|Articles|May 1, 2008

May 2008 Oncology News International

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Father of tamoxifen a Brit to the core

Oncologists must make time for fertility issues

The flap over flat polyps: How common are they and how significant to the patient?

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Focus on Colon Cancer

Chemoprevention of polyps now a reality

Zoledronic acid ups PFS in younger early-stage pts

News & Analysis

Imaging biomarker can predict early treatment response in malignant glioma

Focus on Breast Cancer

Study of mammography in older women stirs up controversy

Breast cancer vaccine shows survival benefit in subset of low HER2 expressors

Focus on Hematology

Strong nilotinib responses in imatinib-failed CP-CML

NCCN greenlights nilotinib for imatinib-resistant CML patients

Focus on Lung Cancer

No overall survival benefit for dose-intense regimen in SCLC

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The 2nd Annual Hawaii Breast: A Multidisciplinary Case-Based Conference

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