August 2008 - 9 articles
Recently published studies clearly indicate that there are now several acceptable options for managing stage I testicular seminoma patients after orchiectomy. We therefore decided to survey Canadian radiation oncologists to determine how they current...
Objective: In a study conducted in New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador, we examined the economic impact on families caring for a child with cancer. Methods: We undertook semi-structured interviews with 28 French and English families with a ch...
The designation “clinically localized prostate cancer” comprises a group of biologically heterogeneous tumours with different growth rates and risks of relapse. Because prostate cancer is primarily a disease of older men, treatment selection must tak...
Literature demonstrating the importance of social relationships for cancer survivorship is accumulating. Building on that literature, the term “Healing Ties” refers to the scientific and popular factors supporting the idea that relationships and comm...
After basal and squamous cell skin cancers, prostate cancer is the most frequent cancer in men in the United States, with 186,320 men estimated to be diagnosed with the disease and 28,660 expected to die from it in 2008 1. [...]
The occurrence of a solitary sternal metastasis from breast cancer is relatively uncommon, and its treatment is controversial. Most case reports on the role of sternal resection in what is termed a “solitary sternal metastasis” tend to present a rath...
Cetuximab, a monoclonal antibody directed against the epidermal growth factor receptor, has activity against colorectal cancer. Treatment is associated with skin toxicity, and the safety of cetuximab in patients with psoriasis is unknown. We report t...
For having stolen fire and given it to mankind, Prometheus was punished by Zeus by being chained to the side of Mount Caucasus, where, every day, an eagle would eat away at his liver. [...]
Integrative oncology is both a science and a philosophy that focuses on the complexity of[...]
Get Alerted
Add your email address to receive forthcoming issues of this journal.
