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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, Thomson Scientific (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :71
Contrary to previous findings, a large case-control study finds no association between breast cancer and variants of the Nuclear Mitotic Apparatus protein (NuMA) gene.
BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :63
Increased physical activity among American women is associated with a decreased risk of pancreatic cancer, providing additional evidence that physical activity may potentially be protective against this malignancy.
BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :56
Adding docetaxel to anthracycline-based breast cancer chemotherapy regimens increases the incidence of reersible amenorrhea, and prolonged amenorrhea may be correlated with an increase in disease-free survival rates.
BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :46
Tumor necrosis factor alpha combined with histamine has growth inhibitory and cytolytic effects on normal keratinocytes, but may actually enhance migration of cervical carcinoma cells, suggesting that responsiveness to endogenous cytolytic mechanisms is lost in tumors.
BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :38
An ELISA using monoclonal antibodies against the C- and N-terminal regions of the human osteopontin protein has been developed which is highly accurate and is more sensitive than commercially available ELISAs.
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Increase in mammography detected breast cancer over time at a community based regional cancer center: a longitudinal cohort study 1990-2005 Judith A Malmgren, Mary K Atwood, Henry G Kaplan BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :131 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Estrogen and progesterone receptor levels in nonneoplastic breast epithelium of breast cancer cases versus benign breast biopsy controls Christy G Woolcott, Sandip K SenGupta, Wedad M Hanna, Kristan J Aronson BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :130 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Expression of HER-2 in MCF-7 breast cancer cells modulates anti-apoptotic proteins Survivin and Bcl-2 via the extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) and phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K) signalling pathways. Aisha Siddiqa, Linda M Long, Liuxia Li, Robert A Marciniak, Irene Kazhdan BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :129 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Importance of dose-schedule of 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine for epigenetic therapy of cancer Maryse Lemaire, Guy G Chabot, Noel J-M Raynal, Louise F Momparler, Annie Hurtubise, Mark L Bernstein, Richard L Momparler BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :128 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cancer Trajectories at the End of Life: is there an effect of age and gender? Massimo Costantini, Monica Beccaro, Irene J Higginson BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :127 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Use of a cancer registry is preferable to a direct-to-community approach for recruitment to a cohort study of wellbeing in women newly diagnosed with invasive breast cancer Marijana Lijovic, Susan R Davis, Pam Fradkin, Maria La China, Helen Farrugia, Rory Wolfe, Robin J Bell BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :126 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Expression of TRPC6 channels in human epithelial breast cancer cells Arnaud Guilbert, Isabelle Dhennin-Duthille, Yassine EL Hiani, Nathalie Haren, Hafida Khorsi, Henri Sevestre, Ahmed Ahidouch, Halima Ouadid-Ahidouch BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :125 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Quantitative correlation between promoter methylation and messenger RNA levels of the reduced folate carrier Rui Yang, Wei-Wei Li, Bang H. Hoang, Hansoo Kim, Debabrata Banerjee, Albert Kheradpour, John H. Healey, Paul A Meyers, Joseph R. Bertino, Richard Gorlick BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :124 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Clinicopathologic significance of HIF-1 alpha, p53, and VEGF expression and preoperative serum VEGF level in gastric cancer Sung Yong Oh, Hyuk-Chan Kwon, Sung-Hyun Kim, Jin Seok Jang, Min Chan Kim, Kyeong Hee Kim, Jin-Yeong Han, Chung Ock Kim, Su-Jin Kim, Jin-sook Jeong, Hyo-Jin Kim BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :123 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Growth of human gastric cancer cells in nude mice is delayed by a ketogenic diet supplemented with omega-3 fatty acids and medium-chain triglycerides Christoph Otto, Ulrike Kaemmerer, Bertram Illert, Bettina Muehling, Nadja Pfetzer, Rainer Wittig, Hans Ullrich Voelker, Arnulf Thiede, Johannes F Coy BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :122 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Middle bile duct cancer with portal vein tumor thrombus Mitsugi Shimoda, Yukihiro Iso, Shigeki Tomita, Takahiro Fujimori, Koji Murakami, Tokihiko Sawada, Keiichi Kubota World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008, 6 :48 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Estrogen and progesterone induce persistent increases in p53-dependent apoptosis and suppress mammary tumors in BALB/c-Trp53+/- mice Karen A Dunphy, Anneke C Blackburn, Haoheng Yan, Lauren R O'Connell, D JOSEPH Jerry Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10 :R43 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Intact and total insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) levels in relation to breast cancer risk factors: a cross-sectional study Caroline Diorio, Jacques Brisson, Sylvie Berube, Michael Pollak Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10 :R42 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Caecal metastasis from breast cancer presenting as intestinal obstruction Rashmi P Birla, Kamal Kumar Mahawar, Mavis Orizu, Muhammad Siddiqui, Arun Batra World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008, 6 :47 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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A multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of GIST liver metastasis Pejman Radkani, Marcelo M Ghersi, Juan C Paramo, Thomas W Mesko World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008, 6 :46 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Breast cancer tumor growth estimated through mammography screening data Harald HWF Weedon-Fekjaer mr, Bo Henry BHL Lindqvist prof, Odd Olai OOA Aalen prof, Lars Johan LJV Vatten prof, Steinar ST Tretli prof Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10 :R41 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Autoantibodies as potential biomarkers for breast cancer Li Zhong, Kun Ge, Jin-chi Zu, Long-hua Zhao, Wei-ke Shen, Jian-fei Wang, Xiao-gang Zhang, Xu Gao, Wanping Hu, Yun Yen, Kemp H Kernstine Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10 :R40 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Identification of heterogeneity among soft tissue sarcomas by gene expression profiles from different tumors Keith M. Skubitz, Stefan Pambuccian, J. Carlos Manivel, Amy P. N. Skubitz Journal of Translational Medicine 2008, 6 :23 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Technical advance
Percutaneous acetabuloplasty for metastatic acetabular lesions Giulio Maccauro, Francesco Liuzza, Laura Scaramuzzo, Alessandro Milani, Francesco Muratori, Barbara Rossi, Victor Waide, Giandomenico Logroscino, Carlo Ambrogio Logroscino, Nicola Maffulli BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :66 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Hydroxycamptothecin-loaded nanoparticles enhance target drug delivery and anticancer effect Anxun Wang, Su Li BMC Biotechnology 2008, 8 :46 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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