Annals of Oncology

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Ann Oncol 4: 1.
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News:

A new group on AIDS and tumors approved by the EORTC board
Ann Oncol 4: 2.
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Breast cancer chemoprevention trials launched in Europe
Ann Oncol 4: 2.
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German unification threatens clinical cancer research
Ann Oncol 4: 2.
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Attendance at ESMO close to that at ECCO
Ann Oncol 4: 3.
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Money diverted from military to breast cancer research
Ann Oncol 4: 4.
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Eurocrats don't comprehend clinical research
Ann Oncol 4: 4.
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Awards, appointments
Ann Oncol 4: 4.
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Perhaps not everyone knows that...
Ann Oncol 4: 5.
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Editorials:

F. Cavalli

We begin our fourth year
Ann Oncol 4: 6.
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Gianni Tognoni

North-South asymmetry
Ann Oncol 4: 7-8.
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Marco Rosselli Del Turco and Eugenio Paci

Mammography and overdiagnosis
Ann Oncol 4: 9-10.
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Manfred Lehnert

Reversal of multidrug resistance in breast cancer: Many more open questions than answers
Ann Oncol 4: 11-13.
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Book reviews:

Fabio Levi

Book review
Ann Oncol 4: 8.
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M. H. Bronchud

Book review
Ann Oncol 4: 14.
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F. Cavalli

Book review
Ann Oncol 4: 86.
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Special articles:

C. Ripamonti, F. De Conno, V. Ventafridda, B. Rossi, and M. J. Baines

Management of bowel obstruction in advanced and terminal cancer patients
Ann Oncol 4: 15-21.
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Review:

H. Gurney, D. Dodwell, N. Thatcher, and M. H. N. Tattersall

Escalating drug delivery in cancer chemotherapy: A review of concepts and practice – Part 1
Ann Oncol 4: 23-34.
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Commentary:

A. Mantovani

Nobel's day on recent advances in cancer research
Ann Oncol 4: 35-36.
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Arena:

G. Masera, F. Baez Lacayo, A. Malta Corea, E. Ocampo Hernandez, C. Pacheco Espinoza, F. Silva Espinoza, V. Conter, A. Biondi, G. Lietti, C. Sessa, and F. Cavalli

Pediatric oncology in developing countries: A cooperative program in Nicaragua
Ann Oncol 4: 37-40.
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Original articles:

C. La Vecchia, E. Negri, P. Bruzzi, S. Franceschi, L. Bucchi, and F. Parazzini

The impact of mammography on breast cancer detection
Ann Oncol 4: 41-44.
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K. Mross, C. Bohn, L. Edler, W. Jonat, W. Queisser, E. Heidemann, M. Goebel, and D. K. Hossfeld

Randomized phase II study of single-agent epirubicin +/— verapamil in patients with advanced metastatic breast cancer: An AIO clinical trial
Ann Oncol 4: 45-50.
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J. E. Romaguera, W. Pugh, R. Luthra, A. Goodacre, and F. Cabanillas

The clinical relevance of t(14; 18)/BCL-2 rearrangement and DEL 6q in diffuse large cell lymphoma and immunoblastic lymphoma
Ann Oncol 4: 51-54.
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F. Di Re, S. Bohm, S. Oriana, G. B. Spatti, C. Pirovano, M. Tedeschi, and F. Zunino

High-dose cisplatin and cyclophosphamide with glutathione in the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer
Ann Oncol 4: 55-61.
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P. W. M. Johnson, J. W. Sweetenham, P. McCallum, A. J. Norton, A. Z. S. Rohatiner, and T. A. Lister

E-SHAP: Inadequate treatment for poor-prognosis recurrent lymphoma
Ann Oncol 4: 63-67.
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Y. Rapoport, S. Kreitler, S. Chaitchik, R. Algor, and K. Weissler

Psychosocial problems in head-and-neck cancer patients and their change with time since diagnosis
Ann Oncol 4: 69-73.
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F. L. Erdkamp, W. P. Breed, H. C. Schouten, W. C. Janssen, J. J. Hoffmann, J. Th. Wijnen, and G. H. Blijham

DNA aneuploidy and cell proliferation in relation to histology and prognosis in patients with Hodgkin's disease
Ann Oncol 4: 75-80.
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Short reports:

B. G. Taal, W. W. Ten Bokkel Huinink, and S. Rodenhuis

Combination chemotherapy with tauromustine (TCNU), 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin in advanced colorectal carcinoma: A dose-finding study
Ann Oncol 4: 81-82.
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S. Cascinu, A. Fedeli, S. Luzi Fedeli, and G. Catalano

5-Fluorouracil, leucovorin and interferon alpha 2b in advanced pancreatic cancer: A pilot study
Ann Oncol 4: 83-84.
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Letter:

E. Vaccher, U. Tirelli, M. Spina, D. Errante, I. Crosato, S. Sabbatani, A. Sinicco, and S. Monfardini

Lung cancer in 19 patients with HIV infection
Ann Oncol 4: 85-86.
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Instructions for Authors:

Instructions of Authors
Ann Oncol 4: 87-88.
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