UICC World Cancer Congress
Free Papers

(July 8-12, 2006, Washington, D.C., USA)

 

 


Foreword of the publisher

The Proceedings, issued on CD Rom and in printed volume, contain a selection of extended versions of the free papers presented at the UICC World Cancer Congress (July 8-12, 2006, Washington D.C., USA).

This publication continues the editorial line of the proceedings issued on occasion of the 16th International Cancer Congress held in India 1994 and 17th International Cancer Congress held in Brazil 1998.

All the papers in this collection have been uniformed with the same graphic layout and reproduced exactly as they have been submitted from the authors who remain responsible for the contents of their article. The publisher thanks the authors who have kindly collaborated to this collection joining the publication.

 


 

INDEX

 

Cancer Research, Detection and Treatment

Pelvic Nodes Detection – Crucial Importance for Management of Cervical Cancer Treatment and Accuracy of Surgical Radicality
A. Dörr, H. Bartoòková, J. Staníèek, L. Mouková, R. Feranec, M. Bláha and K. Brányik

Multidisciplinary Team approach to the Management of Breast Cancer
P.S.Y. Cheung, R.E. Epstein, J. Mak, T.T. Wong, M. Ma, L. Li, P. Teo, T. Leung, D. Siu, P. Cheng, K.W. Chan, A. Lee, A. Wong and Y.C. Law

Single Agent Versus Polychemotherapy in Advanced Lung Cancer: Exploration of the Optimal Treatment
P. Belloni, R. Bollina, G. Beretta, C. Cozzi, D. Toniolo, S. Brigida and G.A. Beretta

Bronchoscopy with Real-time Virtual Navigation under Fluoroscopy for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Small Peripheral Lesions
K. Kanazawa, K. Watanabe, A. Sugawara, M. Yoshikawa, T. Ishida, K. Uekita, H. Moriya, K. Yamazaki, F. Asano, J. Saito and M. Munakata

Suppression of Tumor Growth by a Protease Inhibitor, Camostat Mesilate: An Experimental Study
N. Murata, T. Suzuki, T. Osawa and H. Ishida

Efficacy of Caffeine-potentiated Chemotherapy for High-grade Soft Tissue Sarcoma
A. Takeuchi, H. Tsuchiya, N. Yamamoto, K. Hayashi, K. Yamauchi and K. Tomita

Caffeine-potentiated Chemotherapy and Function-preserving Surgery for Osteosarcoma: A Long-Term Result in a Single Institute
H. Tsuchiya, N. Yamamoto, K. Hayashi, A. Takeuchi, K. Yamauchi and K. Tomita

Pelvic Reconstruction for Malignant Bone Tumors Using Massive Frozen Autograft
N. Yamamoto, H. Tsuchiya, H. Nishida, K. Hayashi, K. Yamauchi, H. Hisakado, Y. Tanzawa, A. Takeuchi, P. Srisawat and K. Tomita

TGF-b1 and IL-10 Inhibit T Lymphocytes Proliferation and CD3-z Expression in Cervical Cancer Women
CE. Díaz-Benítez, JA. Flores-Sosa, KR. Navarro-Fuentes, J. Juárez-Díaz, AD. Vázquez-Cruz, G. Fernández-Tilapia, G. López-Estrada, P. Alonso de Ruíz, E. Román-Basaure, LE. González-Mena, FJ. Uribe-Salas, J. Martínez-Bartnetche, A. Lagunas-Martínez, VH. Bermúdez-Morales, J. Moreno-Rodríguez, R. Hernández Pando, Y. Rosenstein-Asoulay, JM. Alcocer-G. and V. Madrid-Marina

Non-myeloablative Transplants for Early Stage Breast Cancer
M. Van Hoef

Alteration of Methylation of Selected Tumour Suppressor Genes by Adenosine Analogues and Natural Compounds in MCF-7 cells
K. Fabianowska-Majewska and B. Krawczyk

Systemic Immunobiological Characterization of Brain Tumor Cells
B. Bodey, S.E. Siegel and H.E. Kaiser

