Editorials / Editoriali

• "Structured, group-based cognitive behavior stress management may ameliorate cancer-related anxiety during active medical treatment for breast carcinoma" - Mike Antoni, Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
• "Perineural invasion in patients with invasive breast carcinoma" - Nüvit Duraker, Fifth Department of Surgery, SSK Okmeydani Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
• "Positive impact of a patient information booklet about BRCA genetic testing" - Julien Mancini and Claire Julian-Reynier, INSERM UMR379, Epidemiology and Social Sciences Unit, Paoli-Calmettes Institute, Marseille, France
• "Gene expression profiling can identify individual patients at increased risk of developing a local recurrence after breast-conserving therapy" - Dimitry Nuyten, Division of of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• "Role of FDG-PET/CT in the assessment of suspected recurrent breast cancer" - Simona Ben-Haim, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
• "'Below threshold' familial breast cancer risk information can be conveyed by letter, but attention should be given to further support for these women" - Michael Steel, Tayside Breast Cancer Family Clinic, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK
• "Clinical benefit of radiation therapy for older women with DCIS" - Ben Smith, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
• "Sentinel lymph node biopsy should be considered in all patients with a diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ with microinvasion" - Giorgio Zavagno, Clinica Chirurgica II, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
• "Postmastectomy radiation therapy is associated with improved survival for older women with high-risk breast carcinoma" - Ben Smith, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
• "Prior oral contraceptive use is associated with premenopausal breast cancer" - Chris Kahlenborn, Department of Internal Medicine, Altoona Hospital, Altoona, PA, USA
• "Core needle biopsy and subsequent excisional biopsy in patients with breast high-risk lesions" - Julie Margenthaler, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
• "Risk factors of  breast cancer related lymphedema" - Atilla Soran, International Breast Fellowship Program, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
• "High-dose chemotherapy and stem-cell rescue for women with metastatic breast cancer" - Sobha Kurian, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

Literature Selection / Selezione della Letteratura 

• Sacchini V et al.: "Nipple-sparing mastectomy for breast cancer and risk reduction: oncologic or technical problem?", J Am Coll Surg. 2006 Nov;203(5):704-14
• Perey L et al.: "Clinical benefit of fulvestrant in postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer and primary or acquired resistance to aromatase inhibitors: final results of phase II Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research Trial (SAKK 21/00)", Ann Oncol. 2006 [Epub ahead of print]
• Poole CJ et al.: "Epirubicin and cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil as adjuvant therapy for early breast cancer", N Engl J Med 2006;355:1851-1862
• Chaudhry A et al.: "Does the timing of breast cancer surgery in pre-menopausal women affect clinical outcome? : an update", Int Semin Surg Oncol. 2006 Nov 1;3(1):37
• Oh JL et al.: "Locoregional control of clinically diagnosed multifocal or multicentric breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and locoregional therapy", J Clin Oncol. 2006 Nov 1;24(31):4971-5
• Smith A et al.: "Phenocopies in BRCA1 and BRCA2 families: Evidence for modifier genes and implications for screening?", J Med Genet. 2006 Nov 1
• Cho E et al.: "Red meat intake and risk of breast cancer among premenopausal women", Arch Intern Med. 2006 Nov 13;166(20):2253-9
• Upponi SS et al.: "The diagnostic impact of contrast-enhanced MRI in management of breast disease", Breast. 2006 Dec; 15(6):736-743
• Van den Eynden GG et al.: "Induction of lymphangiogenesis in and around axillary lymph node metastases of patients with breast cancer", Br J Cancer. 2006 Nov 20;95(10):1362-6
• Ejlertsen B et al.: "Similar efficacy for ovarian ablation compared with cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil: from a randomized comparison of premenopausal patients with node-positive, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer", J Clin Oncol. 2006 Nov 1;24(31):4956-62
• Tolaney SM et al.: "Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia during dose-dense chemotherapy for breast cancer", J Clin Oncol. 2006 Nov 20;24(33):5330-1

Press Releases / Comunicati stampa  

• "FDA Expands Use of Herceptin for Early Stage Breast Cancer After Primary Therapy" - U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Clinical Guidelines / Linee Guida Cliniche (link)

