REVIEW ARTICLES
Prospects for non-immunological molecular therapeutics in melanoma
A.J. Eustace, T. Mahgoub, D. Tryfonopoulos, N. O’Donovan, J. Crown; pp 9-18 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
A clinical dilemma; single prostatic cancer focus in biopsy. Interpretation and management
Ι. Εfthimiou, K. Skrepetis, Ε. Bournia; pp 19-24 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in end-stage cancer patients
P. Myrianthefs, C. Batistaki, G. Baltopoulos; pp 25-28 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
A comparative study of prophylactic antiemetic treatment in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy
K. Mystakidou, V. Kouloulias, V. Nikolaou, E. Tsilika, G. Lymperopoulou, M. Balafouta, I. Kouvaris, A. Kelekis, A. Gouliamos; pp 29-35 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Evaluation of overall survival of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated in ten years at a single institution
T. Gokce, I. Unlu, C. Akcay; pp 37-44 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Correlates of benefit from neoadjuvant chemotherapy before radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analytical approach with meta-regression analysis
H. Bozcuk, M. Artac, M. Ozdogan; pp 45-52 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Cardiac myxoma: clinical presentation, surgical treatment and outcome
L. Velicki, S. Nicin, B. Mihajlovic, P. Kovacevic, S. Susak, M. Fabri; pp 53-57 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
The impact of total mesorectal excision in middle and low rectal carcinomas
A.A.K. Tentes, O.S. Korakianitis, D. Veliovic, E. Sgouridou, C. Karagiozoglou, K. Moustakas; pp 58-62 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Characteristics and risk factors for colorectal cancer recurrence
L. Dogan, N. Karaman, K.B. Yilmaz, C. Ozaslan, C. Atalay, M. Altinok; pp 63-69 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Long-term follow-up confirms the efficacy of Linac radiosurgery for acoustic neuroma and meningioma patients. A single institution’s experience
M.A. Kalogeridi, P. Georgolopoulou, V. Kouloulias, J. Kouvaris, G. Pissakas; pp 70-75 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
The role of radiation dose in a combined therapeutic protocol for the prevention of heterotopic ossification after total hip replacement
E.E. Pakos, P.G. Tsekeris, N.K. Paschos, E.J. Pitouli, E.K. Motsis, T.A. Xenakis; pp 76-80 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Prognostic and predictive factors of invasive ductal breast carcinomas
T.S. Lialiaris, G. Georgiou, E. Sivridis, D. Kareli, G. Tripsiannis, A. Papageorgiou, S. Chrisafi, Z. Kritsi, A. Giatromanolaki; pp 81-90 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Dietary factors and gastric cancer risk: hospital-based case control study
K. Lazarevic, A. Nagorni, N. Rancic, S. Milutinovic, L. Stosic, I. Ilijev; pp 91-95 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
BASIC RESEARCH
Correlation between different p53 expression patterns and chromosome 17 imbalances in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma based on tissue microarray analysis
E. Tsiambas, C. Kravvaritis, D. Tsounis, N.S. Salemis, A. Niotis, T.H. Niotis, D.N. Rigopoulos, A. Karameris, A.E. Athanasiou, E. Patsouris, P. Karakitsos; pp 96-102 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
p53 gene mutations and codon 72 polymorphism in ovarian carcinoma patients from Serbia
E. Malisic, R. Jankovic, D. Slavkovic, M. Milovic-Kovacevic, S. Radulovic; pp 103-108 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Deregulation of EGFR/VEGF/HIF-1a signaling pathway in colon adenocarcinoma based on tissue microarrays analysis
D.N. Rigopoulos, E. Tsiambas, A.C. Lazaris, N. Kavantzas, I. Papazachariou, C. Kravvaritis, D Tsounis, A. Koliopoulou, A.E. Athanassiou, A. Karameris, L. Manaios, T.N. Sergentanis, E. Patsouris; pp 109-117 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Matrix metalloproteinases and proangiogenic factors in testicular germ cell tumors
N. Diamantopoulos, A.L. Boutis, I. Koratzis, C. Andreadis, G. Galaktidou, D. Mouratidou, A. Kortsarisl pp 118-123 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Fibronectin plasma levels in gynecological cancers
I.E. Grammatikakis, D.C. Botsis, O.V. Grigoriou, A.N. Dalamanga, G.C. Creatsas; pp 124-128 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Do we know how many cancer patients have a family history of cancer?
