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December 2005 Volume 2 No 12

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Editorial

Herceptin: HERalding a new era in breast cancer care but at what cost?

Lisa Hutchinson and Vincent T DeVita Jr

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0378 | Full Text | PDF (50K)

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Viewpoints

The evolving role of aromatase inhibitors in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer

Paula D Ryan and Paul E Goss

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0360 | Full Text | PDF (70K)

Individualization of neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer according to molecular tumor characteristics

Bryan T Hennessy, Ana Maria Gonzalez-Angulo and Gabriel N Hortobagyi

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0375 | Full Text | PDF (72K)

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Research Highlights

The UbcH10 gene is a novel therapeutic target in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma

Alexandra King

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0323 | Full Text | PDF (62K)

Sensitivity to preoperative chemotherapy varies between breast cancer subtypes

Caroline Barranco

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0325 | Full Text | PDF (62K)

A novel preoperative staging technique for NSCLC could prevent unnecessary surgery

Alexandra King

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0330 | Full Text | PDF (70K)

Induction of antitumor immunity by partial resection and combination adjuvant therapy

Carol Lovegrove

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0331 | Full Text | PDF (61K)

Prophylactic thyroidectomy: effective against medullary thyroid carcinoma in children

Alexandra King

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0332 | Full Text | PDF (69K)

Gene expression predicts chemotherapy response in advanced breast cancer

Carol Lovegrove

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0333 | Full Text | PDF (61K)

Ovoid shields reduce radiation dose to the rectum during ICRT for cervical cancer

AlexandraKing

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0334 | Full Text | PDF (61K)

Specific and sensitive detection of prostate cancer using urine sediment DNA

Carol Lovegrove

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0335 | Full Text | PDF (62K)

Involved-field radiotherapy: a potential standard therapy for early stage LPHL

Alexandra King

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0337 | Full Text | PDF (62K)

Decreased dissemination and increased transgene expression using novel viral gene delivery

Carol Lovegrove

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0338 | Full Text | PDF (70K)

P-glycoprotein expression predicts response to NACT in breast cancer

Carol Lovegrove

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0339 | Full Text | PDF (75K)

Evidence Based Medicine

Long-term use of aspirin and NSAIDs reduces the risk of colorectal cancer

Rachel Murphy

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doi:10.1038/ncprheum0022 | Full Text | PDF (68K)

Liver transplantation or resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma?

Katy Cherry

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doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep0297 | Full Text | PDF (73K)

Spinal cord compression due to metastasis: surgical resection is superior to radiotherapy

Rebecca Doherty

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doi:10.1038/ncpneuro008 | Full Text | PDF (60K)

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Practice Points

Optimizing the sequencing of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy for early breast cancer

Rajiv Sarin and Rakesh Jalali

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0376 | Full Text | PDF (72K)

Is radical prostatectomy of benefit in men with localized prostate cancer?

Shomik Sengupta and Horst Zincke

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0374 | Full Text | PDF (72K)

Can dose-dense chemotherapy improve outcome in patients with better-prognosis small-cell lung cancer?

Katsuyuki Kiura and Nagahiro Saijo

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0357 | Full Text | PDF (76K)

Do low-molecular-weight heparins improve the survival of cancer patients?

Marcello Di Nisio, Harry R Buller and Ettore Porreca

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0329 | Full Text | PDF (72K)

Does radiotherapy to the head, neck or upper thorax for childhood cancer increase the risk of later thyroid cancer?

Mike M Hawkins

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0326 | Full Text | PDF (70K)

Does lung cancer screening motivate smoking cessation?

Fred R Hirsch

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0344 | Full Text | PDF (70K)

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Reviews

Evolving paradigms and perceptions of cancer

Samuel Hellman

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0377 | Full Text | PDF (116K)

Epidemiology informing clinical practice: from bills of mortality to population laboratories

John D Potter

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0359 | Full Text | PDF (215K)

Mechanisms of Disease: prediction and prevention of breast cancer—cellular and molecular interactions

Anthony Howell, Andrew H Sims, Kai Ren Ong, Michelle N Harvie, D Gareth R Evans and Robert B Clarke

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0361 | Full Text | PDF (436K)

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Case Study

Continuing Medical Education

Successful pregnancies following fertility-preserving treatment for ovarian carcinoma

Ram Eitan and Dennis S Chi

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doi:10.1038/ncponc0356 | Full Text | PDF (101K)

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