Acta Oncologica, Volume 56, Issue 8 (2017)

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Acta Oncologica, Volume 56, Issue 8 (2017)

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REVIEW

Review
A review of dosimetric and toxicity modeling of proton versus photon craniospinal irradiation for pediatrics medulloblastoma
Evangeline S. Q. Ho, Sarah A. Barrett & Laura M. Mullaney
Pages: 1031-1042
Published online: 16 May 2017
AbstractforA review of dosimetric and toxicity modeling of proton versus photon craniospinal irradiation for pediatrics medulloblastoma | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | Supplemental
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: RADIOTHERAPY

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Therapeutic benefits in grid irradiation on Tomotherapy for bulky, radiation-resistant tumors
Ganesh Narayanasamy, Xin Zhang, Ali Meigooni, Nava Paudel, Steven Morrill, Sanjay Maraboyina, Loverd Peacock & Jose Penagaricano
Pages: 1043-1047
Published online: 08 Mar 2017
AbstractforTherapeutic benefits in grid irradiation on Tomotherapy for bulky, radiation-resistant tumors | Full Text | References | PDF (641.5 KB)
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Grid therapy using high definition multileaf collimators: realizing benefits of the bystander effect
Valery Peng, Natalka Suchowerska, Linda Rogers, Elizabeth Claridge Mackonis, Samantha Oakes & David R. McKenzie
Pages: 1048-1059
Published online: 17 Mar 2017
AbstractforGrid therapy using high definition multileaf collimators: realizing benefits of the bystander effect | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Risk of major cardiac events following adjuvant proton versus photon radiation therapy for patients with thymic malignancies
Jennifer Vogel, Liyong Lin, Charles B. Simone II & Abigail T. Berman
Pages: 1060-1064
Published online: 24 Mar 2017
AbstractforRisk of major cardiac events following adjuvant proton versus photon radiation therapy for patients with thymic malignancies | Full Text | References | PDF (884.4 KB)
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Interfractional renal and diaphragmatic position variation during radiotherapy in children and adults: is there a difference?
Irma W. E. M. van Dijk, Sophie C. Huijskens, Rianne de Jong, Jorrit Visser, Raquel Dávila Fajardo, Coen R. N. Rasch, Tanja Alderliesten & Arjan Bel
Pages: 1065-1071
Published online: 10 Mar 2017
AbstractforInterfractional renal and diaphragmatic position variation during radiotherapy in children and adults: is there a difference? | Full Text | References | PDF (744.6 KB) | Supplemental
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: BREAST CANCER

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Changes in skin microcirculation during radiation therapy for breast cancer
Erik Tesselaar, Anna M. Flejmer, Simon Farnebo & Alexandru Dasu
Pages: 1072-1080
Published online: 10 Mar 2017
AbstractforChanges in skin microcirculation during radiation therapy for breast cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Variability in axillary lymph node delineation for breast cancer radiotherapy in presence of guidelines on a multi-institutional platform
Delia Ciardo, Angela Argenone, Genoveva Ionela Boboc, Francesca Cucciarelli, Fiorenza De Rose, Maria Carmen De Santis, Alessandra Huscher, Edy Ippolito, Maria Rosa La Porta, Lorenza Marino, Ilaria Meaglia, Isabella Palumbo, Francesca Rossi, Paolo Alpi, Mario Bignardi, Alessio Bonanni, Domenico Cante, Tino Ceschia, Letizia Fabbietti, Marco Lupattelli, Elisa Donatella Mantero, Alessia Monaco, Patrizia Porcu, Vincenzo Ravo, Sonia Silipigni, Angelo Tozzi, Vincenza Umina, Dario Zerini, Luigi Bordonaro, Giorgia Capezzali, Elena Clerici, Sarah Pia Colangione, Michela Dispinzieri, Jessica Dognini, Laura Donadoni, Sara Falivene, Alessandra Fozza, Barbara Grilli, Roberta Guarnaccia, Eva Iannacone, Valentina Lancellotta, Agnese Prisco, Rosalinda Ricotti, Roberto Orecchia, Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa, Maria Cristina Leonardi & on the behalf of the Breast Working Group of the Italian Association of Radiation Oncology (AIRO)
Pages: 1081-1088
Published online: 23 May 2017
AbstractforVariability in axillary lymph node delineation for breast cancer radiotherapy in presence of guidelines on a multi-institutional platform | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: SUPPORTIVE CARE

