Acta Oncologica, Volume 53, Issue 3 (2014)

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Acta Oncologica, Volume 53, Issue 3 (2014)

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REVIEW

Review Article
The effect of a geriatric evaluation on treatment decisions for older cancer patients – a systematic review
Marije E. Hamaker, Anandi H. Schiphorst, Daan ten Bokkel Huinink, Cees Schaar & Barbara C. van Munster
Pages: 289-296
Published online: 17 Oct 2013
AbstractforThe effect of a geriatric evaluation on treatment decisions for older cancer patients – a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (110.6 KB) | Supplemental
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ACTA ONCOLOGICA LECTURE

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Gastrointestinal consequences of cancer treatment and the wider context: A bad gut feeling
Ann Cecile Muls
Pages: 297-306
Published online: 27 Jan 2014
AbstractforGastrointestinal consequences of cancer treatment and the wider context: A bad gut feeling | Full Text | References | PDF (301 KB) | Supplemental
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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Can dogs smell lung cancer? First study using exhaled breath and urine screening in unselected patients with suspected lung cancer
Tore Amundsen, Stein Sundstrøm, Turid Buvik, Odrun Arna Gederaas & Rune Haaverstad
Pages: 307-315
Published online: 19 Aug 2013
AbstractforCan dogs smell lung cancer? First study using exhaled breath and urine screening in unselected patients with suspected lung cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (122.6 KB)
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Changes in non-surgical management of stage III non-small cell lung cancer at a single institution between 2003 and 2010
Ellen J. F. van Reij, Max Dahele, Peter M. van de Ven, Patricia F. de Haan, Wilko F. A. R. Verbakel, Egbert F. Smit, Ben J. Slotman & Suresh Senan
Pages: 316-323
Published online: 19 Aug 2013
AbstractforChanges in non-surgical management of stage III non-small cell lung cancer at a single institution between 2003 and 2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (159.7 KB)
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Clinical impact of using the deterministic patient dose calculation algorithm Acuros XB for lung stereotactic body radiation therapy
Hong-Wei Liu, Zoann Nugent, Ravinder Clayton, Peter Dunscombe, Harold Lau & Rao Khan
Pages: 324-329
Published online: 19 Aug 2013
AbstractforClinical impact of using the deterministic patient dose calculation algorithm Acuros XB for lung stereotactic body radiation therapy | Full Text | References | PDF (160.5 KB)
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Investigating strategies to reduce toxicity in stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for central lung tumors
Sashendra Senthi, Max Dahele, Ben J. Slotman & Suresh Senan
Pages: 330-335
Published online: 20 Sep 2013
AbstractforInvestigating strategies to reduce toxicity in stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for central lung tumors | Full Text | References | PDF (577.1 KB)
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Pattern of loco-regional failure after definitive radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer
Tine Schytte, Tine Bjørn Nielsen, Carsten Brink & Olfred Hansen
Pages: 336-341
Published online: 26 Dec 2013
AbstractforPattern of loco-regional failure after definitive radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (197.7 KB)
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TESTICULAR CANCER

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Markedly increased incidence and improved survival of testicular cancer in the Netherlands
Rob H. A. Verhoeven, Henrike E. Karim-Kos, Jan Willem W. Coebergh, Mirian Brink, Simon Horenblas, Ronald de Wit & Bart A. L. M. Kiemeney
Pages: 342-350
Published online: 30 Aug 2013
AbstractforMarkedly increased incidence and improved survival of testicular cancer in the Netherlands | Full Text | References | PDF (571.8 KB)
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Abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat increase, insulin resistance and hyperlipidemia in testicular cancer patients treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy
Peter-Paul M. Willemse, Rutger W. van der Meer, Jacobus Burggraaf, Saskia G. C. van Elderen, Marieke L. de Kam, Albert de Roos, Hildo J. Lamb & Susanne Osanto
Pages: 351-360
Published online: 19 Aug 2013
AbstractforAbdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat increase, insulin resistance and hyperlipidemia in testicular cancer patients treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy | Full Text | References | PDF (207.6 KB)
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PROSTATE CANCER

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Changes in preoperative characteristics in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy – a 16-year nationwide analysis
Martin Andreas Røder, Klaus Brasso, Ib Jarle Christensen, Jørgen Johansen, Niels Christian Langkilde, Helle Hvarness, Steen Carlsson, Henrik Jakobsen, Michael Borre & Peter Iversen
Pages: 361-367
Published online: 19 Aug 2013
AbstractforChanges in preoperative characteristics in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy – a 16-year nationwide analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (417.1 KB)
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Assessing patients’ perceived bother from the gastrointestinal side effects of radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: Initial questionnaire development and validation
Anna Pettersson, Ingela Turesson, Christina Persson & Birgitta Johansson
Pages: 368-377
Published online: 19 Aug 2013
AbstractforAssessing patients’ perceived bother from the gastrointestinal side effects of radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: Initial questionnaire development and validation | Full Text | References | PDF (97 KB) | Supplemental
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Partnership status affects the association between gastrointestinal symptoms and quality of life after radiation therapy for prostate cancer
David Alsadius, Caroline Olsson, Ulrica Wilderäng & Gunnar Steineck
Pages: 378-384
Published online: 14 Oct 2013
AbstractforPartnership status affects the association between gastrointestinal symptoms and quality of life after radiation therapy for prostate cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (104.2 KB) | Supplemental
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GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER

