodeoxynucleotides
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Source: The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 29, 2006 Source Type: news
Personage column: MA Jun
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Source: The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 29, 2006 Source Type: news
The significance of cyclin B1 expression in colorectal cancers
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Source: The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 29, 2006 Source Type: news
Inhibiting effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antisense oligodeoxynucleotides on VEGF expression in U937 cells
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Source: The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 29, 2006 Source Type: news
WP760, a melanoma selective drug
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Source: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology - December 29, 2006 Source Type: news
A limited sampling strategy to estimate individual pharmacokinetic parameters of methotrexate in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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Source: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology - December 29, 2006 Source Type: news
p66 Shc and tyrosine-phosphorylated Shc in primary breast cancers identify patients likely to relapse despite tamoxifen therapy
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Source: Breast Cancer Research - December 29, 2006 Authors: A Raymond Frackelton, Li Lu, Pamela A Davol, Robert Bagdasaryan, Laurie J Hafer and Dennis C Sgroi Source Type: news
Tangeretin and nobiletin induce G1 cell cycle arrest but not apoptosis in human breast and colon cancer cells.
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Source: Cancer Letters - December 29, 2006 Authors: Morley KL, Ferguson PJ, Koropatnick J Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: news
[Therapeutic strategies in superior sulcus tumors: a model for combined modality therapy in non-small cell lung cancer.]
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Source: Cancer radiotherapie - December 29, 2006 Authors: Girard N, Mornex F Tags: Cancer Radiother Source Type: news
Curcumin inhibits the formation of capillary-like tubes by rat lymphatic endothelial cells.
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Source: Cancer Letters - December 29, 2006 Authors: Matsuo M, Sakurai H, Koizumi K, Saiki I Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: news
Herceptin Plus Chemotherapy Significantly Increases Disease-Free Survival In Breast Cancer
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Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today - December 28, 2006 Source Type: news
Differing Effects of T4 DNA Ligase in the Modulation of the Damage Induced in Mammalian Cells by either X-Rays or Restriction Endonucleases
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Source: Karger Publishers - December 28, 2006 Source Type: news
Novel EGFR Ectodomain Mutations In Glioblastoma
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Source: Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today - December 28, 2006 Source Type: news
[Hematologic Malignancies] Phase I/II Study of Continuous-Infusion Troxacitabine in Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 28, 2006 Authors: Roboz, Giles, Ritchie, Allen-Bard, Curcio, Wilkes, Park, Kantarjian, Faderl, Ravandi, Kelner, Feldman Source Type: news
Tykerb Helps Late-Stage Breast Cancer
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Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - December 28, 2006 Source Type: news
[Clinical Pharmacology] Pharmacokinetics of Gemcitabine in Japanese Cancer Patients: The Impact of a Cytidine Deaminase Polymorphism
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 28, 2006 Authors: Sugiyama, Kaniwa, Kim, Kikura-Hanajiri, Hasegawa, Maekawa, Saito, Ozawa, Sawada, Kamatani, Furuse, Ishii, Yoshida, Ueno, Okusaka, Saijo Source Type: news
Estrogen May Hold Important Clues To New Therapies For Colon Cancer
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Source: Cancercompass News: Colorectal Cancer - December 28, 2006 Source Type: news
Selective inhibition of PED protein expression sensitizes B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis
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Source: International Journal of Cancer - December 27, 2006 Authors: Michela Garofalo, Giulia Romano, Cristina Quintavalle, Maria Fiammetta Romano, Federico Chiurazzi, Ciro Zanca, Gerolama Condorelli Source Type: news
Papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid
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Source: Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 27, 2006 Authors: Ashok R. Shaha, R. Michael Tuttle, Jatin P. Shah Source Type: news
FAQ: Hello all
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Source: Clinical Trials And Noteworthy Treatments For Brain Tumors - December 26, 2006 Source Type: news
Bile Duct Cyst as Precursor to Biliary Tract Cancer
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Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - December 26, 2006 Source Type: news
Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid pharmacokinetics of intravenously administered ABT-751 in non-human primates
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Source: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology - December 26, 2006 Source Type: news
Weight Loss May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk
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Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - December 26, 2006 Source Type: news
Ginkgo biloba and ovarian cancer prevention: Epidemiological and biological evidence.
