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Oncolog, Volume 56, Number 06, June 2011, John H. Mccool, Sunni Hoseman Jun 2011

Oncolog, Volume 56, Number 06, June 2011, John H. Mccool, Sunni Hoseman

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

  • MD Anderson Celebrates 70th Anniversary: Its first clinical facility was a converted Army barracks, its first headquarters was renovated residential estate near downtown Houston, and its first cancer research was conducted by four scientists in a former horse stable
  • Compass: Stage II or III Soft Tissue Sarcoma-Chemotherapy and radiation therapy before or after surgery benefit patients

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Oncolog, Volume 56, Number 04-05, April-May 2011, Zach Bohannan, Bryan Tutt Apr 2011

Oncolog, Volume 56, Number 04-05, April-May 2011, Zach Bohannan, Bryan Tutt

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

  • Understanding and Managing Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Endocrine tumors caused by multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes (MEN) pose a dual threat-both from the tumors' potential for growth or metastasis and from their hormonal secretions
  • Two-Stage Resection and Improved Chemotherapy Regimens Lengthen Survival for Patients with Lever Metastasis from Colorectal Cancer
  • HOUSE CALL: Saving a Life by Donating Stem Cells: Fact about stem cell transplants
  • IN BRIEF: Study Reveals How EZH2 Protein Promotes Breast Tumor-Initiating Cell Growth

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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

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  • 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 08, August 2010, Bryan Tutt, John Lebas Aug 2010

Oncolog Volume 55, Number 08, August 2010, Bryan Tutt, John Lebas

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  • Therapeutic Vaccines against Cancer: Clinical trials of thrapeutic vaccines in cancer patients yield positive results
  • Findings Could Altere Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Treatment: Phase III trials show newer drugs yield better responses than imatinib
  • INBRIEF: Vandetanib Shows Benefit When Combined with Docetaxel for Lung Cancer/ HPV-Positive Tumor Status Indicates Better Prognosis in Patients with Oropharyngeal Cancer
  • HOUSE CALL: Understanding the Benefits and Risks of Massage

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Oncolog Volume 55, Number 07, July 2010, Joe Munch, Sunni Hoseman Jul 2010

Oncolog Volume 55, Number 07, July 2010, Joe Munch, Sunni Hoseman

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

  • Refining Approaches to Thyroid Cancer: Time-proven treatments and newer biologic agents offer hope, particularly for patirnts with advanced disease.
  • Thyroid Cancer in Children.
  • Compass Summer 2010: Locoregional Cancer of the Esophagus: Timimg Surgery and Other Therapies for Resectable Disease.
  • HOUSE CALL: Understanding Clinical Trials

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Oncolog Volume 55, Number 06, June 2010, John Lebas Jun 2010

Oncolog Volume 55, Number 06, June 2010, John Lebas

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  • The BATTLE Results Are IN: Phase II trial reveals molecular signatures in lung cancer that may guide treatment decisions.
  • Endoscopic Repair of Colon Perforations: Nonsurgical techniques for closing gestrointestinal defects may yiels benefits for patients undergoing colonoscopy.
  • INBRIEF: Stem Cells Seen Repairing Heart Attack Damage Over Time/Additional Blood Data May Improve Pediatric Leukemia Predictions/Pediatric Patients with Rare Tumor May benefit from Heated Chemotherapy/New Findings Refute Link Between UVA, Melanoma.
  • HOUSE CALL: Skin Cancer Screening: What is It and Who Should Get It ?: Types of skin cancer/Who should be screened ?/What to expect/Self-examination: Check your skin regularly and tell your …

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Oncolog Volume 54, Number 06, June 2009, John Lebas, Maude Veech Jun 2009

Oncolog Volume 54, Number 06, June 2009, John Lebas, Maude Veech

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

  • Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: Refining Approaches to Treatment
  • Advancing the Treatment of Lymphedema
  • House Call: Hospice: Comforting Care When the End Is Near

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Oncolog Volume 54, Number 02, February 2009, Maude Veech, Joe Munch, Don Norwood Feb 2009

Oncolog Volume 54, Number 02, February 2009, Maude Veech, Joe Munch, Don Norwood

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  • Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: A Promising Adjuvant to Lumpectomy Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Pediatric Regimens for Adolescents and
  • House Call: Think About Your Medical Needs When Preparing for Natural Disasters
  • Young Adults Yield Survival Advantages
  • A New Biomarker for Bladder Cancer?

