Volume 2, Number 2, June 2011 (Special Issue on )

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Induction of Mitochondrial Pathways and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress for Increasing Apoptosis in Ectopic and Orthotopic Neuroblastoma Xenografts

Surajit Karmakar, Subhasree Roy Choudhury, Naren Lal Banik, Swapan Kumar Ray

Abstract | References PDF (970KB), PP. 77-90, Pub. Date: July 1, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22009, Downloads: 1165 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Use of Chinese Herbal Medicine as an Adjuvant for Cancer Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Dose-Finding Clinical Trial on Lung Cancer Patients

King-Fai Cheng, Ping-Chung Leung

Abstract | References PDF (217KB), PP. 91-98, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22010, Downloads: 1159 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Sonodynamic Antitumor Effect of Benzoporphyrin Derivative Monoacid Ring A on KLN205 Cells

Tomohiro Osaki, Motoshi Tajima, Yoshiharu Okamoto, Satoshi Takagi, Takeshi Tsuka, Tomohiro Imagawa, Saburo Minami

Abstract | References PDF (315KB), PP. 99-104, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22011, Downloads: 827 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Reminiscence Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Spiritual Well-Being and Self-Esteem of Cancer Patients

Michiyo Ando, Tatsuya Morita, Akira Oshima

Abstract | References PDF (167KB), PP. 105-109, Pub. Date: June 30, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22012, Downloads: 1353 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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The Opioid Growth Factor Inhibits Established Ovarian Cancer in Nude Mice and Can Be Combined with Taxol or Cisplatin to Enhance Growth Inhibition

Renee N. Donahue, Ian S. Zagon, Patricia J. McLaughlin

Abstract | References PDF (1263KB), PP. 110-124, Pub. Date: July 1, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22013, Downloads: 872 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Applications of Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) for Detecting Genetic Changes in Hematological Malignancies

Deniz Taştemir, Osman Demirhan, Emel Gürkan, Erdal Tunç, Nihal İnandıklıoğlu

Abstract | References PDF (328KB), PP. 125-134, Pub. Date: June 30, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22014, Downloads: 1114 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Cryoablation-Induced Anti-Cancer Immune Reaction—Immune Reaction Induced By Cryoablation

Shinji Osada, Hisashi Imai, Yoshiyuki Sasaki, Itaru Yasufuku, Ryuichi Asai, Yoshihisa Tokumaru, Takuji Sakuratani, Kazuhiro Yoshida

Abstract | References PDF (181KB), PP. 135-139, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22015, Downloads: 953 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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DNA-repair ERCC1 Gene Polymorphisms in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer and Relation to Platinum Resistance and Survival

Karina Dahl Steffensen, Marianne Waldstrøm, Anders Jakobsen

Abstract | References PDF (254KB), PP. 140-147, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22016, Downloads: 893 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Identification of a 12-Gene Signature for Lung Cancer Prognosis through Machine Learning

Erin Bard, Wei Hu

Abstract | References PDF (436KB), PP. 148-156, Pub. Date: July 1, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22017, Downloads: 956 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Advanced Lung Cancer—Reaching a Survival Ceiling with Chemotherapy, the Nibs, and the Mabs

Riccardo Lencioni, James Chen, Gordon Downie, Llew Keltner

Abstract | References PDF (62KB), PP. 157-160, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22018, Downloads: 887 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Early Diagnosis of Cardiac Toxicity Related to Antineoplastic Treatment

Maria Maiello, Rakesh K. Sharma, Marco Matteo Ciccone, Humananth K. Reddy, Pasquale Palmiero

Abstract | References PDF (144KB), PP. 161-166, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22019, Downloads: 722 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older

Ajay P. Sandhu, Karen Messer, Mark M. Fuster, Lyudmilla Bazhenova, Ehatsham Ahmad, Minya Pu, Polly Nobiensky, Stephen Seagren

Abstract | References PDF (103KB), PP. 167-171, Pub. Date: June 30, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22020, Downloads: 743 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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The ORC Patient/Tumor Classification—A New Approach: A New Challenge with Special Consideration for the Lung

Raymond Andrew Dieter Jr., George Kuzycz, Raymond Andrew Dieter III, Robert Sean Dieter

Abstract | References PDF (70KB), PP. 172-175, Pub. Date: June 30, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22021, Downloads: 687 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Frequency of Bcr-Abl Fusion Oncogene Splice Variants Associated with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)

Zafar Iqbal, Fatima Manzoor, Mudassar Iqbal, Shahid Ali, Nadeem Sheikh, Mahwish Khan, Aamer Aleem, Tanveer Akhtar

Abstract | References PDF (159KB), PP. 176-180, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22022, Downloads: 1282 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Normal Human Cell Conversion to 3-D Cancer-like Growth: Genome Damage, Endopolyploidy, Senecence Escape, and Cell Polarity Change/Loss

