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Oncolog Volume 51, Number 12, December 2006, Sunni Hosemann

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

• Curable But Not Conquered: Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Today
• House Call: Big Benefits for Smokers Who Quit

Oncolog Volume 51, Number 10, October 2006, Ellen Mcdonald Phd

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

• Robotic Surgical System Lends a Hand (Actually, 4 Hands)
• House Call: Q&A: Should You Take Part in a Clinical Trial?

Oncolog Volume 51, Number 09, September 2006, Dawn Chalaire, Angelique Siy, Christopher G. Wood Md

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

• Zeroing In on a Moving Target
• New Life for an Old Drug
• House Call: Managing Your Medications
• DiaLog: Adjuvant Therapy for Aggressive Kidney Cancer, by Christopher G. Wood, MD, Associate Professor of Urology and Cancer Biology

The Role Of Radiation Therapy In Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Systematic Review, Yee Ung, Edward Yu, Conrad Falkson, Adam Haynes, Denise Stys-Norman, William Evans

Edward Yu

Introduction: Radiation therapy may offer patients presenting with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) symptom palliation and improvements in quality of life. This systematic review will address the role of radiation therapy in the management of MPM. Methods: A thorough systematic search of the literature was conducted for published articles and conference proceedings for applicable abstracts. Relevant trials were selected and assessed. Results: Three small randomized controlled trials compared prophylactic external beam radiation therapy to no radiation therapy for patients with thoracic tracts caused by drainage tubes or diagnostic procedures. None of those trials reported any serious adverse effects. A pooled analysis …

Oncolog Volume 51, Number 06, June 2006, Karen Stuyck, Manny Gonzales

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• Breast Cancer in the Prime of Life
• Early Nutritional Intervention Recommended for Cancer Patients
• House Call: How to Deal with Pain

Oncolog Volume 51, Number 05, May 2006, Sunni Hosemann, Kathryn Carnes, Patrick Hwu Md

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

• A Better Kind of Brain Surgery
• Raloxifene Effective for Breast Cancer Prevention
• House Call: The Many Benefits of Massage
• DiaLog: Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy, by Patrick Hwu, MD, Professor and Chair, Melanoma Medical Oncology