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Oncolog, Volume 63, Number 01, January 2018, Bryan Tutt Jan 2018

Oncolog, Volume 63, Number 01, January 2018, Bryan Tutt

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Immunotherapy for Genitourinary Cancers: Clinical trials explore immune checkpoint inhibitors for bladder, kidney, prostate cancers
  • Active Surveillance for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ: COMET trial compares frequent mammography to standard treatment with surgery
  • Radiation Plus Chemotherapy for Nasal NK T Cell Lymphoma: Clinical trial may standardize treatment for rare cancer
  • HOUSE CALL: Mammography Is Essential for Breast cancer Screening- FDA warns against clinics that advertise screening without mammography
  • USEFULRESOURCES: Videoconferences Allow Collaboration in Cancer Prevention, Treatment, Survivorship

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Oncolog, Volume 60, Number 06, June 2015, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch, U. Arizor Jun 2015

Oncolog, Volume 60, Number 06, June 2015, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch, U. Arizor

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • New Breast Imaging Modalities Show promise for Cancer Screening and Staging: New technology to supplement digital mammography may improve breast cancer screening and diagnosis. Although some of these new imaging modalities are still under development, others are already in clinical use as adjuncts to mammography for breast cancer screening and staging.
  • Addressing Sexual Dysfunction in Cancer Survivors: Cancer treatments carry a host of side effects that can affect patients' ability to have and enjoy sex. The sexual dysfunction arising from these side effects, which include functional changes, can often be addressed, but uncovering sexual dysfunction can prove challenging.
  • HOUSE CALL: …

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Oncolog, Volume 59, Number 05, May 2014, Bryan Tutt, Therese Bevers, Zach Bohannan May 2014

Oncolog, Volume 59, Number 05, May 2014, Bryan Tutt, Therese Bevers, Zach Bohannan

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • New Treatments may Improve Outcomes for AL Amyloidosis Patients: AL amyloidosis-a rare, potentially fatal disease-has no approved treatments. The ''standard'' treatments are prescribed off-label, and few clinical trials have compared their effectiveness
  • Dialog: Screening Mammography Reduces Breast Cancer-Related deaths
  • 'Sleeping Beauty'' Technique Modifies T Cells to Treat B Cell Malignancies: A novel technique that helps the patient's own immune system find and destroy cancer cells could extend remission times for patients with B cell lymphomas and leukemias
  • INBRIEF: Analysis Suggests Need to Revise Low-Grade Glioma Classification, Treatment/Combination of Antiangiogenic Drugs Shows Activity Against Solid Tumors/ Computed Tomography Predicts Chemotherapy Response …

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Oncolog Volume 55, Number 02, February 2010, Joe Munch, John Lebas Feb 2010

Oncolog Volume 55, Number 02, February 2010, Joe Munch, John Lebas

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Risk-Based Cancer Screening: M.D. Anderson's revised guidelines offer more precise individualized recommendations on screening for common cancers.
  • Screen Guidelines INBRIEF
  • Electronic Navigatin Biopsy for Peripheral Lung Lesion Diagnosis
  • House Call: Couples and Cancer: Cancer-Related Issues Can Disrupt Relationships
  • INBRIEF: Researchers Find Glioblastoma's Resistance to Treatment Rooted in Immunosuppression

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Oncolog Volume 51, Number 02, February 2006, Sunni Hosemann, Ellen Mcdonald Phd Feb 2008

Oncolog Volume 51, Number 02, February 2006, Sunni Hosemann, Ellen Mcdonald Phd

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Emergency Care for Cancer Patients
  • Bringing Clinical Trials to the Community
  • House Call: Understanding the Immune System
  • DiaLog: Cognitive Dysfunction in Cancer, by Christina Meyers, PhD, Professor and Chief, Section of Neuropsychology

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Oncolog, Volume 52, Number 12, December 2007, Sunni Hosemann, Diane Witter, Huong Le-Petross Md Jan 2007

Oncolog, Volume 52, Number 12, December 2007, Sunni Hosemann, Diane Witter, Huong Le-Petross Md

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Worth More than a Thousand Words\
  • A Step Forward for Stents
  • House Call: Getting the Most From Your Doctor Visit
  • DiaLog: Is MRI Better for Breast Screening?, by Huong Le-Petross, MD

