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Volume 92, Issue 3
Published online 8 February 2005 (419-612)

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Editorial

Tobacco smoking and the British doctors' cohort FREE

P Boyle

Br J Cancer 92: 419-420; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602361

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Minireview

Fever therapy revisited FREE

U Hobohm

Br J Cancer 92: 421-425; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602386

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Clinical Studies

Mortality from cancer in relation to smoking: 50 years observations on British doctors FREE

R Doll, R Peto, J Boreham and I Sutherland

Br J Cancer 92: 426-429; advance online publication, January 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602359

Mechanisms of improved survival from intensive followup in colorectal cancer: a hypothesis FREE

A G Renehan, M Egger, M P Saunders and S T O'Dwyer

Br J Cancer 92: 430-433; advance online publication, February 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602369

P53 abnormalities and outcomes in colorectal cancer: a systematic review FREE

A J Munro, S Lain and D P Lane

Br J Cancer 92: 434-444; advance online publication, January 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602358

A phase II study of raltitrexed and gemcitabine in patients with advanced pancreatic carcinoma FREE

J J Arends, H P Sleeboom, M B L Leys, D ten Bokkel Huinink, R S de Jong, J M Smit, J W R Nortier and M E T Tesselaar

Br J Cancer 92: 445-448; advance online publication, January 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602368

Expression of the proapoptotic protein Bid is an adverse prognostic factor for radiotherapy outcome in carcinoma of the cervix FREE

M M L Green, G J Hutchison, H R Valentine, R J Fitzmaurice, S E Davidson, R D Hunter, C Dive, C M L West and I J Stratford

Br J Cancer 92: 449-458; advance online publication, February 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602344

Non-small-cell lung cancer in a French department, (1982–1997): management and outcome FREE

J Foeglé, G Hédelin, M P Lebitasy, A Purohit, M Velten and E Quoix

Br J Cancer 92: 459-466; advance online publication, January 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602342

A randomised factorial trial of sequential doxorubicin and CMF vs CMF and chemotherapy alone vs chemotherapy followed by goserelin plus tamoxifen as adjuvant treatment of node-positive breast cancer FREE

S De Placido, M De Laurentiis, M De Lena, V Lorusso, A Paradiso, M D'Aprile, G Pistillucci, A Farris, M G Sarobba, S Palazzo, L Manzione, V Adamo, S Palmeri, F Ferraù, R Lauria, C Pagliarulo, G Petrella, G Limite, R Costanzo and A R Bianco On Behalf of the GOCSI Cooperative Group

Br J Cancer 92: 467-474; advance online publication, January 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602355

Mitomycin C, vinblastine and cisplatin (MVP): an active and well-tolerated salvage regimen for advanced breast cancer FREE

A Urruticoechea, C D Archer, L A Assersohn, R K Gregory, M Verrill, R Mendes, G Walsh, I E Smith and S R D Johnston

Br J Cancer 92: 475-479; advance online publication, February 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602367

Carboxypeptidase G2 rescue in patients with methotrexate intoxication and renal failure FREE

S Buchen, D Ngampolo, R G Melton, C Hasan, A Zoubek, G Henze, U Bode and G Fleischhack

Br J Cancer 92: 480-487; advance online publication, January 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602337

Phase III pilot study of dose escalation using conformal radiotherapy in prostate cancer: PSA control and side effects FREE

D P Dearnaley, E Hall, D Lawrence, R A Huddart, R Eeles, C M Nutting, J Gadd, A Warrington, M Bidmead and A Horwich

Br J Cancer 92: 488-498; advance online publication, February 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602301

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Translational Therapeutics

Induction of cancer-specific cytotoxicity towards human prostate and skin cells using quercetin and ultrasound FREE

S Paliwal, J Sundaram and S Mitragotri

Br J Cancer 92: 499-502; advance online publication, February 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602364

Invasive characteristics of human prostatic epithelial cells: understanding the metastatic process FREE

C A Hart, M Brown, S Bagley, M Sharrard and N W Clarke

Br J Cancer 92: 503-512; advance online publication, January 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602325

A methoxy derivative of resveratrol analogue selectively induced activation of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in transformed fibroblasts FREE

A Gosslau, M Chen, Ci-T Ho and K Y Chen

Br J Cancer 92: 513-521; advance online publication, January 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602300