The Gastrin Releasing Peptide Receptor (BB2r) as a Potential Target for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals
T.J. Hoffman, T.L. Rold, S. Daibes Figueroa, G.L. Sieckman, G.C. Garrison, C.T. Winkelmann, C.J. Smith, M.C. Perry and W.A. Volkert

Molecular and Anatomic Imaging in Tumor Targeted Radiopharmaceutical Drug Development
T.J. Hoffman, S.D. Figueroa, T.L. Rold, G.L. Sieckman, C.T. Winkelmann, L. Ma, J.C. Garrison and W.A. Volkert

Characterization of Telomerase-immortalized Primary Non-malignant and Malignant Tumor-derived Human Prostate Epithelial Cell Cultures
Y. Gu, H. Li, J. Miki, K.H. Kim, B. Furusato, I.A. Sesterhenn, D.G. Mcleod, C.M. Ewing, S. Srivastava, W.B. Isaacs and J.S. Rhim

Inhibition of Telomerase Activity in Cancer Cells Using Short Hairpin RNA Expression Vectors
Shi-Ming Chen, Ze-Zhang Tao, Jie Cheng, Hong-Gang Duan, Shi-Quan Liu and Peng Lv.

A Novel Strategy for Early Diagnosing Cancer
Xu Han–You

Study on the Methods to Test Average Diameter of Tube-like Structure in 3D Status Based on the 2D Random Section and Principle of Stereology
H. Shen

Does Elective Neck Dissection in Early Tongue Cancer Influence Survival?
Balasubramanian Balaji

Elective Neck Nodal Dissection in Advanced Carcinoma Larynx – Is It Required? – An Indian Prespective
Balasubramanian Balaji

Toilet Carcinoma as Primary Treatment for Fungating Carcinoma Breast Adds Quality to Life
R. Chopra

Significant Impact of a Single Gallium (Ga67) Scintigraphy in the Management of Lymphomas
P.S. Choudhury, A.K. Vaid and D.C. Doval

Radiotherapy Versus Chemoradiotherapy in the Management of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Cancer Institute Experience
R. Pandey, G. Selvaluxmi and A. Vasanthan

Association of Functionally Important Polymorphisms of Tobacco Responsive Cytochrome P450 and Glutathione-S-Transferases with Head & Neck Cancer
M.C. Pant, P.P. Shah, A.P. Singh, M. Singh, M.L. Bhatt, Rajeev Pant, S. Gupta, S.S. Bisht, M. Rastogi and D. Parmar

Acral Ewing’s Sarcoma – Typical Bone Tumor at Unusual Location
N. Raizada, A. Chandra and T.G. Sagar

Overall Survival of the Very Young Iranian Women with Breast Cancer (Less Than and or Equal To 35 Years Old) in a Study from 1981 to 2005
A. Ghavamzadeh, M. Moghimi, M. Mashhadi Reza and A. Shamshiri

Usefulness Triple Test Score for Breast Lesions
M. Mokri, M. Guity, S. Shariat Torbaghan, A. Arab Kheradmand, E. Arbabai, M. Bagherzade and M. Atri

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with Ifosfamide, Cisplatin, Adriamycin and Mitomycin (IMAP) for High Risk Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma
S. Sadighi, M.A. Mohagheghi and J. Raafat

Spectrum of Orbito-ocular Tumours in Ilorin, Nigeria
D.S. Ademola-Popoola, J.F.A. Owoeye, E.A.O. Afolayan and F.G. Adepoju

Temporal Trends in Breast Cancer Presentation in the Third World
S.N.C. Anyanwu

The Challenges of Management and Research in Prostae Cancer in a Developing Economy
A. Popoola and S. Kuranga

Evaluation of Frequency of Occurrence & Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Bacterial Pathogens from Bloodstream Infections in a Single Cancer Institution
M. Faiz, H. Aziz and S. Asghar

 

Public Health, Prevention and Education
 

Solid Cancer Incidence Rates in the Republic of Belarus: 35-year Experience of Belarusian Cancer Registry
I.V. Zalutsky, Yu.I. Averkin, N.A. Artemova and A.A. Mashevsky

Towards Cancer Prevention in Croatia - Program of the City of Osijek League Against Cancer
Z. Ebling, Lj. Majnaric, R. Gmajnic and B. Ebling

