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Oncolog, Volume 63, Number 02, February 2018, Sarah Bronson, Bryan Tutt

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• Radiation Therapy for Liver Cancer: Clinical trials expand treatment options for patients with primary liver cancer
• Proton Therapy for Breast Cancer May Avoid Heart Damage: Trial compares cardiotoxicity of proton-and photon-based radiation therapy to the breast/chest wall and lymph nodes
• New targeted Therapies for Leukemia: New treatments target CD123, BCL2 proteins in acute myelogenous leukemia, blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm
• HOUSE CALL: Supportive Care for Cancer Patients- Supportive care treats the whole patient, not just the cancer

Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 10, October 2017, Sarah Bronson, Bryan Tutt

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• Organ-Sparing Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: Endoscopic surgery, ablation treat early-stage cancer, dysplasia while avoiding esophagectomy.
• INBRIEF: Surgeons Perform Unique Allogeneic Soft Tissue Transplant Between Identical Twins
• Advances in Breast Reconstruction: New reconstruction techniques increase breast cancer surgical options, improve cosmetic outcomes.
• HOUSE CALL: Facing the Financial Burden of Cancer Treatment-Talking to care team, seeking out resources are important steps in managing cancer-related financial stress
• INBRIEF: Proton Therapy plus Chemotherapy Shows Promise in Lung Cancer Trial

Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 03, March 2017, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch, Brandon C. Strubberg

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• Immunotherapy for Glioblastoma: Clinical trials test innovative immunotherapy approaches against brain tumors.
• Virus-Specific T Cells Treat Posttransplant Infections: Banked T cells offer "off-the-shelf" therapy for patients with BK virus, JC virus, Cytomegalovirus infections after stem cell transplant.
• Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer: Clinical trial compares outcomes of intensity-modulated proton therapy, standard radiation therapy.
• HOUSE CALL: Lung Cancer Screening-Low-dose computed tomography can detect lung cancer early

Oncolog, Volume 61, Number 06, June 2016, Jill Deisigne, Joe Munch, Kathryn Hale, B Strubberg

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• Proton Therapy Trials May Provide More Options for Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Proton therapy offers the potential to deliver a higher radiation dose to lung tumors and a lower dose to healthy tissues than does standard radiation therapy. However, the effectiveness of proton therapy has not yet been documented in clinical trials for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common type of lung cancer. Two ongoing trials of proton therapy aim to demonstrate its effectiveness and may change the standard of care for NSCLC.
• Innovative "Basket" Trial Shows Promise of BRAF Inhibition in Various Cancers: …

Oncolog, Volume 60, Number 11 - 12, November - December 2015, Joe Munch, Bryan Tutt, C. Graber

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• Multidisciplinary Treatment Maximizes Outcomes for malignant Tumors of the Anterior Skull Base: Malignant tumors of the anterior skull base occur in a delicate area but often need aggressive treatment. Determining the best course of therapy for patients with these tumors takes a multidisciplinary effort.
• Management of Eyelid and Conjunctival Tumors with Preservation of Slight, Function and Cosmesis: Tumors of the eyelid and extent of disease, and which treatments, if any, are needed after surgical excision depends on several factors, including the potential for metastasis.
• HOUSE CALL: "Other" Health Risks from Smoking-Besides cancer, tobacco causes many diseases.

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

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• 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

Oncolog Volume 55, Number 01, January 2010, Bryan Tutt, Bita Esmaeli

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• Ocular Cancer: Tumors of the eye threaten sight and often indicate presence of extensive disease
• Eye Care for Cancer Patients
• Doctors Team Up to Battle Retinoblastoma
• Compass Winter 2010: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: Choosing Treatment for a Common Group of Early, Confined Breast Cancers
• Toward Tomorrow
• House Call: Three Targets for New Year's Resolutions

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Oncolog Volume 54, Number 04, April 2009, Sunita Patterson, Sunni Hosemann

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• Rebuilding What Cancer Has Ravaged
• Organ-Confined Prostate Cancer
• House Call: Integrative Medicine: Understanding Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Oncolog Volume 53, Number 05, May 2008, John Lebas, Joe Munch, Alexander V. Prokhorov Md, Phd

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• Hepatocellular Carcinoma: New Standards in Therapy Emerging
• House Call: When Diagnosis Meets Denial
• In Brief: Overweight, Obese Patients Fare Worse with Breast Cancer, Researchers Find
• DiaLog: ASPIRE to Stop Teen Smoking, by Alexander V. Prokhorov, MD, PhD, Project Director, ASPIRE, Professor, Department of Behavioral Science
• A Reverse Approach to Adrenal Gland Resection

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

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

Oncolog Volume 51, Number 01, January 2006, Stephanie P. Deming, Diane Witter

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• Fertility After Cancer
• Improving the Odds in Lung Cancer
• House Call: Understanding the Basics of Melanoma

Oncolog, Volume 52, Number 10, October 2007, Diane Witter, Vickie J. Williams, Michael Fisch Md, Mph

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• Cancer Chemoprevention: A Prescription for Health?
• Clinic Targets Oral Cancer at Early Stages
• Customized Cancer Care for Kids
• Hotline Consultation Available for Suspected Cancer Cases
• House Call: Cancer Stages: Understanding the Basics
• DiaLog: Rethinking the Standard of Care, by Michael Fisch, MD, MPH

Oncolog, Volume 52, Number 07/08, July/August 2007, Diane Witter, Vickie J. Williams, Dawn Chalaire

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• Harnessing the Power of Protons
• Gene-Environment Interaction Studies Answer the Question, “Why Did I Get Cancer?”
• House Call: Parents: Be Hopeful and Honest When Telling Kids about Your Serious Illness
• Helping Physicians Help Patients

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

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

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• 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

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

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• 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

Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 07/08, July/August 2004, Dawn Chalaire, David Galloway, Ellen Manzullo Md

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• Proton Therapy Comes into Its Own
• Treating Patients with Cancer Requires Looking Beyond the Tumor
• House Call: Protecting Yourself Against Skin Cancer
• DiaLog: Treating Cancer-Related Fatigue, by Ellen Manzullo, MD, FACP, Department of General Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Treatment, and Emergency Care

Oncolog, Volume 48, Number 06, June 2003, Dawn Chalaire, Sunni Hosemann, Kate O'Suilleabhain, Kerry L. Wright, Daniel J. Booser Md

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• Largest-Ever NCI Trial to Study Lung Cancer Screening
• “What Choices Do I Have?” Breast Reconstruction Book and CD-ROM Help Patients Make Complicated Decisions
• House Call: Coping with the Adverse Effects of Cancer Treatment
• New Proton Therapy Center to Deliver Radiation with Precision, Few Side Effects
• DiaLog: Treating Breast Cancer with Hormone Therapy: Past, Present, and Future, by Daniel J. Booser, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Department of Breast Medical Oncology

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

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• 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

Oncolog, Volume 44, Number 12, December 1999, Margaret E. Goode, Dawn Chalaire, John Mendelsohn Md

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• Collaboration Between Scientists, Clinicians Moves Apoptosis Studies Forward
• Answering the Who, What, and How of Medical Physics
• USHERING IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES: Medical Physicists Focus on IMRT, Ultrasound-Guided Brachytherapy
• DiaLog: Building Better Patient Care on the Foundation of Scientific Research, by John Mendelsohn, MD, President, Professor of Clinical Investigation
• House Call: Make Cancer Prevention Part of Your New Year's Resolutions