SENOLOGY

Editoriali in Senologia / Editorials in Senology 

• "A Single-Institution Experience with Inflammatory Breast Cancer" - David R. Farley, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn, USA
• "Rates of suicides among women who received breast implants" - Paul J. Villeneuve, Yang Mao, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• "Multicentric Breast Cancer and Sentinel Node Biopsy" - Michael Knauer, Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital, Feldkirch, Austria
• "Nanoparticles for detection of breast cancer metastases" - Carola Leuschner, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, LSU System, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
• "Breast conservation may be offered to women with prior augmentation mammoplasty when selected appropriately" - Kristin L Brill, Anne Rosenberg, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• "Utility of FDG PET for evaluating treatment response in breast cancer" - Rod Hicks, Centre for Molecular Imaging, The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia

Linee guida cliniche in Senologia / Clinical Guidelines in Senology (link)

• Breast cancer (early) - docetaxel: Guidance - NICE - National Institute For Clinical Excellence, London, UK
• Breast cancer (early) - paclitaxel: Full Guidance - NICE - National Institute For Clinical Excellence, London, UK

Comunicati stampa in Senologia / Press Releases in Senology

• "New Path from Estrogen to Survival in Breast Cancer Cells Described" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

Conferenze e Video in Senologia / Video and Lectures in Senology (link)

• "High Fiber / Low-Fat Diet to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

Notizie dalle Aziende  / News from Healthcare Companies

• "FUJIFILM - Una finestra aperta sul futuro..." - FUJIFILM Medical Systems Italia

Selezione della Letteratura in Senologia / Literature Selection in Senology 

• Orlando L et al.: "Trastuzumab in combination with metronomic cyclophosphamide and methotrexate in patients with Her-2 positive metastatic breast cancer", BMC Cancer. 2006 Sep 15;6(1):225
• Cristofanilli M et al.: "A nonreplicating adenoviral vector that contains the wild-type p53 transgene combined with chemotherapy for primary breast cancer: safety, efficacy, and biologic activity of a novel gene-therapy approach", Cancer. 2006 Sep 1;107(5):935-44
• Mauri D et al.: "Survival With Aromatase Inhibitors and Inactivators Versus Standard Hormonal Therapy in Advanced Breast Cancer: Meta-analysis", J Natl Cancer Inst.2006; 98: 1285-1291
• Konkin ED et al.: "Management and Outcomes of Isolated Axillary Node Recurrence in Breast Cancer", Arch Surg. Sep 2006;141:867-874
• Goyal A et al.: "Factors affecting failed localisation and false-negative rates of sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer - results of the ALMANAC validation phase", Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2006 Sep;99(2):203-8.
• Buyse M et al.: "Validation and clinical utility of a 70-gene prognostic signature for women with node-negative breast cancer", J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006 Sep 6;98(17):1183-92
• Al-azawi D et al.: "CA 15-3 is predictive of response and disease recurrence following treatment in locally advanced breast cancer", BMC Cancer. 2006 Sep 5;6(1):220
• Preda L et al.: "MR Mammography in the evaluation of recurrence at the prior lumpectomy site after conservative surgery and radiotherapy", Breast Cancer Research, 2006 Sep, 8:R53
• McDonald CJ et al.: "A measles virus vaccine strain derivative as a novel oncolytic agent against breast cancer", Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2006 Sep;99(2):177-84
• Abrahamson PE et al.: "Recreational physical activity and survival among young women with breast cancer", Cancer 2006 Sep, Published Online
• Carcoforo P et al.: "Clinical and Therapeutic Importance of Sentinel Node Biopsy of the Internal Mammary Chain in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Single-Center Study with Long-Term Follow-Up", Ann Surg Oncol. 2006 Sep 3
• Umetani N et al.: "Prediction of breast tumor progression by integrity of free circulating DNA in serum", J Clin Oncol. 2006 Sep 10;24(26):4270-6
• Dinger JC et al.: "Breast Cancer Risk associated with different HRT formulations: A register-based case-control study", BMC Womens Health. 2006 Sep 12;6(1):13
• Schmeler KM et al.: "Prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy compared with surveillance in women with BRCA mutations", Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Sep;108(3 Pt 1):515-20
   

Prossimi Eventi Senologici internazionali e nazionali / Calendar of Events in Senology 

• Aggiornamento sulle tecniche di ricostruzione della mammella con impianti protesici. Parametri di scelta dell'espansore e della protesi definitiva - Forlì, 6/7 Ottobre 2006

• 5th European Conference: Perspectives in Breast Cancer, October 14 - October 16, 2006, Amsterdam - Netherlands

• Il carcinoma della mammella: chirurgia e immagine corporea, 16-17 ottobre, 2006, Rapallo - Italia

• "Verso una Senologia dinamica" - Primo Convegno Nazionale ANISC, Roma, 26 Ottobre 2006

• Workshop sul tumore Mammario - 27-28 Ottobre 2006, Roma

• 3rd Asia Pacific UICC Reach to Recovery International Breast Cancer Support Conference, November 7 - November 10, 2006, Mumbai - India

