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Oncolog, Volume 61, Number 05, May 2016, Bryan Tutt, Katelyn Werner May 2016

Oncolog, Volume 61, Number 05, May 2016, Bryan Tutt, Katelyn Werner

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

  • Intratumoral Therapies Offer Novel Cancer Treatment Approach: Injecting cancer treatments such as vaccines and genetically modified bacteria and viruses directly into tumors may shrink or destroy the tumors and stimulate an immune response that attacks tumor cells. These treatments have shown promise in clinical trials, and newer trials are exploring whether such treatments can augment the effectiveness of immunotherapy in patients with metastatic or inoperable disease.
  • High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Subtype Targeted in Upcoming Clinical Trial: Early T cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ETP-ALL), an uncommon subtype of T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), carries a poor prognosis and low …

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Oncolog, Volume 56, Number 03, March 2011, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch Mar 2011

Oncolog, Volume 56, Number 03, March 2011, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch

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

  • Glioblastoma Cure Remains Elusive Despite Treatment Advances: Aggressive surgery followed by radiation therapy and chemo-therapy offers hope of long-term survival for some patients with glioblastoma, but for most glioblastoma patients, the prognosis is poor
  • Assessing and Addressing the Biological Effects of Stress in Cancer Patients: Stress has long been linked to cancer progression. But the precise mechanisms by which stress exacts its pro-tumor effects are not fully understood
  • MD Anderson One of Four Centers to Test Cancer Cell Detection Chip: A new test that could monitor the effectiveness of cancer treatment
  • HOUSE CALL: Yoga and Tai Chi: Two distinct disciplines …

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Oncolog Volume 55, Number 04-05, April-May 2010, John Lebas, Sunni Hoseman Apr 2010

Oncolog Volume 55, Number 04-05, April-May 2010, John Lebas, Sunni Hoseman

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

  • IMAGING NERVES: Tetnus Toxin Offers Promise for Neurography
  • INBRIEF: Fight-or-Flight Hormones Linked to Metastasis/Drug Combination Shows Promise for Colon Cancer Chemoprevention
  • Compass Spring 2010: Early Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma: Treatment Options Tailored to Patient and Disease Characteristcs
  • House Call: Addressing the Cosmetic Effects of Breast Cancer

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Oncolog Volume 54, Number 10, October 2009, John Lebas, Bryan Tutt Oct 2009

Oncolog Volume 54, Number 10, October 2009, John Lebas, Bryan Tutt

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

  • Early Testicular Cancer
  • Metastatic Rectal Cancer
  • House Call: What Is Pancreatic Cancer?

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Oncolog Volume 53 Number 12, December 2008, Stephanie P. Deming, Virginia M. Mohlere Dec 2008

Oncolog Volume 53 Number 12, December 2008, Stephanie P. Deming, Virginia M. Mohlere

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

  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma
  • Sparing the Nipple During Mastectomy
  • House Call: Taking Medicine? Be Aware of Food-Drug Interactions

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Oncolog Volume 53, Number 04, April 2008, Diane Witter, John Lebas, Sunni Hosemann Jan 2008

Oncolog Volume 53, Number 04, April 2008, Diane Witter, John Lebas, Sunni Hosemann

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

  • Cancer as a Chronic Disease
  • In Brief: Cancer-Promoting Protein in Ovarian Cancer May Be Stopped with RNA Liposome
  • House Call: Caring for the Caregiver
  • Barely Benign

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Oncolog Volume 53, Number 03, March 2008, John Lebas, Gordon B. Mills Md, Phd Jan 2008

Oncolog Volume 53, Number 03, March 2008, John Lebas, Gordon B. Mills Md, Phd

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

  • In Search of the Answer
  • DiaLog: Mapping the Cancer Genome, by Gordon Mills, MD, PhD, Director, Kleberg Center for Molecular Markers, Chair, Department of Systems Biology
  • House Call: The Basics of Biopsies

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Oncolog Volume 53, Number 09, September 2008, Maude Veech, Dawn Chalaire Jan 2008

Oncolog Volume 53, Number 09, September 2008, Maude Veech, Dawn Chalaire

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

  • Deciphering Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma
  • House Call: Planning Ahead with Advance Directives
  • A Child-Centered Approach to Anesthesia for Proton Therapy

