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Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 02, February 2017, Jill Deisigne-Russell, Christina Bennett, Laura Russell Feb 2017

Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 02, February 2017, Jill Deisigne-Russell, Christina Bennett, Laura Russell

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

  • Fallopian Tube Removal May Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk: Alternative approach to prophylactic surgery for women with BRCA mutations averts early menopause.
  • Highlights from the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: MD Anderson researchers present findings regarding diagnosis, staging, treatment.
  • INBRIEF: Locoregional Restaging of Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer with Mammography and Ultrasonography May Help Detect Additional Lesions
  • HOUSE CALL: Stem Cell Transplant Terms: Helpful definitions for patients and families
  • USEFUL RESOURCES: Algorithms for Managing Treatment-Related Conditions

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Oncolog, Volume 60, Number 10, October 2015, Joe Munch, Bryan Tutt, Jill Deisigne, K. Nair Oct 2015

Oncolog, Volume 60, Number 10, October 2015, Joe Munch, Bryan Tutt, Jill Deisigne, K. Nair

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  • New Targeted Therapy Offers Hope to Patients with Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm, Related Diseases: The treatment of common hematological malignancies is based on reams of study data and years of physician experience with the diseases. But such information is often limited for rare, little-researched blood cancers like blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN). This situation may soon change, thanks to the discovery of a new molecular target, which has led to a spate of innovative treatment approaches and the first dedicated clinical trials for this uncommon malignancy.
  • Laparoscopic Free Omental Lymphatic Flap Transfers Offer a Powerful Alternative for Lymphedema …

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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

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  • 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 60, Number 05, May 2015, Sarah Bronson, Bryan Tutt, U. Arizor May 2015

Oncolog, Volume 60, Number 05, May 2015, Sarah Bronson, Bryan Tutt, U. Arizor

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  • Algorithm for Treating Advanced Ovarian Cancer Increases Complete Resection Rate: Most ovarian cancers have spread beyond the ovary by the time they are diagnosed, and they often recur even after responding to primary treatment. Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center aim to improve patient outcomes by changing the standard approach to newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer.
  • Clinical Trials Explore Systemic Treatments for Brain Metastases from Breast Cancer: Brain metastases from breast cancer are difficult to treat because many of the systemic drugs that are effective against breast cancer cannot cross the blood-brain barrier. But researchers at …

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Oncolog Volume 55, Number 11-12, November-December 2010, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch Nov 2010

Oncolog Volume 55, Number 11-12, November-December 2010, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch

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  • Desmoid Tumors: Multidiciplinary treatment for an enigmatic disease
  • Endoscopic Surgery for Skull Base Tumors: Patient selection is the key to success for the minimally invasive procedure
  • INBRIEF: Earlier Breast Cancer Screening Recommended for Hispanic Women/SUMO Is Important for DNA Damage Repair/Regional Care Centers Make Cancer Treatment Easily Accessible/SIK2 Plays Critical Role in Chemotherapy Resistance
  • HOUSE CALL: Books Provide Comfort, Guidence, Relaxation

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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

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  • 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 07/08, July/August 2009, John Lebas, Sunni Hosemann, Bryan Tutt Jul 2009

Oncolog Volume 54, Number 07/08, July/August 2009, John Lebas, Sunni Hosemann, Bryan Tutt

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  • Frontiers in Radiosurgery
  • Advanced Ovarian Cancer
  • House Call: Colorectal Cancer: Life-Saving Options for Early Detection
  • Reduced Wait Times Mean Faster Access for New Patients

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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 52, Number 11, November 2007, Diane Witter, Karen Stuyck, Garth Powis Dphil Nov 2007

Oncolog, Volume 52, Number 11, November 2007, Diane Witter, Karen Stuyck, Garth Powis Dphil

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  • Outsmarting Brain Cancer
  • Protecting the Heart
  • House Call: Recognize the Signs of Ovarian Cancer
  • DiaLog: Advancing Drug Design in Academia, by Garth Powis, DPhil, Director, Center for Targeted Therapy, Chair, Department of Experimental Therapeutics

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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

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  • 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 51, Number 09, September 2006, Dawn Chalaire, Angelique Siy, Christopher G. Wood Md Sep 2006

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

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Oncolog, Volume 50, Number 10, October 2005, Beth Notzon, Rachel Williams, Maurie Markman Md Oct 2005

Oncolog, Volume 50, Number 10, October 2005, Beth Notzon, Rachel Williams, Maurie Markman Md

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  • Cytogenetics: Major Insights from Microscopic Details
  • Breaking the News
  • House Call: From My Bookshelf to Yours
  • DiaLog: Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A New Strategy for Advanced Ovarian Cancer, by Maurie Markman, MD, Vice President for Clinical Research