Expression of V1A and GRP receptors leads to cellular transformation and increased sensitivity to substance-P analogue-induced growth inhibition FREE

A C MacKinnon, U Tufail-Hanif, C D Lucas, D Jodrell, C Haslett and T Sethi

Br J Cancer 92: 522-531; advance online publication, February 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602366

Validation of pharmacodynamic assays to evaluate the clinical efficacy of an antisense compound (AEG 35156) targeted to the X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein XIAP FREE

J Cummings, T H Ward, E LaCasse, C Lefebvre, M St-Jean, J Durkin, M Ranson and C Dive

Br J Cancer 92: 532-538; advance online publication, February 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602363

Defects in muscarinic receptor-coupled signal transduction in isolated parotid gland cells after in vivo irradiation: evidence for a non-DNA target of radiation FREE

R P Coppes, A Meter, S P Latumalea, A F Roffel and H H Kampinga

Br J Cancer 92: 539-546; advance online publication, January 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602365

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Molecular Diagnostics

17beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases involved in local oestrogen synthesis have prognostic significance in breast cancer FREE

C Gunnarsson, E Hellqvist, O Stål and the Southeast Sweden Breast Cancer Group

Br J Cancer 92: 547-552; advance online publication, February 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602375

Association between intratumoral free and total VEGF, soluble VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2 and prognosis in breast cancer FREE

H Bando, H A Weich, M Brokelmann, S Horiguchi, N Funata, T Ogawa and M Toi

Br J Cancer 92: 553-561; advance online publication, January 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602374

Frequent loss of RUNX3 gene expression in remnant stomach cancer and adjacent mucosa with special reference to topography FREE

Y Nakase, C Sakakura, K Miyagawa, S Kin, K Fukuda, A Yanagisawa, K Koide, N Morofuji, Y Hosokawa, K Shimomura, K Katsura, A Hagiwara, H Yamagishi, K Ito and Y Ito

Br J Cancer 92: 562-569; advance online publication, February 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602372

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Epidemiology

Second primary cancers in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the skin FREE

S K Maitra, H Gallo, C Rowland-Payne, D Robinson and H Møller

Br J Cancer 92: 570-571; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602306

Risk of Kaposi's sarcoma and of other cancers in Italian renal transplant patients FREE

D Serraino, P Piselli, C Angeletti, E Minetti, A Pozzetto, G Civati, S Bellelli, F Farchi, F Citterio, G Rezza, S Franceschi and G Busnach for the Immunosuppression and Cancer Study Group

Br J Cancer 92: 572-575; advance online publication, January 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602346

Population-based monitoring of cancer patient survival in situations with imperfect completeness of cancer registration FREE

H Brenner and T Hakulinen

Br J Cancer 92: 576-579; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602323

Cancer mortality in a cohort of asbestos textile workers FREE

E Pira, C Pelucchi, L Buffoni, A Palmas, M Turbiglio, E Negri, P G Piolatto and C La Vecchia

Br J Cancer 92: 580-586; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602240

The expected burden of mesothelioma mortality in Great Britain from 2002 to 2050 FREE

J T Hodgson, D M McElvenny, A J Darnton, M J Price and J Peto

Br J Cancer 92: 587-593; advance online publication, January 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602307

Use of antibiotics and risk of breast cancer: a population-based case–control study FREE

H T Sørensen, M V Skriver, S Friis, J K McLaughlin, W J Blot and J A Baron

Br J Cancer 92: 594-596; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602313

What should the detection rates of cancers be in breast screening programmes? FREE

S W Duffy and R Gabe

Br J Cancer 92: 597-600; advance online publication, January 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602345

Papillomavirus infection in rural women in southern India FREE

S Franceschi, R Rajkumar, P J F Snijders, A Arslan, C Mahé, M Plummer, R Sankaranarayanan, J Cherian, C J L M Meijer and E Weiderpass

Br J Cancer 92: 601-606; advance online publication, January 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602348

A meta-analysis of case–control studies on the combined effect of hepatitis B and C virus infections in causing hepatocellular carcinoma in China FREE

J Shi, L Zhu, S Liu and W-f Xie

Br J Cancer 92: 607-612; advance online publication, February 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602333

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