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Volume 82, Issue 1
Published online 10 December 1999 (1-250)

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Regular Article

Position paper by the UKCCCR Elderly Cancer Patients in Clinical Trials Working Group FREE

Br J Cancer 82: 1-3; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0866

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Editorials

Economics of stem cell transplantation for lymphoma: counting the cost of living FREE

J W Sweetenham

Br J Cancer 82: 4-6; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0867

Optimizing cancer care: specialization, coordination and cooperation FREE

A G Renehan and S T O'Dwyer

Br J Cancer 82: 7-8; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0868

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Regular Articles

Involvement of APC and K-ras mutation in non-polypoid colorectal tumorigenesis FREE

N Umetani, S Sasaki, T Masaki, T Watanabe, K Matsuda and T Muto

Br J Cancer 82: 9-15; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0869

Preferential down-regulation of phospholipase C-beta in Ewing's sarcoma cells transfected with antisense EWS-Fli-1 FREE

T Dohjima, T Ohno, Y Banno, Y Nozawa, Y Wen-yi and K Shimizu

Br J Cancer 82: 16-19; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1998.0870

Phosphoglycerate mutase, 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate phosphatase, creatine kinase and enolase activity and isoenzymes in breast carcinoma FREE

N Durany, J Joseph, O M Jimenez, F Climent, P L Fernández, F Rivera and J Carreras

Br J Cancer 82: 20-27; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0871

Inhibition of IkappaB-alpha phosphorylation at serine and tyrosine acts independently on sensitization to DNA damaging agents in human glioma cells FREE

J Miyakoshi and K Yagi

Br J Cancer 82: 28-33; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0872

Depletion of protein kinase C (PKC) by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) enhances platinum drug sensitivity in human ovarian carcinoma cells FREE

S Isonishi, K Ohkawa, T Tanaka and S B Howell

Br J Cancer 82: 34-38; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0873

Androgen receptor protein is down-regulated by basic fibroblast growth factor in prostate cancer cells FREE

M V Cronauer, C Nessler-Menardi, H Klocker, K Maly, A Hobisch, G Bartsch and Z Culig

Br J Cancer 82: 39-45; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0874

Anti-HER2 antibody enhances the growth inhibitory effect of anti-oestrogen on breast cancer cells expressing both oestrogen receptors and HER2 FREE

H Kunisue, J Kurebayashi, T Otsuki, C K Tang, M Kurosumi, S Yamamoto, K Tanaka, H Doihara, N Shimizu and H Sonoo

Br J Cancer 82: 46-51; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0875

The effects of exogenous growth factors on matrix metalloproteinase secretion by human brain tumour cells FREE

H K Rooprai, G J Rucklidge, C Panou and G J Pilkington

Br J Cancer 82: 52-55; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0876

Targeted photodestruction of human colon cancer cells using charged 17.1A chlorine6 immunoconjugates FREE

M Del Governatore, M R Hamblin, E E Piccinini, G Ugolini and T Hasan

Br J Cancer 82: 56-64; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0877

Chromosomal alterations in the clonal evolution to the metastatic stage of squamous cell carcinomas of the lung FREE

S Petersen, M Aninat-Meyer, K Schlüns, K Gellert, M Dietel and I Petersen

Br J Cancer 82: 65-73; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0878

Comparison of different methods of intracerebral administration of radioiododeoxyuridine for glioma therapy using a rat model FREE

R J Mairs, C L Wideman, W J Angerson, T L Whateley, M S Reza, J R Reeves, L M Robertson, A Neshasteh-Riz, R Rampling, J Owens, D Allan and D I Graham

Br J Cancer 82: 74-80; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0879

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Short Communications

The cost-effectiveness of high dose chemotherapy in the treatment of relapsed Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma FREE

S M Beard, P C Lorigan and F C Sampson

Br J Cancer 82: 81-84; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0880

Antibodies to heat shock protein 90 in osteosarcoma patients correlate with response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy FREE

