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Volume 99, Issue 7
Published online 30 September 2008 (989-1196)

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Minireviews

Dichloroacetate (DCA) as a potential metabolic-targeting therapy for cancer FREE

E D Michelakis, L Webster and J R Mackey

Br J Cancer 99: 989-994; advance online publication, September 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604554

Can weight loss prevent cancer? FREE

K Y Wolin and G A Colditz

Br J Cancer 99: 995-999; advance online publication, August 26, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604623

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Clinical Studies

Early changes in the haemostatic and procoagulant systems after chemotherapy for breast cancer FREE

C C Kirwan, G McDowell, C N McCollum, S Kumar and G J Byrne

Br J Cancer 99: 1000-1006; advance online publication, September 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604620

Mammographic screening for young women with a family history of breast cancer: knowledge and views of those at risk FREE

S Tyndel, A Clements, C Bankhead, B J Henderson, K Brain, E Watson and J Austoker for the PIMMS Study Management Group

Br J Cancer 99: 1007-1012; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604672

The relationship between the systemic inflammatory response, tumour proliferative activity, T-lymphocytic and macrophage infiltration, microvessel density and survival in patients with primary operable breast cancer FREE

AM Al Murri, M Hilmy, J Bell, C Wilson, A-M McNicol, A Lannigan, J C Doughty and D C McMillan

Br J Cancer 99: 1013-1019; advance online publication, September 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604667

Neoadjuvant continuous infusion of weekly 5-fluorouracil and escalating doses of oxaliplatin plus concurrent radiation in locally advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: results of a phase I/II trial FREE

S Lorenzen, B Brücher, F Zimmermann, H Geinitz, J Riera, T Schuster, N Roethling, H Höfler, K Ott, C Peschel, J R Siewert, M Molls and F Lordick

Br J Cancer 99: 1020-1026; advance online publication, September 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604659

Treatment of localised resectable neuroblastoma. Results of the LNESG1 study by the SIOP Europe Neuroblastoma Group FREE

B De Bernardi, V Mosseri, H Rubie, V Castel, A Foot, R Ladenstein, G Laureys, M Beck-Popovic, A F de Lacerda, A D J Pearson, J De Kraker, P F Ambros, Y de Rycke, M Conte, P Bruzzi and J Michon

Br J Cancer 99: 1027-1033; advance online publication, September 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604640

Silent venous thromboembolism before treatment in endometrial cancer and the risk factors FREE

T Satoh, K Matsumoto, K Uno, M Sakurai, S Okada, M Onuki, T Minaguchi, Y O Tanaka, S Homma, A Oki and H Yoshikawa

Br J Cancer 99: 1034-1039; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604658

Pathways to diagnosis for Black men and White men found to have prostate cancer: the PROCESS cohort study FREE

C Metcalfe, S Evans, F Ibrahim, B Patel, K Anson, F Chinegwundoh, C Corbishley, D Gillatt, R Kirby, G Muir, V Nargund, R Popert, R Persad and Y Ben-Shlomo on behalf of the PROCESS study group

Br J Cancer 99: 1040-1045; advance online publication, September 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604670

The impact of old age on cancer-specific and non-cancer-related survival following elective potentially curative surgery for Dukes A/B colorectal cancer FREE

D C McMillan, D J Hole and C S McArdle

Br J Cancer 99: 1046-1049; advance online publication, September 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604669

Pharmacogenetic prediction of clinical outcome in advanced colorectal cancer patients receiving oxaliplatin/5-fluorouracil as first-line chemotherapy FREE

L Paré, E Marcuello, A Altés, E del Río, L Sedano, J Salazar, A Cortés, A Barnadas and M Baiget

Br J Cancer 99: 1050-1055; advance online publication, September 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604671

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Translational Therapeutics

A new role for tamoxifen in oestrogen receptor-negative breast cancer when it is combined with epigallocatechin gallate FREE

M J Scandlyn, E C Stuart, T J Somers-Edgar, A R Menzies and R J Rosengren

Br J Cancer 99: 1056-1063; advance online publication, September 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604634

BLT2 is expressed in PanINs, IPMNs, pancreatic cancer and stimulates tumour cell proliferation FREE

R Hennig, T Osman, I Esposito, N Giese, S M Rao, X-Z Ding, W-G Tong, M W Büchler, T Yokomizo, H Friess and T E Adrian

Br J Cancer 99: 1064-1073; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604655

Effects of dasatinib on EphA2 receptor tyrosine kinase activity and downstream signalling in pancreatic cancer FREE

Q Chang, C Jorgensen, T Pawson and D W Hedley

Br J Cancer 99: 1074-1082; advance online publication, September 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604676

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Molecular Diagnostics

The stem cell-associated Hiwi gene in human adenocarcinoma of the pancreas: expression and risk of tumour-related death FREE

L F Grochola, T Greither, H Taubert, P Möller, U Knippschild, A Udelnow, D Henne-Bruns and P Würl

Br J Cancer 99: 1083-1088; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604653

Prognostic value of protein tyrosine kinase 6 (PTK6) for long-term survival of breast cancer patients FREE

