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Current Oncology, Volume 13, Issue 6

2006 December - 6 articles

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Retinoids, Vitamin D, Invasion, and Metastasis

E.J. Tokar,
R.J. Ablin and
M.M. Webber

Curr. Oncol.2006, 13(6), 198-200;https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v13i6.120

1 December 2006

Prostate cancer has a long latency period: 20 to 30 years or more [...]

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11 Citations

860 Views

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Recommendations of the Canadian Consensus Group on the Management of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

P. Laneuville,
M.J. Barnett,
R. Bélanger,
S. Couban,
D.L. Forrest,
D.C. Roy and
J.H. Lipton

Curr. Oncol.2006, 13(6), 201-221;https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v13i6.124

1 December 2006

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a disease characterized by the expression of Bcr/Abl, an oncogenic protein tyrosine kinase, and by evolution over time from a relatively benign chronic phase to a rapidly fatal CML blast crisis. Until recently, t...

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The Use of Prophylactic Anticonvulsants in Patients with Brain Tumours—A Systematic Review

J. Perry,
L. Zinman,
A. Chambers,
K. Spithoff,
N. Lloyd,
N. Laperriere and
on behalf of the Neuro-oncology Disease Site Group of Cancer Care Ontario’s Program in Evidence-Based Care

Curr. Oncol.2006, 13(6), 222-229;https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v13i6.107

1 December 2006

Questions: Should patients with newly diagnosed brain tumours receive prophylactic anticonvulsants to reduce seizure risk? What is the best practice for patients with brain tumours who are taking anticonvulsant medications but who have never had a se...

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654 Views

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How Should We Describe the Benefits of Palliative Radiotherapy?

R. Samant and
T. Tucker

Curr. Oncol.2006, 13(6), 230-234;https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v13i6.108

1 December 2006

The value of radiotherapy for palliation is well known to oncologists but not necessarily to other physicians. Using terms such as symptom improvement ratio (SIR) and number needed to treat (NNT) rather than traditional response rates might be more a...

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Editorial

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Celebrating a Year of Change and Progress

M. McLean

Curr. Oncol.2006, 13(6), 196;https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol13060020

1 December 2006

As 2006 draws to a close, Current Oncology is marking its most successful year to date, with a record number of manuscripts submitted and a record number published. [...]

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