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Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 10, October 2004, Dawn Chalaire, Sunni Hosemann, David Galloway, Karen Basen-Engquist Phd, Mph Sep 2004

Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 10, October 2004, Dawn Chalaire, Sunni Hosemann, David Galloway, Karen Basen-Engquist Phd, Mph

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Treating Head and Neck Cancer Requires Extraordinary Coordination Among Disciplines
  • Researchers Seek to Understand the Mysteries of Uterine Cancer and to Find Better Treatments
  • Mammography vs. Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Breast Cancer Prevention Specialist and a Radiologist Weigh in on the Recent Debate
  • House Call: The Role of Alcohol and Tobacco in Head and Neck Cancer
  • DiaLog: Sexuality after Gynecologic Cancer, by Karen Basen-Engquist, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral Health

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Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 02, February 2004, Sunni Hosemann, Aurelio Matamoros Feb 2004

Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 02, February 2004, Sunni Hosemann, Aurelio Matamoros

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening: Encouraging Compliance Today and Looking to the Future
  • Despite Its Drawbacks, Mammography Is Still Recommended
  • Communication Is Essential When Guiding Patients through the Maze of Genetic Breast Cancer Screening
  • House Call: Cancer Epidemiology, Step-by-Step
  • DiaLog: On Being a Volunteer, by Anderson Network volunteer

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Oncolog, Volume 46, Number 10, October 2001, Dawn Chalaire, Kerry L. Wright, Mary K. Hughes Ms, Rn Oct 2001

Oncolog, Volume 46, Number 10, October 2001, Dawn Chalaire, Kerry L. Wright, Mary K. Hughes Ms, Rn

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Surgical Techniques, New Agents Target Breast Disease with Increasing Accuracy
  • Undiagnosed Breast Clinic Provides Answers for Concerned Patients
  • House Call: Tips for Coping with the Cosmetic Effects of Breast Cancer
  • DiaLog: Breast Cancer and Body Image, by Mary K. Hughes, MS, RN, Department of Psychiatry
  • New Screening and Diagnostic Techniques Are Changing the Practice of Breast Imaging

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Oncolog, Volume 46, Number 09, September 2001, Beth Notzon, Kerry L. Wright, Renato Lenzi Md Sep 2001

Oncolog, Volume 46, Number 09, September 2001, Beth Notzon, Kerry L. Wright, Renato Lenzi Md

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Completing the Job: Multidisciplinary Effort Restores Form and Function, Improves Patients' Quality of Life
  • House Call: Denial and Cancer
  • Protocols: Studies Examine Treatments for Glioma
  • DiaLog: Addressing the Problem of Patients' Denial, by Renato Lenzi, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology
  • New Replication-Competent Adenovirus Shows Promise against Gliomas in Preclinical Studies

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Oncolog, Volume 45, Number 11, November 2000, Rebecca Gershenson Smith, Kerry L. Wright, Kris Muller, Sima Jeha Md Nov 2000

Oncolog, Volume 45, Number 11, November 2000, Rebecca Gershenson Smith, Kerry L. Wright, Kris Muller, Sima Jeha Md

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Program Addresses Medical, Psychosocial Needs of Young People with Cancer
  • DiaLog: Coming of Age ... with Cancer, by Sima Jeha, MD, Medical Director, Adolescent and Young Adult Program
  • House Call: Cancer Screening: Early Detection Does Make a Difference
  • Endostatin: Phase I Trial Yields Promising Preliminary Results
  • Molecular Radiosensitizers Target Proliferation and Apoptosis Pathways in Tumor Cells

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Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 09, September 1999, Dawn Chalaire, Alison Rufffin, Vickie J. Williams, Aman Buzdar Md Sep 1999

Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 09, September 1999, Dawn Chalaire, Alison Rufffin, Vickie J. Williams, Aman Buzdar Md

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Cautious Approach to Soft Tissue Sarcoma Yields More Favorable Outcomes
  • What's to Eat? Encouraging children to eat well for a healthier future
  • Orthopaedic Surgeons Save Limbs, Restore Function for Patients with Bone Tumors
  • DiaLog: High-Dose Chemotherapy Deserves More Study, by Aman Buzdar, MD, Professor, Department of Breast Medical Oncology
  • House Call: Breast Cancer: Understanding the Risks
  • Protocols: Sarcoma/Osteosarcoma Clinical Trials