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Oncolog Volume 53, Number 07/08, July/August 2008, John Lebas, Sunni Hosemann Jan 2008

Oncolog Volume 53, Number 07/08, July/August 2008, John Lebas, Sunni Hosemann

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

  • Multiple Myeloma: Increasing Response, Remission, and Survival Rates in a Complex Disease
  • House Call: A Guide to Radiation Therapy
  • In Brief: Researchers Enhance Anticancer Activity of Natural Killer Cells in Laboratory
  • Beyond Images: Advances in Interventional Radiology
  • Radioembolotherapy Using Yttrium 90

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Oncolog Volume 53, Number 06, June 2008, Karen Stuyck, Virginia M. Mohlere, David Stouter, David Jenkins Jan 2008

Oncolog Volume 53, Number 06, June 2008, Karen Stuyck, Virginia M. Mohlere, David Stouter, David Jenkins

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

  • Psychotherapy Extends Cancer Care Beyond the Physical
  • House Call: Understanding How Cancer Spreads
  • DiaLog: Teaming Spiritual and Medical Care, by Rev. David Stouter, Chaplain, Department of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Education, and Rev. David Jenkins, Director, Department of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Education
  • Radical Trachelectomy: A Fertility-Sparing Option for Invasive Cervical Cancer

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Oncolog, Volume 52, Number 03, March 2007, Sunni Hosemann, Karen Stuyck, Elizabeth L. Travis Phd Mar 2007

Oncolog, Volume 52, Number 03, March 2007, Sunni Hosemann, Karen Stuyck, Elizabeth L. Travis Phd

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

  • New Approaches for Advanced Melanoma
  • Helping Patients Stop Smoking
  • House Call: Simple Skin Cancer Prevention
  • DiaLog: Toward Gender Equity in Academic Medicine, by Elizabeth Travis, PhD, Associate Vice President, Women Faculty Programs

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Oncolog Volume 51, Number 11, November 2006, Sunni Hosemann, Reginald F. Munden Md Nov 2006

Oncolog Volume 51, Number 11, November 2006, Sunni Hosemann, Reginald F. Munden Md

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

  • Treating Skull Base Tumors
  • Targeting Inflammatory Breast Cancer
  • House Call: On the Job with Cancer
  • DiaLog: Helical CT Screening: Does It Affect Lung Cancer Outcome? by Reginald F. Munden, MD, Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology

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Oncolog, Volume 50, Number 01, January 2005, Rachel Williams, Dawn Chalaire, Caren E. Blinka, Angelina Esparza, Allen W. Burton Md Jan 2005

Oncolog, Volume 50, Number 01, January 2005, Rachel Williams, Dawn Chalaire, Caren E. Blinka, Angelina Esparza, Allen W. Burton Md

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

  • New Perspectives on Brain Metastasis
  • Out of the Darkroom
  • Equity and Health
  • House Call: Blood and Platelet Donors Give Life
  • DiaLog: Cancer Pain Control in the New Millennium, by Allen W. Burton, MD, Section Chief, Cancer Pain Management Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 12, December 2004, David Galloway, Katie Prout Matias, Diane Witter, Paul Mathew Md Sep 2004

Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 12, December 2004, David Galloway, Katie Prout Matias, Diane Witter, Paul Mathew Md

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

  • Advances in Prostate Cancer Treatment
  • Everyday Drugs Show New Promise for Cancer
  • Are COX-2 Inhibitors Safe?
  • House Call: Myths & Facts about Cancer Prevention
  • DiaLog: Neoadjuvant Trials in Prostate Cancer, by Paul Mathew, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology

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Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 09, September 2004, Ellen Mcdonald, Ann Sutton, David Galloway, Rena Sellin Md Sep 2004

Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 09, September 2004, Ellen Mcdonald, Ann Sutton, David Galloway, Rena Sellin Md

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

  • New Approaches to Managing Tumors of the Pituitary Gland Offer Patients Hope
  • Needleless Chemotherapy: Safety and Efficacy of Aerosolized Chemotherapy Being Studied in Young Patients with Cancer
  • M. D. Anderson Physician Honored for Inventing an Antimicrobial Catheter That Prevents 25,000 Infection-Related Deaths a Year
  • House Call: How Cancer Happens and Ways to Lower Your Risk
  • DiaLog: Cancer-Related Neuroendocrine Dysfunction, by Rena V. Sellin, MD, Professor, Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders