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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 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 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 51, Number 04, April 2006, Sunni Hosemann, Martha Morrison, Therese B. Bevers Md Apr 2006

Oncolog Volume 51, Number 04, April 2006, Sunni Hosemann, Martha Morrison, Therese B. Bevers Md

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

  • Redefining Unresectable Disease: Strategies for Treating Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer
  • Cancer Screening Guidelines Revised: One on One with Dr. Therese Bevers
  • House Call; What Is "Breast Self-Awareness"?
  • DiaLog: The Revolutionary Cervical Cancer Vaccine, by Therese B. Bevers, MD, Medical Director, Cancer Prevention Center

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Oncolog, Volume 50, Number 11, November 2005, Vickie J. Williams, Karen Stuyck, James D. Cox Md Nov 2005

Oncolog, Volume 50, Number 11, November 2005, Vickie J. Williams, Karen Stuyck, James D. Cox Md

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

  • Cancer in Young Adults
  • Do Mind/Body Techniques Work?
  • House Call: Tapping into Local and Online Resources
  • Phytoestrogen Consumption May Reduce Lung Cancer Risk
  • DiaLog: Radiation Therapy and Lung Cancer, by James D. Cox, MD, Professor and Head of the Division of Radiation Oncology

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Oncolog, Volume 48, Number 12, December 2003, Karen Stuyck, Dawn Chalaire, Martha A. Askins Phd, Martha Aschenbrenner Dec 2003

Oncolog, Volume 48, Number 12, December 2003, Karen Stuyck, Dawn Chalaire, Martha A. Askins Phd, Martha Aschenbrenner

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

  • On the Move: Efforts Under Way to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Renal Cancer
  • Protocols: Studies Examine Treatments for Renal Cell Carcinoma
  • Art Therapy Helps Children Affected by Cancer Express Their Emotions
  • Children's Art Project Has Been Improving the Lives of Children with Cancer for 30 Years
  • DiaLog: When a Parent Is Sick: Talking to Children about Cancer, by Martha A. Askins, PhD, Division of Pediatrics, and Martha Aschenbrenner, Director, Child Life Services

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Oncolog, Volume 47, Number 10, October 2002, Sunni Hosemann, Mariann Crapanzano, Stephen P. Tomasovic Phd Oct 2002

Oncolog, Volume 47, Number 10, October 2002, Sunni Hosemann, Mariann Crapanzano, Stephen P. Tomasovic Phd

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

  • A Natural Progression: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Promotes the Study and Integration of Complementary Therapies
  • New AJCC Staging System for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Reflects Patient Prognosis After Surgical Resection
  • DiaLog: Complementary Medicine: Research, Education, and Communication, by Stephen P. Tomasovic, PhD, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Oncology and Vice President for Educational Programs
  • House Call: Making the Cancer Journey Easier

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Oncolog, Volume 47, Number 07-08, July-August 2002, Don Norwood, Sunni Hosemann, Martin N. Raber Md Jul 2002

Oncolog, Volume 47, Number 07-08, July-August 2002, Don Norwood, Sunni Hosemann, Martin N. Raber Md

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

  • New Agents and Strategies Help Oncologists Balance Benefits and Risks of Chemotherapy
  • House Call: Exercise Improves Quality of Life for Patients with Cancer
  • Intravenous Administration of Busulfan Reveals a Therapeutic Window
  • Studies Look for Better Ways to Treat Infections in Patients with Cancer
  • DiaLog: Why Refer Patients to a Major Cancer Center?, by Martin N. Raber, MD, Professor of Medicine
  • Prevention, Early Diagnosis, and Effective Therapies Are Keys to Controlling Infections in Patients with Cancer

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Oncolog, Volume 46, Number 04, April 2001, Kerry L. Wright, Don Norwood, Dawn Chalaire, Julie Penne Apr 2001

Oncolog, Volume 46, Number 04, April 2001, Kerry L. Wright, Don Norwood, Dawn Chalaire, Julie Penne