• "Hormonal therapies for the adjuvant treatment of early oestrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer" - NICE - National Institute For Clinical Excellence, London, UK- 

Senologic web sites / Siti web Senologici

• OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Breast Cancer Risk Screening - Breast Cancer Risk Screening Tool, designed for use by non-specialists to assist in providing breast cancer risk assessment in a primary care setting

Calendar of Events in Senology  / Prossimi Eventi Senologici 

• 29th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium - December 14 - December 17, 2006, San Antonio, Texas,  United States

Editorials / Editoriali 

• "Long-term gastric acid suppression is safe regarding development of oesophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma" - Mats Lindblad, Department of Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
• "A successful approach for preventing severe and life-threatening toxicities in gastrointestinal cancer patients who are candidates for standard 5-FU treatment" - Guido Bocci, Division of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
• "Chemotherapy in advanced colorectal cancer: prolongation of life or quality of life improvement?" - Susanne de Kort, General Practice Department, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• "Older patients with shorter life expectancies may receive less benefit from colorectal cancer screening" - Cary Gross, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and Primary Care Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
• "Chemotherapy-related anemia and early versus late epoetin alfa" - David J. Straus, Lymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
• "Adding bicalutamide 150 mg to radiotherapy significantly extends survival in men with locally advanced prostate cancer" -  William A. See, Department of Urology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

Literature Selection / Selezione della Letteratura  

• Rodriguez LA et al.: "Gastric acid suppression and risk of oesophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma: a nested case control study in the UK", Gut. 2006 Nov;55(11):1538-44
• Larsson SC et al.: "Consumption of sugar and sugar-sweetened foods and the risk of pancreatic cancer in a prospective study", Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Nov;84(5):1171-1176
• Tjalsma H et al.: "Profiling the humoral immune response in colon cancer patients: diagnostic antigens from Streptococcus bovis", Int J Cancer. 2006 Nov 1;119(9):2127-35
• Amara S et al.: "HIV-associated monoclonal gammopathy: a retrospective analysis of 25 patients", Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Nov 1;43(9):1198-205
• Bowers DC et al.: "Late-Occurring Stroke Among Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Leukemia and Brain Tumors: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study", J Clin Oncol. 2006 Nov 6; [Epub ahead of print]
• Soderberg KC et al.: "Autoimmune diseases, asthma and risk of haematological malignancies: A nationwide case-control study in Sweden", Eur J Cancer. 2006 Nov;42(17):3028-33
• Mellemkjaer L et al.: "Risks for Skin and Other Cancers Up to 25 Years After Burn Injuries", Epidemiology. 2006 Nov;17(6):668-673

Press Releases / Comunicati stampa

• "Obesity increases the risk of aggressive prostate cancer" - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
• "Un antibiotico contro i linfomi dell'orbita" - Andrés J. M. Ferreri, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italy

Clinical Guidelines / Linee Guida Cliniche (link)

• "Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy - guidance" - NICE - National Institute For Clinical Excellence, London, UK

Literature Selection / Selezione della Letteratura

• Walker WJ et al.: "Pregnancy after uterine artery embolization for leiomyomata: a series of 56 completed pregnancies", Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Nov;195(5):1266-71 - Le donne sottoposte ad embolizzazione arteriosa uterina per la presenza di leiomiofibromi manifestano una fertilità ridotta e presentano in gravidanza tassi più elevati di aborti,  parti pretermine, parti cesarei ed emorragie post-partum.
• Vercellini P et al.: "Reproductive performance in infertile women with rectovaginal endometriosis: is surgery worthwhile?", Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Nov;195(5):1303-10 - In pazienti infertili affette da endometriosi rettovaginale, una terapia chirurgica conservativa non modifica la prognosi riproduttiva ma riduce la dismenorrea e la dispareunia.
• Bayar U et al.: "Use of an aromatase inhibitor in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a prospective randomized trial", Fertil Steril. 2006 Nov;86(5):1447-51 - In donne infertili affette da sindrome dell'ovaio policistico, l'uso di un inibitore dell'aromatasi può rappresentare una terapia utile per l'induzione della ovulazione.