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Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 06, June 1999, Jude Richard, Michael Courtney, Alison Rufffin, Dawn Chalaire Jun 1999

Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 06, June 1999, Jude Richard, Michael Courtney, Alison Rufffin, Dawn Chalaire

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • After Diagnosis, Another Hurdle: Cancer Screening for the Cancer Patient
  • House Call: Reduce Cancer Risk With Regular Cancer Screening
  • M. D. Anderson Participates in Multinational Breast Cancer Prevention Trial of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene
  • Nerve Grafting Attempts to Restore Erectile Function After Prostatectomy
  • M. D. Anderson Researchers Study Children's School Lunch Habits and Choices

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Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 03, March 1999, Dawn Chalaire, Beth W. Allen, Alison Rufffin Mar 1999

Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 03, March 1999, Dawn Chalaire, Beth W. Allen, Alison Rufffin

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Vaccines, Other New Options Expand Renal Cancer Therapy Program
  • Thirteen-story Alkek Hospital Makes Debut
  • Training Takes Prevention and Early Detection Worldwide
  • Nephrectomy Before or After Systemic Therapy­--That Is the Question
  • House Call: Alcohol and Cancer: Making Sense of a Cocktail of Risks and Benefits
  • Protocols: Renal Cell Carcinoma Trials Offer Therapies for Treated and Untreated Patients
  • Compass: New Quarterly Supplement Offers Perspectives on Clinical Guidelines

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Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 01, January 1999, Stephanie Deming, Lewis Foxhall M.D., Sunni Hosemann, Beth W. Allen Jan 1999

Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 01, January 1999, Stephanie Deming, Lewis Foxhall M.D., Sunni Hosemann, Beth W. Allen

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Innovative PET Camera Readied for Tumor Detection Trials
  • House Call: How to Talk With Your Doctor
  • Community Physicians: Important Partners With M. D. Anderson
  • DiaLog: Liaison Program Strives to Enhance Access, by Lewis Foxhall, MD, Associate Vice President for Health Policy
  • Fatigue: The Multidimensional Side Effect
  • High Resolution, High Sensitivity, and Variable Field of View Set MDACAM Apart

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Oncolog, Volume 43, Number 08, August 1998, Don Norwood, David Bababian, Beth W. Allen, Allison Ruffin, Stephen P. Tomasovic Phd Aug 1998

Oncolog, Volume 43, Number 08, August 1998, Don Norwood, David Bababian, Beth W. Allen, Allison Ruffin, Stephen P. Tomasovic Phd

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma therapy innovations improve patient response
  • Tamoxifen helps women escape breast cancer's shadow
  • Careful inspection, early detection important in controlling oral cancer
  • Protocols: Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Protocols Feature Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, and Monoclonal Antibodies
  • House Call: Americans’ Appetite for Alternative Medicine: Is It a Safe Diet?
  • DiaLog: Comprehensive in More Ways than One, by Stephen P. Tomosovic, PhD, Associate Vice President for Educational Programs

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Oncolog, Volume 43, Number 07, July 1998, Sunita Patterson, Beth W. Allen, Sunni Hosemann, Porter Storey Md Jul 1998

Oncolog, Volume 43, Number 07, July 1998, Sunita Patterson, Beth W. Allen, Sunni Hosemann, Porter Storey Md

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Palliative care outreach extends to all patients, providing a way station for cancer-weary travelers
  • Understanding the lure and promise of angiogenesis inhibition
  • House Call: Mammography: An Opportunity to Detect Breast Cancer Early
  • DiaLog: When Treatments Fail: What Physicians Can Do, What Patients Can Teach, by Porter Storey, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Oncolog, Volume 43, Number 05, May 1998, Beth Notzon, Geoffrey Robb Md May 1998

Oncolog, Volume 43, Number 05, May 1998, Beth Notzon, Geoffrey Robb Md

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Careful examinations and sentinel node mapping bolster melanoma detection and staging
  • M. D. Anderson plastic surgeons restore hope along with function and appearance
  • Protocols: Clinical Trials Offer Treatment for Advanced Melanoma
  • House Call: Keep Skins—and Cancer—Under Wraps During Summer
  • DiaLog: Reconstructing More than the Breast, by Geoffrey Robb, MD, Director, Surgical Specialties Center

