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BMC Cancer is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of cancer research, including the pathophysiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancers. The journal welcomes submissions concerning molecular and cellular biology, genetics, epidemiology, and clinical trials.
BMC Cancer (ISSN 1471-2407) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :201
The down-regulation of prostasin via the inhibitor protease nexin-1 is associated with the malignant progression of colorectal cancer, indicating that the up-regulation of protease inhibitors may be involved in cancer progression.
BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :128
Zebrafish embryos allow the analysis of tumor cells' circulation, migration and micrometastasis formation in real-time and constitute a simple and sensitive in vivo model for the study of tumor invasion and metastatic behavior.
BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :106
Fluorescence and ultrasound imaging of orthotopic pancreatic tumors in mouse models are potentially a useful combined modality for monitoring tumor growth in real time and thereby enhance the utility of these models for pre-clinical drug testing.
BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :98
An indirect mathematical approach using data from Spain and the US to calculate age- and stage-specific functions for breast cancer survival suggests that increased quality of care and better treatment lead to large improvements in cancer survival in Catalonia.
BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :88
In colorectal cancer patients, circulating levels of cell death markers cytokeratin 18 (CK18) and its caspase-degradation product CK18-Asp396 are predictive of tumor progression and prognosis and may be useful for treatment selection and patient monitoring.
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Response of the primary tumor in symptomatic and asymptomatic stage IV colorectal cancer to combined interventional endoscopy and palliative chemotherapy Silke Cameron, Diana Huenerbein, Tuemen Mansuroglu, Thomas Armbrust, Jens-Gerd Scharf, Harald Schwoerer, Laszlo Fuezesi, Giuliano Ramadori BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :218 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Prognostic relevance of Wnt-inhibitory factor-1 (WIF1) and Dickkopf-3 (DKK3) promoter methylation in human breast cancer
Jurgen Veeck, Peter J Wild, Thomas Fuchs, Peter J Schuffler, Arndt Hartmann, Ruth Knuchel, Edgar Dahl BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :217 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Fatty fish and fish omega-3 fatty acid intakes decrease the breast cancer risk: a case-control study Jeongseon Kim, Sun-Young Lim, Aesun Shin, Mi-kyung Sung, Jungsil Ro, Han-Sung Kang, Keun Seok Lee, Seok-Won Kim, Eun-Sook Lee BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :216 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The prosurvival role of autophagy in Resveratrol-induced cytotoxicity in human U251 glioma cells Jun Li, Zhenghong Qin, Zhongqin Liang BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :215 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Intrinsic bias in breast cancer gene expression data sets Jonathan D Mosley, Ruth A Keri BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :214 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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CXCR4 expression on circulating pan-cytokeratin positive cells is associated with survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer Karen L Reckamp, Robert A Figlin, Marie D Burdick, Steven M Dubinett, Robert M Elashoff, Robert M Strieter BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :213 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Molecular characterization of EGFR, PDGFRA and VEGFR-2 in cervical adenosquamous carcinoma Adhemar Longatto-Filho, Celine Pinheiro, Olga Martinho, Marise AR Moreira, Luiz FJ Ribeiro, Geraldo S Queiroz, Fernando C Schmitt, Fatima Baltazar, Rui M Reis BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :212 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A simple method for co-segregation analysis to evaluate the pathogenicity of unclassified variants; BRCA1 and BRCA2 as an example Leila Mohammadi, Maaike P Vreeswijk, Rogier Oldenburg, Ans van den Ouweland, Jan C Oosterwijk, Annemarie H van der Hout, Nicoline Hoogerbrugge, Marjolijn Ligtenberg, Margreet G Ausems, Rob B van der Luijt, Charlotte J Dommering, Johan J Gille, Senno Verhoef, Frans B Hogervorst, Theo A van Os, Encarna Gomez Garcia, Marinus J Blok, Juul TH Wijnen, Quinta Helmer, Peter Devilee, Christi J van Asperen, Hans C van Houwelingen BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :211 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A phase III clinical trial of exercise modalities on treatment side-effects in men receiving therapy for prostate cancer Robert U Newton, Dennis R Taaffe, Nigel Spry, Robert A Gardiner, Gregory Levin, Bradley Wall, David Joseph, Suzanne K Chambers, Daniel A Galvao BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :210 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The epidemiology and survival of extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma in South East England, 1970-2004 Yien Ning S Wong, Ruth H Jack, Vivian Mak, Henrik Moller, Elizabeth A Davies BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :209 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A versatile breast reduction technique: Conical plicated central U shaped (COPCUs) mammaplasty Eray Copcu Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research 2009, 3 :7 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Improved breast cancer survival following introduction of an organized mammography screening program among both screened and unscreened women: a population-based cohort study Mette Kalager, Tor Haldorsen, Michael Bretthauer, Geir Hoff, Steinar O Thoresen, Hans-Olov Adami Breast Cancer Research 2009, 11 :R44 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Evaluation of the performance of tests for spatial randomness on prostate cancer data Virginia L Hinrichsen, Ann C Klassen, Changhong Song, Martin Kulldorff International Journal of Health Geographics 2009, 8 :41 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Dynamics of different sized solid state nanocrystals as tracers for a drug delivery system in the interstitium of a human tumor xenograft Masaaki Kawai, Hideo Higuchi, Motohiro Takeda, Yoshio Kobayashi, Noriaki Ohuchi Breast Cancer Research 2009, 11 :R43 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The effect of HER2 expression on cisplatin-based chemotherapy in advanced non- small
cell lung cancer patients
Zuleyha Calikusu, Yesim Yildirim, Zafer Akcali, Hakan Sakalli, Nebil Bal, Ilker Unal, Ozgur Ozyilkan Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :97 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Survivin counteracts the therapeutic effect of microtubule de-stabilizers by stabilizing tubulin polymers Chun Hei Antonio Cheung, Huang-Hui Chen, Ching-Chuan Kuo, Chi-Yen Chang, Mohane S Coumar, Hsing-Pang Hsieh, Jang-Yang Chang Molecular Cancer 2009, 8 :43 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The Gene expression Grade Index: a potential predictor of relapse for endocrine-treated breast cancer patients in the BIG 1-98 trial Christine Desmedt, Anita Giobbie-Hurder, Patrick Neven, Robert Paridaens, Marie-Rose Christiaens, Ann Smeets, Francoise Lallemand, Benjamin Haibe-Kains, Giuseppe Viale, Richard D. Gelber, Martine Piccart, Christos Sotiriou BMC Medical Genomics 2009, 2 :40 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Geographical clustering of lung cancer in the province of Lecce, Italy: 1992-2001 Massimo Bilancia, Alessandro Fedespina International Journal of Health Geographics 2009, 8 :40 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The novel RASSF6 and RASSF10 candidate tumour suppressor genes are frequently epigenetically inactivated in childhood leukaemias Luke B Hesson, Thomas L Dunwell, Wendy N Cooper, Daniel Catchpoole, Anna T Brini, Raffaella Chiaramonte, Mike Griffiths, Andrew D Chalmers, Eamonn R Maher, Farida Latif Molecular Cancer 2009, 8 :42 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Comparison of conventional and CT-based planning for intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical cancer: target volume coverage and organs at risk doses Cem Onal, Gungor Arslan, Erkan Topkan, Berrin Pehlivan, Melek Yavuz, Ezgi Oymak, Aydin Yavuz Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :95 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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