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Fertility treatments among female cancer survivors giving birth – a Finnish register-based study
Johanna Melin, Laura Madanat-Harjuoja, Sirpa Heinävaara, Nea Malila, Mika Gissler & Aila Tiitinen
Pages: 1089-1093
Published online: 24 Mar 2017
AbstractforFertility treatments among female cancer survivors giving birth – a Finnish register-based study | Full Text | References | PDF (781.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Development of anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life in oncology patients without initial symptoms according to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – a comparative study
Annika Thalén-Lindström, Bengt Glimelius & Birgitta Johansson
Pages: 1094-1102
Published online: 24 Mar 2017
AbstractforDevelopment of anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life in oncology patients without initial symptoms according to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – a comparative study | Full Text | References | PDF (771 KB)
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Oncologists and hematologists’ perceptions of fertility-related communication – a nationwide survey
C. Micaux Obol, G. M. Armuand, K. A. Rodriguez-Wallberg, J. Ahlgren, P. Ljungman, L. Wettergren & C. Lampic
Pages: 1103-1110
Published online: 05 Apr 2017
AbstractforOncologists and hematologists’ perceptions of fertility-related communication – a nationwide survey | Full Text | References | PDF (737.3 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: COLORECTAL CANCER

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Descriptive characteristics of colon and rectal cancer recurrence in a Danish population-based study
Ashley C. Holmes, Anders H. Riis, Rune Erichsen, Veronika Fedirko, Eva Bjerre Ostenfeld, Mogens Vyberg, Ole Thorlacius-Ussing & Timothy L. Lash
Pages: 1111-1119
Published online: 24 Mar 2017
AbstractforDescriptive characteristics of colon and rectal cancer recurrence in a Danish population-based study | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | Supplemental
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter
Decitabine as salvage therapy for primary induction failure of acute myeloid leukemia
Pasquale Niscola, Benedetta Neri, Gianfranco Catalano, Luciana Morino, Marco Giovannini, Laura Scaramucci, Stefano Fratoni, Nélida Inés Noguera, Iole Cordone & Paolo de Fabritiis
Pages: 1120-1121
Published online: 17 Feb 2017
CitationforDecitabine as salvage therapy for primary induction failure of acute myeloid leukemia | Full Text | References | PDF (225.5 KB)
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Underutilization of proton therapy in the treatment of pediatric central nervous system tumors: an analysis of the National Cancer Database
Atif J. Khan, Benjamin H. Kann, Wilbur Pan, Richard Drachtman, Ken Roberts & Rahul R. Parikh
Pages: 1122-1125
Published online: 13 Feb 2017
First Page PreviewforUnderutilization of proton therapy in the treatment of pediatric central nervous system tumors: an analysis of the National Cancer Database | Full Text | References | PDF (522.1 KB)
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Electrochemotherapy and calcium electroporation inducing a systemic immune response with local and distant remission of tumors in a patient with malignant melanoma – a case report
Hanne Falk, Susanne Lambaa, Helle Hjorth Johannesen, Gitte Wooler, Alessandro Venzo & Julie Gehl
Pages: 1126-1131
Published online: 22 Feb 2017
First Page PreviewforElectrochemotherapy and calcium electroporation inducing a systemic immune response with local and distant remission of tumors in a patient with malignant melanoma – a case report | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Impact of assumptions – the example of the Welch-analysis of mammography screening effectiveness
Elsebeth Lynge, Anna-Belle Beau & Søren Lophaven
Pages: 1131-1133
Published online: 17 Feb 2017
First Page PreviewforImpact of assumptions – the example of the Welch-analysis of mammography screening effectiveness | Full Text | References | PDF (651.8 KB)
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A case of isolated small cell carcinoma of the brain
C. Noonan & M. James
Pages: 1133-1135
Published online: 20 Feb 2017
First Page PreviewforA case of isolated small cell carcinoma of the brain | Full Text | References | PDF (369.6 KB)
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Predictors of acute urinary symptom flare following stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the definitive treatment of localized prostate cancer
Michael C. Repka, Thomas P. Kole, Jacqueline Lee, Binbin Wu, Siyuan Lei, Thomas Yung, Brian T. Collins, Simeng Suy, Anatoly Dritschilo, John H. Lynch & Sean P. Collins
Pages: 1136-1138
Published online: 08 Mar 2017
First Page PreviewforPredictors of acute urinary symptom flare following stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the definitive treatment of localized prostate cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (363.5 KB) | Supplemental
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