Kirsten H. Walen

Abstract | References PDF (2715KB), PP. 181-189, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22023, Downloads: 724 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Salvage SBRT for Previously Irradiated Lung Cancer

Steven K. Seung, Matthew Solhjem

Abstract | References PDF (118KB), PP. 190-195, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22024, Downloads: 1166 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Identification of Small and Discriminative Gene Signatures for Chemosensitivity Prediction in Breast Cancer

Wei Hu

Abstract | References PDF (158KB), PP. 196-202, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22025, Downloads: 782 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Clinical Outcome of Topical Interferon Alpha-2b Cream in Phase II Trial for LSIL/CIN 1 Patients

Roberto Kurzeja, Gerd Böhmer, Achim Schneider

Abstract | References PDF (135KB), PP. 203-208, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22026, Downloads: 960 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Influence of Local Temporary Ischemia on Radiotherapy Effects

Piotr Walichiewicz, Aleksander Sochanik, Waldemar M. Przybyszewski

Abstract | References PDF (182KB), PP. 209-216, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22027, Downloads: 763 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Bevacizumab Related Hypertension and Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome in Gynecologic Malignancies: A case Control Study

Sarah N. Cross, Elena S. Ratner, Dan A. Silasi, Alessandro D. Santin, Masoud Azodi, Thomas J. Rutherford, Peter E. Schwartz

Abstract | References PDF (185KB), PP. 217-223, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22028, Downloads: 731 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Anti-Cancer Effects of Cordycepin on Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Proliferation and Apoptosis in Vitro

Ju-Hyon Lee, Soon-Min Hong, Jun-Yong Yun, Hoon Myoung, Myung-Jin Kim

Abstract | References PDF (562KB), PP. 224-234, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22029, Downloads: 1014 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Radical Resection of Adult Low Grade Oligodendroglioma without Adjuvant Therapy: Results of a Prospective Treatment Protocol—Surgical Treatment of Low-Grade Oligodendroglioma

Donald A. Ross, Lynda Yang, Oren Sagher, Amy M. Ross

Abstract | References PDF (338KB), PP. 235-242, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22030, Downloads: 960 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Power Doppler Vocal Fremitus Breast Sonography: Differential Diagnosis with a New Classification Scheme—Power Doppler Vocal Fremitus Examination of Breast Lesions

Duzgun Yildirim, Bengi Gurses, Baki Ekci, Ahmet Kaur

Abstract | References PDF (682KB), PP. 243-252, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22031, Downloads: 1308 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Cytotoxic Effect of Dexamethasone Restricted to Noncycling, Early G1 Phase of Melanoma Cells

Abdel-Moneim M. Osman, Mansour I. Sulaiman, Zoheir A. Damanhouri

Abstract | References PDF (205KB), PP. 253-257, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22032, Downloads: 674 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Tumor Resistance to Molecularly Targeted Agents

James Chen, Peter S. Edelstein, Philip J. Johnson, Robert Lustig, Lucien Ooi

Abstract | References PDF (406KB), PP. 258-265, Pub. Date: July 8, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22033, Downloads: 1095 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Bioengineering Functional Copolymers. XVII. Interaction of Organoboron Amide-Ester Branched Derivatives of Poly(Acrylic Acid) with Cancer Cells

Mustafa Türk, Gülten Kahraman, Sevda A. Khalilova, Zakir M. O. Rzayev, Serpil Oguztüzün

Abstract | References PDF (556KB), PP. 266-275, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22034, Downloads: 794 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Expression of Microphthalmia Transcription Factor in Sentinel Lymph Nodes of Patients with Melanoma

Minia Hellan, Michelle S. Gentile, Luay Ailabouni, George I. Salti

Abstract | References PDF (124KB), PP. 276-280, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22035, Downloads: 719 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Digital Ischemia in Patients with Solid Tumors: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Lucia Raimondo, Chiara Alessandra Cella, Roberto Moretto, Elide Matano, Chiara Carlomagno

Abstract | References PDF (66KB), PP. 281-284, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22036, Downloads: 713 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Characteristics of Patients with Upstaging by Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy of the N0 Neck in Head and Neck Cancer

Didier Dequanter, Philippe Lothaire

Abstract | References PDF (60KB), PP. 285-287, Pub. Date: June 30, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22037, Downloads: 668 Google Scholar Open Access Library

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Expressions of Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) Receptors, Sphingosine Kinases in Malignant Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors, and The role of Sphingosine Kinase-1 in Growth of MFH Cell Lines

Shin-ichiro Kishimoto, Toshihiro Akisue, Kenta Kishimoto, Hitomi Hara, Masaya Imabori, Yoshiyuki Okada, Naomasa Fukase, Teruya Kawamoto, Ikuo Fujita, Takuya Fujimoto, Masahiro Kurosaka

Abstract | References PDF (271KB), PP. 288-294, Pub. Date: June 29, 2011

DOI: 10.4236/jct.2011.22038, Downloads: 851 Google Scholar Open Access Library