N. Andjelic-Dekic, Z. Tomasevic, S. Milosevic, D. Kolarevic, S. Jelic; pp 129-132 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Demographic characteristics of patients with laryngeal cancer and their socio-economic status
S. Arsenijevic, V. Pantovic, Z. Gledovic, J. Stojanovic, B. Belic; pp 133-137 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Gender and age trends of histological types of lung cancer in a 20-year period: pathological perspective
J. Stojsic, J. Radojicic, J. Markovic, B. Milenkovic, D. Maric, T. Adzic, I. Milovanovic; pp 138-142 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
DIAGNOSIS
Differential diagnosis of liver diseases using serum biomarkers
D. Cujic, S. Golubovic, Z. Bojic-Trbojevic, N. Ilic, I. Baricevic, O. Nedic; pp 143-148 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Contribution of 99mTc-depreotide (Neospect) scintigraphy in lung cancer staging
E. Karathanos, I. Datseris, E. Vlontzou, A. Zisimopoulos, E. Georgiou; pp 149-154 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
PSYCHOONCOLOGY
Psychological aspects of the cancer patients’ education: Thoughts, feelings, behavior and body reactions of patients faced with diagnosis of cancer
T. Klikovac, A. Djurdjevic; pp 155-158 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Satisfaction survey of Greek inpatients with brain cancer
G.K. Matis, T.A. Birbilis, O.I. Chrysou, A. Zissimopoulos; pp 159-165 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
SCREENING
Evaluating the strength of potential misplaced priorities in opportunistic cancer screening practice in Greece
V. Karampoiki, P. Alevizaki, V. Lakiotis, E. Loukidou, A. Terzoudi, A. Gkinosati, C. Panou, A. Ioakeimidou,
K. Kamposioras, A. Valachis, L. Tsali, E. Pantazi, G. Koukourakis, I. Karathanasi, E. Thanopoulou, D. Mauri; pp 166-175 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
SPECIAL ARTICLES
Examining the discovery of the human retrovirus
N. Kontaratos, G. Sourvinos, D.A. Spandidos; pp 176-183 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Statistical presentation of data in biomedical publications
R. Igić, S. Stoisavljevic-Šatara; pp 184-189 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Good clinical practice in chronic myeloid leukemia: advances and prospects at the Institute of Oncology of Moldova
V. Musteata; p 190 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Rare site of metastasis of non-small-cell lung cancer
G.P. Stathopoulos, S.K. Rigatos; p 191 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Neuroendocrine carcinoma presenting as jaundice in a patient with von Recklinghausen’s disease
M. Yildirim, F. Akdamar, O. Oztekin, F. Tasci, Z.H. Adibelli, H. Postaci; p 192 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Synovial sarcoma of the thigh mimicking chronic cystic hematoma: a rare manifestation
N. Agarwal, N. Kaur, P. Panwar, B. Singh; p 194 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Lung cancer presenting with extreme leukocytosis
T. Salman, M. Seker, A. Bilici, B. Basak-Oven Ustaalioglu, M. Gumus, M. Yaylaci; p 195 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung with anal canal metastasis
K. Okutur, K. Arslan, M. Bozkurt, M. Barlan, B. Oz, G. Demir; p 195 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a patient previously treated for germ cell tumor
C.A. Melexopoulou, J. Sgouros, P. Argyriou, D. Tsitsimelis, G. Aravantinos, E. Samantas; p 195 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
HISTORY OF ONCOLOGY
Errors and difficulties in the diagnosis of bladder cancer in the 19th century: about an uncommon case reported by Professor Claude-François Lallemand (1790-1854)
M. Karamanou, G. Tsoukalas, X. Papandreou, G. Androutsos; pp 196-200 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
SCIENCE: ADDING IMAGINATION TO KNOWLEDGE
From FBM (Faith-Based Medicine) to EBM (Evidence-Based Medicine): easy to say
N.M. Sitaras; pp 201-202 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)