ONCOLOGY

Editoriali in Oncologia / Editorials in Oncology 

• "New onset of chronic kidney disease in patients with small renal cortical tumours undergoing radical or partial nephrectomy" - Paul Russo, Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

• "Long term risk of clinically manifest colorectal cancer among patients with negative findings at colonoscopy"  - Hermann Brenner, Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg, Germany

• "Previous use of carbonated soft drinks and esophageal or cardia adenocarcinoma - Jesper Lagergren, Unit of Esophageal and Gastric Research (ESOGAR), Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

• "Control of nodal metastases in patients with squamous cell head and neck cancer treated with non-surgical modalities" - Marije R. Vergeer, Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

• "Radical prostatectomy for locally advanced prostate cancer" - Eric Klein, Section of Urologic Oncology, Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

• "Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer is associated with an increased incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular disease" - Nancy L. Keating, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

• "Effectiveness of risk-adapted radiotherapy followed by a shortened period of dose-intense chemotherapy in children with medulloblastoma" - Amar Gajjar, Division of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, USA

• "Infection with multiple human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes and risk of pre-cancerous cervical abnormalities" - Helen Trottier, Division of Cancer Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

• "Ruolo dell'HPV nella cancerogenesi polmonare" - Marco Ciotti, Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Virology, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

Linee guida cliniche in Oncologia / Clinical Guidelines in Oncology (link)

• Follicular lymphoma - rituximab: Guidance - NICE - National Institute For Clinical Excellence, London, UK

Comunicati stampa in Oncologia / Press Releases in Oncology

• "Study uncovers mechanism of drug resistance in form of lung cancer" - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
• "Regular, moderate-to-vigorous aerobic exercise significantly reduces markers of increased colon-cancer risk in men" - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
• "FDA Approves a New Drug for Colorectal Cancer" - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health & Human Services

Conferenze e Video in Oncologia / Video and Lectures in Oncology (link)

• "The Latest in Colorectal Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment" - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
• "Easier Test for Recurrent Bladder Cancer" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

Selezione della Letteratura in Oncologia / Literature Selection in Oncology 

• Huang WC et al.: "Chronic kidney disease after nephrectomy in patients with renal cortical tumours: a retrospective cohort study", Lancet Oncol. 2006 Sep;7(9):735-40
• Landgren O et al.: "Autoimmunity and Susceptibility to Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Population-Based Case–Control Study in Scandinavia", J Natl Cancer Inst.2006 Sep; 98: 1321-1330
• Inoges S et al.: "Clinical benefit associated with idiotypic vaccination in patients with follicular lymphoma", J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006 Sep 20;98(18):1292-301
• Arrieta O et al.: "Colchicine delays the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis virus-related liver cirrhosis", Cancer 2006 Sep, Published Online
• van Wijngaarden E et al.: "Brain cancer mortality and potential occupational exposure to lead: findings from the National Longitudinal Mortality Study, 1979-1989", Int J Cancer. 2006 Sep 1;119(5):1136-44
• Bosset JF et al.: "Chemotherapy with Preoperative Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer", N Engl J Med 2006 355: 1114-1123
• Morton DL et al.: "Sentinel-node biopsy or nodal observation in melanoma",  N Engl J Med 2006;355:1307-1317
• Beard C et al.: "Perineural invasion associated with increased cancer-specific mortality after external beam radiation therapy for men with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer", Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Oct 1;66(2):403-407
• MacLennan GT et al.: "The influence of chronic inflammation in prostatic carcinogenesis: a 5-year followup study", J Urol. 2006 Sep;176(3):1012-6
• Vaezi MF et al.: "Laryngeal cancer and gastroesophageal reflux disease: a case-control study", Am J Med. 2006 Sep;119(9):768-76
  

WOMEN'S HEALTH

Selezione della Letteratura / Literature Selection

• Rocca AW et al.: "Survival patterns after oophorectomy in premenopausal women: a population-based cohort study", Lancet Oncology Early Online Publication, 14 September 2006 - Le donne di età inferiore ai 45 anni sottoposte a ovariectomia bilaterale profilattica presentano una mortalità  superiore per cause cardiovascolari,  oncologiche e per eventi fratturativi
• Collins P et al.: "Randomized trial of effects of continuous combined HRT on markers of lipids and coagulation in women with acute coronary syndromes",  WHISP Pilot StudyEur Heart J. 2006 Sep;27(17):2046-53 - Una terapia ormonale sostitutiva a basso dosaggio in donne in menopausa potrebbe essere associata a benefici a livello cardiovascolare
• Spandorfer SD et al.: "Prevalence of cervical human papillomavirus in women undergoing in vitro fertilization and association with outcome", Fertil Steril. 2006 Sep;86(3):765-7 - Le donne con infezione genitale da Human Papillomavirus (HPV) presentano tassi di gravidanza ridotti quando sottoposte a tecniche di fertilizzazione in vitro