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Source: Cancer Letters - December 26, 2006 Authors: Ye B, Aponte M, Dai Y, Li L, Ho MC, Vitonis A, Edwards D, Huang TN, Cramer DW Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: news
Effects of Switching from Tamoxifen to Anastrozole on Tamoxifen-Related Endocrine Symptoms and Quality of Life: In Early Breast Cancer Patients
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Source: American Journal of Cancer - December 25, 2006 Authors: Massacesi, CristianSabbatini, ElenaRocchi, Marco B.Zepponi, LauraRossini, SimonettaPilone, AlbertaBurattini, LucianoPezzoli, Marco Source Type: news
Congenital Pulmonary Lymphangiectasia in a Newborn: A Response to Autologous Blood Therapy
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Source: Karger Publishers - December 25, 2006 Source Type: news
Epidemiology and pathogenesis of esophageal cancer.
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Source: Seminars in Radiation Oncology - December 23, 2006 Source Type: news
Considerations in treatment planning for esophageal cancer.
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Source: Seminars in Radiation Oncology - December 23, 2006 Source Type: news
Are squamous and adenocarcinomas of the esophagus the same disease?
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Source: Seminars in Radiation Oncology - December 23, 2006 Source Type: news
Esophageal cancer.
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Source: Seminars in Radiation Oncology - December 23, 2006 Source Type: news
Go forth and multiply
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Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - December 23, 2006 Authors: Rebecca Robey Source Type: news
In Brief
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Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - December 23, 2006 Source Type: news
News to phone home about
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Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - December 23, 2006 Authors: David Holmes Source Type: news
Minimizing the movement
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Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - December 23, 2006 Authors: Rachel Gonzaga Source Type: news
Trichostatin A and 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine switch S1P from an inhibitor to a stimulator of motility through epigenetic regulation of S1P receptors.
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Source: Cancer Letters - December 23, 2006 Authors: Koh E, Bandle R, Clair T, Roberts DD, Stracke ML Tags: Cancer Lett Source Type: news
Psammomatoid ossifying fibroma
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Source: Journal of Neuro-Oncology - December 22, 2006 Source Type: news
Joint Symptoms and Other Adverse Effects of Aromatase Inhibitors
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Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - December 22, 2006 Source Type: news
The p53 positive Bcl-2 negative phenotype is an independent marker of prognosis in breast cancer
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Source: International Journal of Cancer - December 22, 2006 Authors: Phil Rolland, Ian Spendlove, Zahra Madjid, Emad A. Rakha, Poulam Patel, Ian O. Ellis, Lindy Durrant Source Type: news
Risk for breast cancer among women with endometriosis
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Source: International Journal of Cancer - December 22, 2006 Authors: Lisbeth Bertelsen, Lene Mellemkjær, Kirsten Frederiksen, Susanne K Kjær, Louise A Brinton, Lori C Sakoda, Irene van Valkengoed, Jørgen H Olsen Source Type: news
Whole Body Scans May Provide An Option For Diagnosing Colorectal Cancer
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Source: Cancercompass News: Colorectal Cancer - December 22, 2006 Source Type: news
Previously unrecognized genetic mutations in colorectal and breast cancers
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Source: Nature Clinical Practice Oncology - December 21, 2006 Source Type: news
Locally recurrent and metastatic apocrine-gland carcinoma in an elderly man
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Source: Nature Clinical Practice Oncology - December 21, 2006 Authors: Shailja RoyNelofar Q ShafiMichal G Rose Source Type: news
Paclitaxel is a suitable chemotherapy for patients with metastatic brain tumors
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Source: Nature Clinical Practice Oncology - December 21, 2006 Source Type: news
Therapy Insight: the risks and benefits of bisphosphonates for the treatment of tumor-induced bone disease
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Source: Nature Clinical Practice Oncology - December 21, 2006 Authors: Colin R DunstanDieter FelsenbergMarkus J Seibel Source Type: news
Bowel cancer screening: the facts