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

  • Clinical PET Facility Returns to M.D. Anderson
  • Trial Shows Pill Is as Effective as Intravenous Chemotherapy for Advanced Colon Cancer
  • House Call: After Cancer: A Survivor's Diary
  • Postirradiation Oral Complications Are Serious but Preventable

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Oncolog, Volume 45, Number 09, September 2000, Mariann Crapanzano, Kerry L. Wright, David L. Callender Md Sep 2000

Oncolog, Volume 45, Number 09, September 2000, Mariann Crapanzano, Kerry L. Wright, David L. Callender Md

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

  • Multidisciplinary Care Improves Treatment, Enhances Quality of Life for Patients with Colorectal Cancer
  • DiaLog: Treating Cancer with a Team Approach, by David L. Callender, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
  • Cervical Cancer Prevention: Could Spectroscopy Steal the Spot"light"?
  • Virtual Colonoscopy a Potential Screening Reality
  • Protocols: Clinical Trials for Colorectal Cancer
  • Compass: Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • House Call: Sharing Personal Stories: Books Written by People with Cancer

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Oncolog, Volume 45, Number 02, February 2000, Kerry L. Wright, Mariann Crapanzano Feb 2000

Oncolog, Volume 45, Number 02, February 2000, Kerry L. Wright, Mariann Crapanzano

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

  • National Cooperation Leads to New Standard of Treatment for Cervical Cancer
  • House Call: Stress and Cancer: What's the Connection?
  • Researchers Study Hormone Intervention Therapy to Prevent Treatment-Induced Sterility
  • Protocols: Cervical Cancer Clinical Trials
  • Regular Pap Smears Still Key to Preventing Cervical Cancer

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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 10, October 1998, Beth W. Allen, Beth Notzon, Alison Ruffin, Fran Zandstra Rn, Bsn, Mba, Ocn Oct 1998

Oncolog, Volume 43, Number 10, October 1998, Beth W. Allen, Beth Notzon, Alison Ruffin, Fran Zandstra Rn, Bsn, Mba, Ocn

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

  • Endometrial cancer: prompt responses yield high survival rates
  • Celebrating the end of a destructive relationship: one smoker's story
  • Gene therapy for brain tumors moves from laboratory to clinic
  • Protocols: Trials Offer Treatment Options for Patients with Endometrial Cancer
  • Protocols: Brain Tumor Trials Encompass Radiation, Drug, Biological, and Gene Therapies
  • House Call: Using Antioxidants: Read the Road Signs and Yield to Caution
  • DiaLog: Protecting Hard-Won Surgical Cure: Surveillance for Recurrent Endometrial Cancer, by Fran Zandstra, RN, BSN, MBA, OCN, Center Administrative Director, Gynecology Oncology Center

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Oncolog, Volume 43, Number 06, June 1998, Sunita Patterson, Hagop Kantarjian Md Jun 1998

Oncolog, Volume 43, Number 06, June 1998, Sunita Patterson, Hagop Kantarjian Md

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

  • New treatment strategies improve prognosis in patients with chronic leukemias
  • Ultrasonography fosters targeted intraprostatic therapy
  • Protocols: Trials for Chronic Leukemia Feature Chemotherapy and “Mini” Transplants
  • House Call: Answering the Who, What, When, Why, and How of Cancer
  • DiaLog: Leukemia’s Lessons in Malignant Transformation, by Hagop Kantarjian, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Leukemia

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Oncolog, Volume 40, Number 02, April-June 1995, Margaret E. Goode, Vickie` J. Williams, Sunita Patterson Jan 1995

Oncolog, Volume 40, Number 02, April-June 1995, Margaret E. Goode, Vickie` J. Williams, Sunita Patterson

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

  • Creative strategies key in fight against liver cancer
  • Getting patients home and back to their routines more quickly
  • Teaching physicians how to prevent 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

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

  • 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 31, Number 02, April-June 1986, Ralph S. Freedman Md, Phd, Elton Stubblefield Phd Jan 1986

Oncolog, Volume 31, Number 02, April-June 1986, Ralph S. Freedman Md, Phd, Elton Stubblefield Phd

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

  • Conference Report: Gynecologic Cancer Outcome Improves Because of New Treatment Applications
  • A Geneticist's View of Cancer: New Insight from Developmental Mechanisms
  • Counseling, Practical Advice Help Women with Cervical Cancer Resume Sexual Activity

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