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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Iratxe Puebla
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BMC Cancer is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of research relating to cancer, including molecular biology,
genetics, pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical reports, and controlled trials.
BMC Cancer (ISSN 1471-2407) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :24
The normally unmethylated adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) promoter is hypermethylated in almost half of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus and methylation of this gene is associated with a lower rate of two-year survival.
BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :377
Polyphenols found in extra virgin olive oil affect human breast cancer cell survival in vitro by suppressing HER2 oncogene over-expression and may have potential as a basis for new anti-breast cancer drugs in the future.
BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :352
CT-322, a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 inhibitor based on a human fibronectin domain, shows potential in preventing tumor growth and metastasis in mouse models of pancreatic cancer, suggesting further investigation of this treatment is needed.
BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :339
A 14-gene signature associated with distant metastasis in untreated, early stage, lymph node-negative, estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer patients could be valuable for tailoring adequate therapeutic interventions in patients with very low risk of metastasis and thus not necessarily in need of adjuvant systemic therapy.
BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :322
Three polymorphisms in the intronic regions of the estrogen receptor alpha gene (ESR1) are associated with the degree of risk of endometrial cancer in Swedish women, with one of the variations being linked to almost 50% reduction in risk.
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Screening and association testing of common coding variation in steroid hormone receptor co-activator and co-repressor genes in relation to breast cancer risk: the Multiethnic Cohort Christopher A Haiman, Rachel R Garcia, Chris Hsu, Lucy Xia, Helen Ha, Xin Sheng, Loic Le Marchand, Laurence N Kolonel, Brian E Henderson, Michael R Stallcup, Geoffrey L Greene, Michael F Press BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :43 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Imaging of Lipids in Cancer Metastasis Thuc T Le, Terry B Huff, Ji-Xin Cheng BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :42 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Identification of a potent herbal molecule for the treatment of breast cancer Srinivas Koduru, Sowmyalakshmi Srinivasan, Raj Kumar, Rohini Gomathinayagam, Jurgen Rohr, Chendil Damodaran BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :41 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Increased PADI4 expression in blood and tissues of patients with malignant tumors Xiaotian Chang, Jinxiang Han, Li Pang, Yan Zhao, Yi Yang, Zhonglin Shen BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :40 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Disclosure of cancer diagnosis and quality of life in cancer patients: should it be the same everywhere? Ali Montazeri, Azadeh Tavoli, Mohammad Ali Mohagheghi, Rasool Roshan, Zahra Tavoli BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :39 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Activity of mevalonate pathway inhibitors against breast and ovarian cancers in the ATP-based tumour chemosensitivity assay. Louise A Knight, Christian M Kurbacher, Sharon Glaysher, Augusta Fernando, Ralf Reichelt, Susanne Dexel, Uwe Reinhold, Ian A Cree BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :38 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Bioelectrical impedance phase angle in clinical practice: implications for prognosis in stage IIIB and IV non-small cell lung cancer Digant Gupta, Carolyn A Lammersfeld, Pankaj G Vashi, Jessica King, Sadie L Dahlk, James F Grutsch, Christopher G Lis BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :37 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Establishing the added benefit of measuring MMP9 in FOB positive patients as a part of the Wolverhampton colorectal cancer screening programme Sue Wilson, Taina Taskila, Tariq Ismail, Deborah D Stocken, Ashley Martin, Val Redman, Michael Wakelam, Ian Perry, Richard Hobbs BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :36 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The association between RCAS1 expression in laryngeal and pharyngeal cancer and its healthy stroma with cancer relapse Magdalena Dutsch-Wicherek, Romana Tomaszewska, Agata Lazar, Lukasz Wicherek, Jacek Skladzien BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :35 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Metastatic renal cell cancer treatments: An indirect comparison meta-analysis Edward J Mills, Beth Rachlis, Chris O'Regan, Lehana Thabane, Dan Perri BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :34 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Scrotal Metastases from Colorectal Carcinoma: A Case Report Doireann M McWeeney, Sean T Martin, Ronan S Ryan, Iqdam N Tobbia, Paul P Donnellan, Kevin M Barry Cases Journal 2009, 2 :111 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Inhibition of B16 melanoma growth and metastasis in C57BL mice by vaccination with a syngeneic endothelial cell line. Kenta Yoshiura, Toshihide Nishishita, Takashi Nakaoka, Naohide Yamashita, Naomi Yamashita Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :13 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
Hypercalcemia leukocytosis syndrome in a patient with cavitating squamous cell carcinoma of the lung: a case report Olga Burzyantseva, Sanath Dharmasena, Suriya Jayawardena, Vijay A Rupanagudi, Padmanabhan Krishnan Cases Journal 2009, 2 :108 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Over half of breakpoints in gene pairs involved in cancer-specific
recurrent translocations are mapped to human chromosomal fragile sites Allison A Burrow, Laura E Williams, Levi CT Pierce, Yuh-Hwa Wang BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :59 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Exclusion of elective nodal irradiation is associated with minimal elective nodal failure in non-small cell lung cancer Erik P Sulman, Ritsuko Komaki, Ann H Klopp, James D Cox, Joe Y Chang Radiation Oncology 2009, 4 :5 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Heat-Shock Proteins in Infection-mediated Inflammation-induced Tumorigenesis Mark G Goldstein, Zihai Li Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2009, 2 :5 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Diagnostic aids in the screening of oral cancer. Stefano Fedele Head & Neck Oncology 2009, 1 :5 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Human antimicrobial protein hCAP18/LL-37 promotes a metastatic phenotype in breast cancer Gunther Weber, Clara I Chamorro, Fredrik Granath, Annelie Liljegren, Sami Zreika, Zuzana Saidak, Bengt Sandstedt, Samuel Rotstein, Romuald Mentaverri, Fabio Sanchez, Andor Pivarcsi, Mona Stahle Breast Cancer Research 2009, 11 :R6 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The strategic targeting of females by transnational tobacco companies in South Korea following trade liberalisation Kelley Lee, Carrie Carpenter, Chaitanya Challa, Sungkyu Lee, Gregory N Connolly, Howard K Koh Globalization and Health 2009, 5 :2 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Burden of disease due to cancer in Spain Nerea Fernandez de Larrea-Baz, Elena Alvarez-Martin, Consuelo Morant-Ginestar, Ricard Genova-Maleras, Angel Gil, Beatriz Perez-Gomez, Gonzalo Lopez-Abente BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :42 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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