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Source: Cancer Plan Newsfeed - December 21, 2006 Source Type: news
CME/CE Information - Improving Outcomes in SCCHN Through Multidisciplinary Management
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Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Oncology - December 20, 2006 Authors: PeerView Press Tags: Science Source Type: news
Biomarker discovery: A proteomic approach for brain cancer profiling
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Source: Cancer Science - December 20, 2006 Source Type: news
Social support among women who died of ovarian cancer
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Source: Supportive Care in Cancer - December 20, 2006 Source Type: news
Mechanisms of resistance to EGFR inhibitors
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Source: Targeted Oncology - December 20, 2006 Source Type: news
Researchers From Akita University Describe Findings In Endometrial Cancer
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Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer - December 19, 2006 Source Type: news
Australian Study Finds Marked Rise in Diverse Cancers After Renal Transplant
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Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - December 19, 2006 Source Type: news
JAK2 V617F mutation is absent in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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Source: Leukemia and Lymphoma - December 19, 2006 Authors: Poulain, StAphanieMerchez, MaudDaudignon, AgnAsSimon, MarcDuthilleul, PatrickMorel, Pierre Source Type: news
Very high-dose methotrexate (33.6Ag/msup2/sup) as central nervous system preventive therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results of National Cancer Institute/Children's Cancer Group trials CCG-191P, CCG-134P and CCG-144P
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Source: Leukemia and Lymphoma - December 19, 2006 Authors: Nathan, Paul C.Whitcomb, TrishWolters, Pamela L.Steinberg, Seth M.Balis, Frank M.Brouwers, PimHunsberger, SallyFeusner, JamesSather, HarlandMiser, JamesOdom, Lorrie F.Poplack, DavidReaman, GregoryBleyer, W. Archie Source Type: news
The role of dietary factors in the epidemiology of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
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Source: Leukemia and Lymphoma - December 19, 2006 Authors: Cross, Amanda J.Lim, Unhee Source Type: news
iOrtho/i-quinones of benzene and estrogens induce hyperproliferation of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells
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Source: Leukemia and Lymphoma - December 19, 2006 Authors: Chakravarti, DhrubajyotiZahid, MuhammadBackora, MatthewMyers, Erin M.Gaikwad, NileshWeisenburger, Dennis D.Cavalieri, Ercole L.Rogan, Eleanor G.Joshi, Shantaram S. Source Type: news
Haplotypic variation in iMRE11/i, iRAD50 and NBS1/i and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
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Source: Leukemia and Lymphoma - December 19, 2006 Authors: Rollinson, SaraKesby, HeatherMorgan, Gareth J. Source Type: news
Single agent efficacy of rituximab in childhood immunosuppression related lymphoproliferative disease: a United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group (UKCCSG) retrospective review
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Source: Leukemia and Lymphoma - December 19, 2006 Authors: Messahel, BooTaj, Mary M.Hobson, RachaelHadzic, NedimRamsay, AlanHann, IanPinkerton, Ross Source Type: news
[ARTICLES] The Response of CD24-/low/CD44+ Breast Cancer-Initiating Cells to Radiation
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Source: JNCI - December 19, 2006 Authors: Phillips, T. M., McBride, W. H., Pajonk, F. Source Type: news
[CORRESPONDENCE] Re: Frequency and Cost of Chemotherapy-Related Serious Adverse Effects in a Population Sample of Women With Breast Cancer
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Source: JNCI - December 19, 2006 Authors: Russo, A., Autelitano, M., Bisanti, L. Source Type: news
Targeting BRAF in thyroid cancer
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Source: British Journal of Cancer AOP - December 19, 2006 Authors: A V EspinosaL PorchiaM D Ringel Source Type: news
Kidney transplantation linked with increased risk of various cancers
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Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 19, 2006 Source Type: news
Avascular necrosis of bilateral femoral head as a result of long-term steroid administration for radiation pneumonitis after tangential irradiation of the breast
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Source: International Journal of Clinical Oncology - December 18, 2006 Source Type: news
The current status of palliative care teams in Japanese University Hospitals: a nationwide questionnaire survey