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Oncolog, Volume 50, Number 04, April 2005, Rachel Williams, Ellen Mcdonald, Michael Fisch Md, Mph Apr 2005

Oncolog, Volume 50, Number 04, April 2005, Rachel Williams, Ellen Mcdonald, Michael Fisch Md, Mph

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  • Harnessing the Immune System: The Promise and Potential of Cancer Vaccines
  • Considering Prophylactic Surgery
  • House Call: Chemotherapy and Hair Loss
  • DiaLog: Redefining Success in Cancer Care, by Michael Fisch, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Community Clinical Oncology 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

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  • 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 05, May 2003, Katie Prout Matias, David Galloway, Ryuji Kobayashi Phd May 2003

Oncolog, Volume 48, Number 05, May 2003, Katie Prout Matias, David Galloway, Ryuji Kobayashi Phd

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  • Proteomics May One Day Revolutionize Cancer Detection, Staging, and Prognosis
  • Depression in Patients with Cancer Is a Separate—and Treatable—Illness
  • House Call: Facing Fatigue When You Have Cancer: What Can You Do?
  • DiaLog: Proteomics: The Creation of a New Field of Study, by Ryuji Kobayashi, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular Pathology, Director, Proteomics Program

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Oncolog, Volume 47, Number 09, September 2002, Kerry L. Wright, Dawn Chalaire, Karyn Hede, Martin L. Smith Std, Anne J. Flamm Jd Sep 2002

Oncolog, Volume 47, Number 09, September 2002, Kerry L. Wright, Dawn Chalaire, Karyn Hede, Martin L. Smith Std, Anne J. Flamm Jd

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

  • Is Hormone Replacement Therapy an Option for Women with a History of Breast Cancer?
  • Breast Cancer Survivor Devotes Life to Helping Those at High Risk for Hereditary Cancers
  • "I Have Something to Tell You." Counselors Support Family Communication about Genetic Susceptibility to Cancer
  • DiaLog: Bigger than a Blood Test: Ethical Cautions about Genetic Testing, by Martin L. Smith, STD, and Anne J. Flamm, JD
  • House Call: Just a Phase: Understanding Clinical Trials
  • Discovery Sheds Light on How Breast Cancer Cells Progress to More Aggressive Forms

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Oncolog, Volume 45, Number 06, June 2000, Kerry L. Wright, Margaret E. Goode, Jack Roth Md, Gary S. Clayman Md, Dds Jun 2000

Oncolog, Volume 45, Number 06, June 2000, Kerry L. Wright, Margaret E. Goode, Jack Roth Md, Gary S. Clayman Md, Dds

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

  • Newly Organized Ophthalmology Section Expands Treatment of Ocular Malignancies
  • Turning Knowledge Into Effective Gene Therapies, by Jack A. Roth, MD, Professor, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, and Gary S. Clayman, MD, DDS, Associate Professor, Head and Neck Surgery
  • Microarrays Reduce Time, Labor, and Cost of DNA Analysis
  • New DNA Microarray Technology Could Speed Up Discovery of the Genetic Causes of Lung Cancer
  • House Call: Virtual Health: Finding Reliable Medical Resources on the Internet
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines: Case Report: Ovarian Cancer
  • Protocols: Studies Aim to Detect and Treat Ocular Malignancies

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Oncolog, Volume 41, Number 03, July-September 1996, Maureen E. Goode, Vickie J. Williams Jan 1996

Oncolog, Volume 41, Number 03, July-September 1996, Maureen E. Goode, Vickie J. Williams

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

  • M. D. Anderson researchers stress importance of annual colorectal cancer screening
  • Informed consent explains concerns about genetic testing
  • New program focuses on inherited predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer

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Oncolog, Volume 40, Number 01 January-March 1995, Stephanie P. Deming, Kathryn L. Hale, Linda N. Eppich Jan 1995

Oncolog, Volume 40, Number 01 January-March 1995, Stephanie P. Deming, Kathryn L. Hale, Linda N. Eppich

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  • Genetic testing: a new paradigm for medullary thyroid carcinoma
  • Bone marrow transplantation now available as an outpatient procedure
  • Adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: 20 years of progress at M. D. Anderson

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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

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

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Oncolog, Volume 31, Number 01, January-March 1986, Lester J. Peters Md Jan 1986

Oncolog, Volume 31, Number 01, January-March 1986, Lester J. Peters Md

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

  • From Ability to Measure Cell Survival Come New Radiotherapeutic Strategies
  • Diagnosing the Rare Lesion: Ovarian and Omental Ependymomas
  • Radiotherapy Tailored to Patient's Disease

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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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