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

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• 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

Variability Of Target Volume Delineation In Cervical Esophageal Cancer, Patricia Tai, Jake Van Dyk, Edward Yu, Jerry Battista, Larry Stitt, Terry Coad

Edward Yu

PURPOSE: Three-dimensional (3D) conformal radiation therapy (CRT) assumes and requires the precise delineation of the target volume. To assess the consistency of target volume delineation by radiation oncologists, who treat esophageal cancers, we have performed a transCanada survey. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One of three case presentations, including CT scan images, of different stages of cervical esophageal cancer was randomly chosen and sent by mail. Respondents were asked to fill in questionnaires regarding treatment techniques and to outline boost target volumes for the primary tumor on CT scans, using ICRU-50 definitions. RESULTS: Of 58 radiation oncologists who agreed to participate, 48 …

Oncolog, Volume 43, Number 08, August 1998, Don Norwood, David Bababian, Beth W. Allen, Allison Ruffin, Stephen P. Tomasovic Phd

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• Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma therapy innovations improve patient response
• Tamoxifen helps women escape breast cancer's shadow
• Careful inspection, early detection important in controlling oral cancer
• Protocols: Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Protocols Feature Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, and Monoclonal Antibodies
• House Call: Americans’ Appetite for Alternative Medicine: Is It a Safe Diet?
• DiaLog: Comprehensive in More Ways than One, by Stephen P. Tomosovic, PhD, Associate Vice President for Educational Programs

Oncolog, Volume 43, Number 02, February 1998, Beth W. Allen, Alison Rufffin, Rebecca D. Pentz Ph.D.

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• Genetic findings prompt cancer survivor to elect surgery
• Protocols: Radiotherapy Protocols Offer Treatment for Range of Sites and Types of Cancer
• Radiation oncology: targeting effective treatment
• House Call: Cancer: Is it in the Genes or in the Stars?
• DiaLog: Genetic Tests Demand New Answers by Rebecca D. Pentz, PhD, Clinical Ethicist

Oncolog, Volume 43, Number 01, January 1998, Sunita Patterson, Stephanie Deming, Therese Bevers Md

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• Taking Mammography on the Road
• Reassurance and Education Foster Rehabilitation After Colorectal Surgery
• Protocols: Protocols focus on chemoprevention, improving preoperative radiotherapy, and treating advance-stage colorectal cancer
• Sphincter-Preserving Surgery Improves Outcome for Patients with Rectal Cancer
• House Call: Stopping Cancer Before It Occurs: Spell P-r-e-v-e-n-t-i-o-n
• Dialog: Reaching Out and In by Therese Bevers, MD, Cancer Prevention Center Director
• Protocols: Protocols focus on chemoprevention, improving preoperative radiotherapy, and treating advance-stage colorectal cancer