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Characteristics, therapy and outcome in an unselected and prospectively registered cohort of patients with gastro-oesophageal cancer
Katrine R. Schønnemann, Michael B. Mortensen, Jon K. Bjerregaard, Claus Fristrup & Per Pfeiffer
Pages: 385-391
Published online: 19 Aug 2013
AbstractforCharacteristics, therapy and outcome in an unselected and prospectively registered cohort of patients with gastro-oesophageal cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (107 KB)
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Docetaxel, oxaliplatin and capecitabine (TEX regimen) in patients with metastatic gastric or gastro-esophageal cancer: Results of a multicenter phase I/II study
Alexander Stein, Dirk Arnold, Peter C. Thuss-Patience, Markus Moehler, Wilfried Grothe, Thomas Seufferlein, Anke Reinacher-Schick, Michael Geissler, Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz & Hans-Joachim Schmoll
Pages: 392-398
Published online: 12 Sep 2013
AbstractforDocetaxel, oxaliplatin and capecitabine (TEX regimen) in patients with metastatic gastric or gastro-esophageal cancer: Results of a multicenter phase I/II study | Full Text | References | PDF (121.6 KB)
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Stereotactic body radiotherapy for small hepatocellular carcinoma: A retrospective outcome analysis in 185 patients
Naoko Sanuki, Atsuya Takeda, Yohei Oku, Tomikazu Mizuno, Yosuke Aoki, Takahisa Eriguchi, Shogo Iwabuchi & Etsuo Kunieda
Pages: 399-404
Published online: 21 Aug 2013
AbstractforStereotactic body radiotherapy for small hepatocellular carcinoma: A retrospective outcome analysis in 185 patients | Full Text | References | PDF (99.7 KB)
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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

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Calcitriol enhances 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced fluorescence and the effect of photodynamic therapy in human glioma
Xiaofeng Chen, Chunlei Wang, Lei Teng, Yaohua Liu, Xin Chen, Guang Yang, Ligang Wang, Huailei Liu, Ziyi Liu, Dongzhi Zhang, Yongxiang Zhang, Hongpeng Guan, Xianfeng Li, Changyu Fu, Boxian Zhao, Fei Yin & Shiguang Zhao
Pages: 405-413
Published online: 13 Sep 2013
AbstractforCalcitriol enhances 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced fluorescence and the effect of photodynamic therapy in human glioma | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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EPIDEMIOLOGY

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A study of patients not registered in the Swedish cancer register but reported to the Swedish register of palliative care 2009 as deceased due to cancer
Martin Nilsson, Björn Tavelin & Bertil Axelsson
Pages: 414-419
Published online: 22 Aug 2013
AbstractforA study of patients not registered in the Swedish cancer register but reported to the Swedish register of palliative care 2009 as deceased due to cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (129.1 KB) | Supplemental
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter
Hepatocellular carcinoma treated by sorafenib with complete radiological response according to mRECIST criteria: Could we stop the treatment? About four cases
Florian Poullenot, Paulette Bioulac-Sage, Hervé Laumonier, Jean Saric, Thibault Carteret & Jean-Frédéric Blanc
Pages: 420-423
Published online: 29 May 2013
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Comparison of three immobilisation systems for radiation therapy in head and neck cancer
Christian Rønn Hansen, Rasmus Lübeck Christiansen, Tine Bjørn Nielsen, Anders Smedegaard Bertelsen, Jørgen Johansen & Carsten Brink
Pages: 423-427
Published online: 24 Sep 2013
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Drug repositioning from bench to bedside: Tumour remission by the antihelmintic drug mebendazole in refractory metastatic colon cancer
Peter Nygren & Rolf Larsson
Pages: 427-428
Published online: 28 Oct 2013
CitationforDrug repositioning from bench to bedside: Tumour remission by the antihelmintic drug mebendazole in refractory metastatic colon cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Chemotherapy as palliative treatment for peritoneal carcinomatosis of gastric origin
Irene Thomassen, Nienke Bernards, Yvette R. van Gestel, Geert-Jan Creemers, Esther M. Jacobs, Valery E. Lemmens & Ignace H. de Hingh
Pages: 429-432
Published online: 05 Dec 2013
First Page PreviewforChemotherapy as palliative treatment for peritoneal carcinomatosis of gastric origin | Full Text | References | PDF (195.6 KB) | Supplemental
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