K Trieb, R Gerth, G Holzer, J G Grohs, P Berger and R Kotz

Br J Cancer 82: 85-87; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0881

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Regular Articles

Preservation of tumour oxygen after hyperbaric oxygenation monitored by magnetic resonance imaging FREE

Y Kinoshita, K Kohshi, N Kunugita, T Tosaki and A Yokota

Br J Cancer 82: 88-92; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0882

Large-scale UK audit of blood transfusion requirements and anaemia in patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy FREE

P J Barrett-Lee, N P Bailey, M E R O'Brien and E Wager

Br J Cancer 82: 93-97; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0883

Treatment of unresectable, locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma with combined radiochemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin and cisplatin FREE

G V Kornek, A Schratter-Sehn, A Marczell, D Depisch, J Karner, G Krauss, K Haider, W Kwasny, G Locker and W Scheithauer

Br J Cancer 82: 98-103; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0884

A phase II study of cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil with concurrent hyperfractionated thoracic radiation for locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a preliminary report from the Okayama Lung Cancer Study Group FREE

Y Segawa, H Ueoka, K Kiura, H Kamei, M Tabata, K Sakae, Y Hiraki, S Kawahara, K Eguchi, S Hiraki and M Harada for the Okayama Lung Cancer Study Group

Br J Cancer 82: 104-111; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0885

Variations in activin receptor, inhibin/activin subunit and follistatin mRNAs in human prostate tumour tissues FREE

R H N van Schaik, C D J Wierikx, M A Timmerman, M H Oomen, W M van Weerden, T H van der Kwast, G J van Steenbrugge and F H de Jong

Br J Cancer 82: 112-117; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0886

Correlation of positive RT-PCR for tyrosinase in peripheral blood of malignant melanoma patients with clinical stage, survival and other risk factors FREE

T M Proebstle, W Jiang, J Högel, U Keilholz, L Weber and C Voit

Br J Cancer 82: 118-123; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1998.0887

Bombesin family receptor and ligand gene expression in human colorectal cancer and normal mucosa FREE

H S Chave, A C Gough, K Palmer, S R Preston and J N Primrose

Br J Cancer 82: 124-130; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1998.0888

Promoter region methylation does not account for the frequent loss of expression of the Fas gene in colorectal carcinoma FREE

L M Butler, A Dobrovic, T Bianco and P A Cowled

Br J Cancer 82: 131-135; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0889

p53 mutations as a marker of malignancy in bladder washing samples from patients with bladder cancer FREE

H A Phillips, G C W Howard and W R Miller

Br J Cancer 82: 136-141; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0890

Overexpression of stathmin in breast carcinomas points out to highly proliferative tumours FREE

P A Curmi, C Noguès, S Lachkar, N Carelle, M-P Gonthier, A Sobel, R Lidereau and I Bièche

Br J Cancer 82: 142-150; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0891

Screening for BRCA2 mutations in 81 Dutch breast–ovarian cancer families FREE

T Peelen, M van Vliet, A Bosch, G Bignell, H F A Vasen, J G M Klijn, H Meijers-Heijboer, M Stratton, G-J B van Ommen, C J Cornelisse and P Devilee

Br J Cancer 82: 151-156; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0892

Expression of cytokeratin 20 in thyroid carcinomas and peripheral blood detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction FREE

T Weber, J Lacroix, J Weitz, K Amnan, A Magener, T Hölting, E Klar, C Herfarth and M von Knebel Doeberitz

Br J Cancer 82: 157-160; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0893

Eukaryotic initiation factor-4E in superficial and muscle invasive bladder cancer and its correlation with vascular endothelial growth factor expression and tumour progression FREE

J P Crew, S Fuggle, R Bicknell, D W Cranston, A de Benedetti and A L Harris

Br J Cancer 82: 161-166; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0894

Histamine, mast cells and tumour cell proliferation in breast cancer: does preoperative cimetidine administration have an effect? FREE

