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Diagnostic utility of LunX mRNA in peripheral blood and pleural fluid in patients with primary non-small cell lung cancer

Min Cheng, Yongyan Chen, Xiaoqing Yu, Zhigang Tian, Haiming Wei BMC Cancer 2008, 8:156 (31 May 2008)

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Penetrance estimates for BRCA1 and BRCA2 based on genetic testing in a Clinical Cancer Genetics service setting: Risks of breast/ovarian cancer quoted should reflect the cancer burden in the family

D Gareth Evans, Andrew Shenton, Emma Woodward, Fiona Lalloo, Anthony Howell, Eamonn R Maher BMC Cancer 2008, 8:155 (30 May 2008)

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Promoter methylation-associated loss of ID4 expression is a marker of tumour recurrence in human breast cancer

Erik Noetzel, Jürgen Veeck, Dieter Niederacher, Oliver Galm, Felicitas Horn, Arndt Hartmann, Ruth Knüchel, Edgar Dahl BMC Cancer 2008, 8:154 (30 May 2008)

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Meta-analysis confirms BCL2 is an independent prognostic marker in breast cancer

Grace M Callagy, Mark J Webber, Paul DP Pharoah, Carlos Caldas BMC Cancer 2008, 8:153 (29 May 2008)

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Characterization of three new serous epithelial ovarian cancer cell lines

Véronique Ouellet, Magdalena Zietarska, Lise Portelance, Julie Lafontaine, Jason Madore, Marie-Line Puiffe, Suzanna L Arcand, Zhen Shen, Josée Hébert, Patricia N Tonin, Diane M Provencher, Anne-Marie Mes-Masson BMC Cancer 2008, 8:152 (28 May 2008)

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Analysis of the effects of exposure to acute hypoxia on oxidative lesions and tumour progression in a transgenic mouse breast cancer model

Tuula M Kalliomäki, Gordon McCallum, Sarah Lunt, Peter G Wells, Richard P Hill BMC Cancer 2008, 8:151 (28 May 2008)

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SOCS3 inhibiting migration of A549 cells correlates with PYK2 signaling in vitro

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Androgen receptor expresion in breast cancer: Relationship with clinicopathological characteristics of the tumors, prognosis, and expression of metalloproteases and their inhibitors

Luis O Gonzalez, Maria D Corte, Julio Vazquez, Sara Junquera, Rosario Sanchez, Ana C Alvarez, Juan C Rodriguez, Maria L Lamelas, Francisco J Vizoso BMC Cancer 2008, 8:149 (28 May 2008)

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Modified FOLFOX-6 chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer: Results of phase II study and comprehensive analysis of polymorphisms as a predictive and prognostic marker

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Cervix carcinoma is associated with an up-regulation and nuclear localization of the dual-specificity protein phosphatase VHR

Rachel Henkens, Philippe Delvenne, Mohammad Arafa, Michel Moutschen, Mustapha Zeddou, Lutz Tautz, Jacques Boniver, Tomas Mustelin, Souad Rahmouni BMC Cancer 2008, 8:147 (27 May 2008)

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Analysis of large deletions in BRCA1, BRCA2 and PALB2 genes in Finnish breast and ovarian cancer families

Katri Pylkäs, Hannele Erkko, Jenni Nikkilä, Szilvia Sólyom, Robert Winqvist BMC Cancer 2008, 8:146 (26 May 2008)

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Enhancer of the rudimentary gene homologue (ERH) expression pattern in sporadic human breast cancer and normal breast tissue

Menelaos Zafrakas, Inge Losen, Ruth Knüchel, Edgar Dahl BMC Cancer 2008, 8:145 (23 May 2008)

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Modulatory role of phospholipase D in the activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)-3 by thyroid oncogenic kinase RET/PTC

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Local IGFBP-3 mRNA expression, apoptosis and risk of colorectal adenomas

Temitope O Keku, Robert S Sandler, James G Simmons, Joseph Galanko, John T Woosley, Michelle Proffitt, Oluwaseun Omofoye, Maya McDoom, Pauline K Lund BMC Cancer 2008, 8:143 (22 May 2008)

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High resolution melting analysis for rapid and sensitive EGFR and KRAS mutation detection in formalin fixed paraffin embedded biopsies

Hongdo Do, Michael Krypuy, Paul L Mitchell, Stephen B Fox, Alexander Dobrovic BMC Cancer 2008, 8:142 (21 May 2008)

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Cardiac damage after treatment of childhood cancer: A long-term follow-up

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Spectrum and characterisation of BRCA1 and BRCA2 deleterious mutations in high-risk Czech patients with breast and/or ovarian cancer

Eva Machackova, Lenka Foretova, Mirka Lukesova, Petra Vasickova, Marie Navratilova, Ilse Coene, Hana Pavlu, Veronika Kosinova, Jitka Kuklova, Kathleen Claes BMC Cancer 2008, 8:140 (20 May 2008)

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Histological subtype of lung cancer in relation to socio-economic deprivation in South East England

Victoria A Bennett, Elizabeth A Davies, Ruth H Jack, Vivian Mak, Henrik Møller BMC Cancer 2008, 8:139 (19 May 2008)

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A novel diffuse gastric cancer susceptibility variant in E-cadherin (CDH1) intron 2: A case control study in an Italian population

Soroush Nasri, Helen More, Francesco Graziano, Annamaria Ruzzo, Emily Wilson, Anita Dunbier, Cushla McKinney, Tony Merriman, Parry Guilford, Mauro Magnani, Bostjan Humar BMC Cancer 2008, 8:138 (15 May 2008)

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Geographical spread of gastrointestinal tract cancer incidence in the Caspian Sea region of Iran: Spatial analysis of cancer registry data

Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Mahmood Mahmoodi, Rory Wolfe, Keramat Nourijelyani, Kazem Mohammad, Hojjat Zeraati, Akbar Fotouhi BMC Cancer 2008, 8:137 (14 May 2008)

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Expression analysis of carbohydrate antigens in ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast by lectin histochemistry

Soheila Korourian, Eric Siegel, Thomas Kieber-Emmons, Behjatolah Monzavi-Karbassi BMC Cancer 2008, 8:136 (14 May 2008)

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Suspension culture combined with chemotherapeutic agents for sorting of breast cancer stem cells

Hai-zhi Li, Tong-bo Yi, Zheng-yan Wu BMC Cancer 2008, 8:135 (14 May 2008)

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Skp2 expression is associated with high risk and elevated Ki67 expression in gastrointestinal stromal tumours

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Knockdown of TFIIS by RNA silencing inhibits cancer cell proliferation and induces apoptosis

Kyle Hubbard, Jennifer Catalano, Raj K Puri, Averell Gnatt BMC Cancer 2008, 8:133 (12 May 2008)

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Phase II trial of isoflavone in prostate-specific antigen recurrent prostate cancer after previous local therapy

John M Pendleton, Winston W Tan, Satoshi Anai, Myron Chang, Wei Hou, Kathleen T Shiverick, Charles J Rosser BMC Cancer 2008, 8:132 (11 May 2008)

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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 May 2008)

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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 May 2008)

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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 May 2008)

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Importance of dose-schedule of 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine for epigenetic therapy of cancer

Maryse Lemaire, Guy G Chabot, Noël JM Raynal, Louise F Momparler, Annie Hurtubise, Mark L Bernstein, Richard L Momparler BMC Cancer 2008, 8:128 (2 May 2008)

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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 May 2008)

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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 May 2008)

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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 May 2008)

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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 May 2008)

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Clinicopathologic significance of HIF-1α, p53, and VEGF expression and preoperative serum VEGF level in gastric cancer

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