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Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 06, June 2004, Kate O'Suilleabhain, Katie Prout Matias, Jack Roth Md Jun 2004

Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 06, June 2004, Kate O'Suilleabhain, Katie Prout Matias, Jack Roth Md

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

  • Despite Initial Setbacks, Researchers Are Focusing on Antiangiogenic Therapy More Than Ever
  • Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Predicts Response to Antiangiogenesis Agents
  • "Smart Bombs": Targeted Therapies Home in on Increasingly Well-Defined Targets
  • House Call: Understanding Angiogenesis
  • DiaLog: Gene Therapy for Cancer: Safety First, by Jack Roth, MD, Chair, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 05, May 2004, David Galloway, Dawn Chalaire, Emil J. Freireich Md May 2004

Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 05, May 2004, David Galloway, Dawn Chalaire, Emil J. Freireich Md

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

  • Experts Recommend Treating Cancer Pain in the Context of Other Symptoms
  • Protocols: Studies Examine Treatment for Cancer-Related Pain
  • Participation of Elderly Patients in Clinical Trials: Looking Beyond Age
  • House Call: From Cancer Research to Clinical Practice
  • DiaLog: The Next 20 Years: The Changing Face of Cancer Treatment, by Emil J. Freireich, MD, Director, Adult Leukemia Research Program

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Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 03, March 2004, Beth Notzon, Katie Prout Matias Mar 2004

Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 03, March 2004, Beth Notzon, Katie Prout Matias

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

  • Translational Research Speeds the Journey from Lab Results to Clinical Outcomes
  • New Tests Could One Day Predict Response to Chemotherapy and Presence of Metastatic Disease in Patients with Breast Cancer
  • House Call: Mind-Body Approaches for Patients with Cancer

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Oncolog, Volume 48, Number 09, September 2003, Katie Prout Matias, David Galloway, Jeffrey E. Lee Md Sep 2003

Oncolog, Volume 48, Number 09, September 2003, Katie Prout Matias, David Galloway, Jeffrey E. Lee Md

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

  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Detection of Micrometastases Leads to More Precise Staging of Breast and Melanoma Tumors
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Shows Promise in Eye and Colon Cancers
  • New Research Promotes a More Dynamic View of Adult Stem Cell Differentiation: Hematopoietic Stem Cells May One Day Be Used to Repair Tissue Damage Caused by Radiation Therapy or Chemotherapy
  • House Call: Understanding the Buzz over Stem Cells
  • DiaLog: Directed Parathyroid Surgery, by Jeffrey E. Lee, MD, Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology

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Oncolog, Volume 47, Number 03, March 2002, Vickie J. Williams, Michael Worley, Noelle Heinze, Richard J. Babaian Md Mar 2002

Oncolog, Volume 47, Number 03, March 2002, Vickie J. Williams, Michael Worley, Noelle Heinze, Richard J. Babaian Md

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  • Largest-Ever Cancer Prevention Study to Examine the Effects of Selenium and Vitamin E on Prostate Cancer Occurrence
  • Protocols: Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials
  • House Call: Understanding Metastasis
  • DiaLog: The Prostate--Specific Antigen Test: Reliability and Recommended Use, by Richard J. Babaian, MD, Professor, Department of Urology
  • Trouble Spots: Early Detection Is Key to the Successful Treatment of Melanoma

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Oncolog, Volume 47, Number 02, February 2002, Kerry L. Wright, Charles F. Leverbeck Md Feb 2002

Oncolog, Volume 47, Number 02, February 2002, Kerry L. Wright, Charles F. Leverbeck Md

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

  • Molecular Therapies Target Bone Metastasis
  • "I'm Here to Help You" Patient Advocates Serve as Liaisons Between Patients and Care Centers
  • DiaLog: Patient Advocates: Solving Problems and Building Bridges, by Charles F. Leverback, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Gynecologic Oncology
  • House Call: Keeping the Heart Healthy in Patients with Cancer

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Oncolog, Volume 46, Number 01, January 2001, Kerry L. Wright, Dawn Chalaire, Emil J. Freireich Md Jan 2001

Oncolog, Volume 46, Number 01, January 2001, Kerry L. Wright, Dawn Chalaire, Emil J. Freireich Md