P F Bowrey, J King, C Magarey, P Schwartz, P Marr, E Bolton and D L Morris

Br J Cancer 82: 167-170; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0895

Application of an original RT-PCR–ELISA multiplex assay for MDR1 and MRP, along with p53 determination in node-positive breast cancer patients FREE

J M Ferrero, M C Etienne, J L Formento, M Francoual, P Rostagno, I Peyrottes, F Ettore, E Teissier, P Leblanc-Talent, M Namer and G Milano

Br J Cancer 82: 171-177; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0896

Bcl-w expression in colorectal adenocarcinoma FREE

J W Wilson, M C Nostro, M Balzi, P Faraoni, F Cianchi, A Becciolini and C S Potten

Br J Cancer 82: 178-185; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0897

Evidence for the differential expression of a variant EGF receptor protein in human prostate cancer FREE

E O Olapade-Olaopa, D K Moscatello, E H MacKay, T Horsburgh, D P S Sandhu, T R Terry, A J Wong and F K Habib

Br J Cancer 82: 186-194; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0898

Butyrate regulates E-cadherin transcription, isoform expression and intracellular position in colon cancer cells FREE

M Barshishat, S Polak-Charcon and B Schwartz

Br J Cancer 82: 195-203; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0899

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Short Communication

Risk factors for oral and pharyngeal cancer in women: a study from Italy and Switzerland FREE

C Bosetti, E Negri, S Franceschi, E Conti, F Levi, F Tomei and C La Vecchia

Br J Cancer 82: 204-207; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0900

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Regular Articles

Multiple cancer site comparison of adjusted survival by hospital of treatment: an East Anglian study FREE

D Stockton and T Davies

Br J Cancer 82: 208-212; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0901

Sample size calculation for clinical trials: the impact of clinician beliefs FREE

P M Fayers, A Cuschieri, J Fielding, J Craven, B Uscinska and L S Freedman

Br J Cancer 82: 213-219; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0902

Radiation risk and mammographic screening of women from 40 to 49 years of age: effect on breast cancer rates and years of life FREE

A Mattsson, W Leitz and L E Rutqvist

Br J Cancer 82: 220-226; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0903

Gender differences in lung cancer risk by smoking: a multicentre case–control study in Germany and Italy FREE

M Kreuzer, P Boffetta, E Whitley, W Ahrens, V Gaborieau, J Heinrich, K H Jöckel, L Kreienbrock, S Mallone, F Merletti, F Roesch, P Zambon and L Simonato

Br J Cancer 82: 227-233; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0904

Patterns of infection and day care utilization and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia FREE

J P Neglia, M S Linet, X O Shu, R K Severson, J D Potter, A C Mertens, W Wen, J H Kersey and L L Robison

Br J Cancer 82: 234-240; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0905

Height-related risk factors for prostate cancer FREE

A E Norrish, C U McRae, I M Holdaway and R T Jackson

Br J Cancer 82: 241-245; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0906

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Letters to the Editor

Survival in renal cell carcinoma: a randomized evaluation of tamoxifen vs interleukin-2, alpha-interferon (leucocyte) and tamoxifen FREE

Br J Cancer 82: 246; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0907

Survival in renal cell carcinoma: a randomized evaluation of tamoxifen vs interleukin-2, alpha-interferon (leucocytic) and tamoxifen – reply FREE

Br J Cancer 82: 246-247; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0952

Hereditary factors in basal cell carcinoma of the skin: a population-based cohort study in twins FREE

Br J Cancer 82: 247-248; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0908

Hereditary factors in basal cell carcinoma of the skin: a population-based cohort study in twins—reply FREE

Br J Cancer 82: 248-249; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0953

The relation of gelatinase (MMP-2 and -9) expression with distant site metastasis and tumour aggressiveness in colorectal cancer FREE

Br J Cancer 82: 249; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0909

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Book Review

The surgery of childhood tumors FREE

Br J Cancer 82: 250; doi:10.1054/bjoc.1999.0910

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