M Aubele, A K Walch, N Ludyga, H Braselmann, M J Atkinson, B Luber, G Auer, S Tapio, T Cooke and J M S Bartlett

Br J Cancer 99: 1089-1095; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604660

Clinical implications of insulin-like growth factor 1 system in early-stage cervical cancer FREE

Y-F Huang, M-R Shen, K-F Hsu, Y-M Cheng and C-Y Chou

Br J Cancer 99: 1096-1102; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604661

Prediction of ovarian cancer prognosis and response to chemotherapy by a serum-based multiparametric biomarker panel FREE

K Oikonomopoulou, L Li, Y Zheng, I Simon, R L Wolfert, D Valik, M Nekulova, M Simickova, T Frgala and E P Diamandis

Br J Cancer 99: 1103-1113; advance online publication, September 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604630

Isoforms of endothelin-converting enzyme-1 (ECE-1) have opposing effects on prostate cancer cell invasion FREE

L A Lambert, A R Whyteside, A J Turner and B A Usmani

Br J Cancer 99: 1114-1120; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604631

Ki-67 expression predicts locoregional recurrence in stage I oral tongue carcinoma FREE

D Wangsa, M Ryott, E Åvall-Lundqvist, F Petersson, G Elmberger, J Luo, T Ried, G Auer and E Munck-Wikland

Br J Cancer 99: 1121-1128; advance online publication, September 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604633

Telomere maintenance and dysfunction predict recurrence in paediatric ependymoma FREE

U Tabori, V Wong, J Ma, M Shago, N Alon, J Rutka, E Bouffet, U Bartels, D Malkin and C Hawkins

Br J Cancer 99: 1129-1135; advance online publication, September 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604652

Investigation of chromosome 1q reveals differential expression of members of the S100 family in clinical subgroups of intracranial paediatric ependymoma FREE

V Rand, E Prebble, L Ridley, M Howard, W Wei, M-A Brundler, B E Fee, G J Riggins, B Coyle and R G Grundy on behalf of the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group Biological Studies Committee

Br J Cancer 99: 1136-1143; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604651

p53-independent mechanisms regulate the P2-MDM2 promoter in adult astrocytic tumours FREE

M Dimitriadi, G Poulogiannis, L Liu, L M Bäcklund, D M Pearson, K Ichimura and V P Collins

Br J Cancer 99: 1144-1152; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604643

Semaphorin, neuropilin and VEGF expression in glial tumours: SEMA3G, a prognostic marker? FREE

L Karayan-Tapon, M Wager, J Guilhot, P Levillain, C Marquant, J Clarhaut, V Potiron and J Roche

Br J Cancer 99: 1153-1160; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604641

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Epidemiology

Maternal, prenatal and perinatal characteristics and first trimester maternal serum hormone concentrations FREE

R Troisi, R N Hoover, R Thadhani, C-C Hsieh, P Sluss, R Ballard-Barbash and N Potischman

Br J Cancer 99: 1161-1164; advance online publication, September 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604639

Birth and parental characteristics and risk of neuroblastoma in a population-based Norwegian cohort study FREE

T Bjørge, A Engeland, S Tretli and I Heuch

Br J Cancer 99: 1165-1169; advance online publication, September 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604646

Dietary glycaemic index, glycaemic load and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis FREE

H G Mulholland, L J Murray, C R Cardwell and M M Cantwell

Br J Cancer 99: 1170-1175; advance online publication, August 26, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604618

Complexities in the estimation of overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening FREE

S W Duffy, E Lynge, H Jonsson, S Ayyaz and A H Olsen

Br J Cancer 99: 1176-1178; advance online publication, September 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604638

Green tea consumption and lung cancer risk: the Ohsaki study FREE

Q Li, M Kakizaki, S Kuriyama, T Sone, H Yan, N Nakaya, K Mastuda-Ohmori and I Tsuji

Br J Cancer 99: 1179-1184; advance online publication, September 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604645

Determinants of the number of mammography units in 31 countries with significant mammography screening FREE

P Autier and D A Ouakrim

Br J Cancer 99: 1185-1190; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604657

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Letters to the Editor

Reply: Childhood leukaemia and population movements in France, 1990–2003 FREE

S Bellec and J Clavel

Br J Cancer 99: 1191; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604552

Reply: Population change, population mixing and incidence of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in England and Wales FREE

C A Stiller, M E Kroll, P J Boyle and Z Feng

Br J Cancer 99: 1192-1193; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604553

'Population mixing, socio-economic status and incidence of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in England and Wales – analysis by census ward' and 'Childhood leukaemia and population movements in France, 1990–2003' FREE

R Wakeford

Br J Cancer 99: 1194; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604551

Molecular determinants of prognosis in oesophageal cancer patients treated with chemoradiation FREE

J A Ajani

Br J Cancer 99: 1195; advance online publication, September 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604627

Reply: molecular determinants of prognosis in oesophageal cancer patients treated with chemoradiation FREE

R Yoshikawa, M Sasako and Y Fujiwara

Br J Cancer 99: 1196; advance online publication, September 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604647

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