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Oncolog, Volume 43, Number 01, January 1998, Sunita Patterson, Stephanie Deming, Therese Bevers Md Jan 1998

Oncolog, Volume 43, Number 01, January 1998, Sunita Patterson, Stephanie Deming, Therese Bevers Md

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Taking Mammography on the Road
  • Reassurance and Education Foster Rehabilitation After Colorectal Surgery
  • Protocols: Protocols focus on chemoprevention, improving preoperative radiotherapy, and treating advance-stage colorectal cancer
  • Sphincter-Preserving Surgery Improves Outcome for Patients with Rectal Cancer
  • House Call: Stopping Cancer Before It Occurs: Spell P-r-e-v-e-n-t-i-o-n
  • Dialog: Reaching Out and In by Therese Bevers, MD, Cancer Prevention Center Director
  • Protocols: Protocols focus on chemoprevention, improving preoperative radiotherapy, and treating advance-stage colorectal cancer

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Oncolog, Volume 39, Number 03 July-September 1994, Kimberly J. T. Herrick, Sunita Patterson Jan 1994

Oncolog, Volume 39, Number 03 July-September 1994, Kimberly J. T. Herrick, Sunita Patterson

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Familial cancer syndromes a focus of cancer genetics research
  • New test identifies Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemias

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Newsletter, Volume 07, Number 03, December 1962 Dec 1962

Newsletter, Volume 07, Number 03, December 1962

Newsletter: A Report to Physicians of Texas

  • Clinical Studies on Psoralen
  • Research Appointment Announced
  • Year Book of Cancer Published
  • Symposium Chairman Appointed
  • Symposium Program Announced
  • Grants Support MDAH Research and Education
  • Nuclear Medicine Authority Joins Staff
  • Teaching Materials for Loan
  • Russell Elected Vice-President
  • Seventh Annual Clinical Conference
  • New Staff
  • Scientific Presentations
  • Staff Publications

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Newsletter, Volume 07, Number 01, June 1962 Jun 1962

Newsletter, Volume 07, Number 01, June 1962

Newsletter: A Report to Physicians of Texas

  • Mammography Project Results Discussed
  • Sixteenth Annual Symposium Held
  • Seventh Annual Clinical Conference
  • Grants Support MDAH Research, Education
  • Canadian Gynecologists Visit MDAH
  • New Laboratory Established
  • New Staff
  • Scientific Presentations
  • Fletcher President of Radium Society
  • Cancer Care Institute Held
  • Staff Publications
  • Book Review
  • New Volume

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Newsletter, Volume 06, Number 02, August 1961 Jul 1961

Newsletter, Volume 06, Number 02, August 1961

Newsletter: A Report to Physicians of Texas

  • Hero’s Return
  • Study of Mammography Aided – Egan in Charge
  • Sixth Annual Clinical Conference – October 20 and 21
  • Clark on N.I.H. Panel
  • Fletcher Named President-Elect
  • Chemotherapy Book for Physician
  • Students Complete Studies in Science
  • Grants – Expansion Supported
  • Jones fellows Named
  • Distinguished Visitors at Staff Meetings and Seminars
  • Staff Activities
  • New Staff
  • Staff Publications
  • Nursing Institute
  • Social Service Holds Second Institute
  • Cancer Clinical Research Supported – N.I.H. Grant Underwrites Program MDAH One of Few Designated

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Newsletter, Volume 05, Number 03, October 1960 Oct 1960

Newsletter, Volume 05, Number 03, October 1960

Newsletter: A Report to Physicians of Texas

  • New Technique 98% Accurate in Breast Cancer Detection
  • Clinical Symposium
  • Clinical Conference Plans Scheduled
  • New Direct Reading silicon Photovoltaic Detector
  • Clinic Visits and Hospital Admissions During Year
  • New Method for Lung Cancer Detection
  • Grants Announced
  • Retiring Employees Honored
  • Fifteenth Annual Symposium
  • Guest Speakers at MDAH
  • Staff Activities
  • Training Completed
  • Presidential Address to Alumni
  • Staff Publications

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