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

  • New Melanoma Staging System Reflects Key Prognostic Factors
  • House Cell: Preventing Cancer: Food for Thought
  • Educational Conferences Explore Issues Related to Cancer Care and Research
  • DiaLog: Leukemia: Setting the "Stage" for Effective Treatments, by Emil J. Freireich, MD, Professor, Department of Leukemia
  • Updated M. D. Anderson Website Designed to Meet the Online Needs of Patients and Physicians

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Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 10, October 1999, Dawn Chalaire, Alison Rufffin, Vickie J. Williams Oct 1999

Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 10, October 1999, Dawn Chalaire, Alison Rufffin, Vickie J. Williams

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  • Stereotadic Unit Expands Treatment Options for Patients with Brain Tumors
  • New Center Teams With Community Physicians to Treat Patients With Advanced Cancer
  • IRS Deduction Gives Smokers One More Reason to Quit
  • Accuracy Essential in Stereotactic Radiosurgery
  • House Call: Vitamins and Cancer Risk: Why You Should Eat Your (Fruits and) Vegetables
  • Protocols: Brain Tumor Protocols Include Stereotactic Treatments, Surgery, and Radiation Therapy

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Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 05, May 1999, Vickie J. Williams, Dawn Chalaire May 1999

Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 05, May 1999, Vickie J. Williams, Dawn Chalaire

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

  • Researchers Seek Genetic Cues to High Prostate Cancer Incidence in African Americans
  • House Call: "Got Milk?" Say Yes to Calcium's Benefits
  • Overcoming Barriers to Pain Relief in Hispanic and African-American Patients
  • Prostate Cancer Initiatives: Progress Through Collaboration
  • Protocols: Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials

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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 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 40, Number 03, July-September 1995, Kathryn L. Hale, Vickie` J. Williams, Sunita Patterson Jan 1995

Oncolog, Volume 40, Number 03, July-September 1995, Kathryn L. Hale, Vickie` J. Williams, Sunita Patterson

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

  • M. D. Anderson leads the fight against bone pain from metastatic cancer
  • New computer program enhances the surgeon-patient consultation
  • Bladder cancer: molecular markers may guide treatment

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Oncolog, Volume 39, Number 02 April-June 1994, Vickie J. Williams, Kathryn L. Hale Jan 1994

Oncolog, Volume 39, Number 02 April-June 1994, Vickie J. Williams, Kathryn L. Hale

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

  • Outwitting unknown primary tumors
  • Synthetic peptide effectively controls the spread of HIV in human cell cultures
  • Biological response modifiers promising adjuvants to cancer therapy

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Oncolog, Volume 29, Number 01, January-March 1984, Isaiah J. Fidler Dvm, Phd, Donna R. Copeland Phd, Jack M. Fletcher Phd, Betty Pfefferbaum-Levine Md, Norman Jaffe Md, Hubert L. Ried Md, Moshe H. Maor Md Jan 1984

Oncolog, Volume 29, Number 01, January-March 1984, Isaiah J. Fidler Dvm, Phd, Donna R. Copeland Phd, Jack M. Fletcher Phd, Betty Pfefferbaum-Levine Md, Norman Jaffe Md, Hubert L. Ried Md, Moshe H. Maor Md

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  • Researcher Describes Early Success with Macrophages in Treating Metastasis
  • Home Hyperalimentation Promotes Self-Care
  • CNS Irradiation of Children Found to Impair Arithmetic-Related Abilities

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Oncolog, Volume 28, Number 03, July-September 1983, The University Of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center, Hwee-Yong Yap Md, George R. Blumenschein Md, Brian C. Barnes Md, Frank C. Schell Md, Gerald P. Bodey Md, Herbert A. Fritsche Jr., Phd Jan 1983

Oncolog, Volume 28, Number 03, July-September 1983, The University Of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center, Hwee-Yong Yap Md, George R. Blumenschein Md, Brian C. Barnes Md, Frank C. Schell Md, Gerald P. Bodey Md, Herbert A. Fritsche Jr., Phd

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

  • Cellular Studies Guide Scheduling of Ara-C Treatment for Patients with Acute Leukemia
  • Potent Noncardiotoxic Drug Proves Effective for Metastatic Breast Cancer
  • Factors Affecting Accurate Reading Of CEA Tumor Marker Levels Detailed

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