The Relationship between Insurance Status and Patient Morbidity and Mortality from Colon Cancer
S.J. Jubelirer, G. Crotty Jr, M.A. Covelli, U.H. Moghal, T.S. Yadwadkar, C.A. Welch and M.K. Emmett

Regional Cancer Registries: An Option for Resource Limited Settings
A. Ou, L. Buenconsejo-Lum, V. Wong and N. Palafox

Effects of Physician Practices and Patient Knowledge and Attitudes on Colorectal Cancer Screening
Y. Sun and D. Shepherd

Social Class and Body Size Influence Behavior and Breast Cancer Incidence
C. Torio and A. Klassen

Childhood Cancers within the Ongoing AIDS Epidemic in Cameroon (Central Africa)
B. Nkegoum and V.J. Ama Moor

Cancer Control in Cameroon
B. Nkegoum, V.J. Ama Moor, A. Doh, P. Ndomp and J. Yomi

Cancer Prevention and Tobacco Control: Role of School Education in a Rural Community
M.C. Pant, S.S. Bisht, R. Pant, M.L. Bhatt, S. Gupta, M. Rastogi and P.P. Shah

Public Health Prevention and Education Mental Disorders Are Also Contributing Factors in Causing Cancer
G. Wambeyi

Changing Epidemiology of Skin Cancers in Southwestern Nigeria
S. Ademola, J. Gana, O. Oluwatosin and O. Ogundoyin

Eliminating Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening in South Carolina
S. Lloyd and R. Coady

Seeking Cecums II: A Success Story Addressing the Manpower Needs towards Achieving Colon Cancer Screening Goals of Healthy People 2010
S. Lloyd and R. Coady

 

Cancer Supportive Care

Efficacy of Conservative Therapy for Secondary Mild and Moderate Grade Lymphedema
I. Zalutsky, A. Zhukavets and N. Antonenkova

The Usefulness of MRI Imaging in Radiotherapy Planning for Bone Metastases, and Self-assessment of Palliative Radiotherapy in Management of Symptomatic Bone Metastases
M. Hondo, T. Takahashi, S. Oku, H. Osada, A. Abe, Y. Shimizu, W. Watanabe, T. Okada, K. Nishimura, H. Ohno, A. Kitani, T. Yamano, H. Yanagita and N. Honda

Correlation of Hormones with Cancer Fatigue
B.M. Biswal, N. Kumaraswamy, M. Mumtaz, H.C. Ismail and M.A. Sidek

Qualitative Assessment of Saliva in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy
B.M. Biswal, N. Nawi and R. Saini

Improving and Developing Palliative Care in Cuba
I. Justo Roll, S. Yee Seuret and Y. Rodríguez

Persistent Fatigue in Disease Free Cancer Patients: A Comparative Study
S.K. Chaturvedi and G.P. Maguire

Palliative Care Treatment – An Analysis
K.K. Kosanamsubramanian

 

Carcinogenesis

Trace Elements and Oxidative Status in p-DAB Induced Hepatocarcinogenesis
D. Mishra, M. Sudarshan and A. Chakraborty

Study of Candidate Genes Associated with Breast Cancer Susceptibility in Indian Women
S. Saxena, A. Chakraborty, D. Bhatanager, C. Szabo, G. Lenoir and D. Goldgar

 

 

Epidemiologic Research and Surveillance: Uses for Cancer Control

Risk Factors of Gastric Cancer in Lithuania
L. Strumylaite, R. Wright and L. Strazdas

Demographic Factors Associated with PSA Elevation and Poor Cell Differentiation in Prostate Cancer
S. Negoita and J.N. Harrison

 

The Health Information National Trends Survey: Surveillance of Cancer Prevention and Communication Constructs in the General
U.S. Population

The Health Information National Trends Survey: Surveillance of Cancer Prevention and Communication Constructs in the General U.S. Population
B. Hesse, L. Finney Rutten,
E. Beckjord and R. Moser

 

Obstacles to the implementation of effective, evidenced-based cancer prevention strategies: WHO' s experiences

Obstacles to the Implementation of Effective, Evidence-based Cancer Prevention Strategies: WHO’s Experiences
D. Bettcher

 

Progress in Diagnosis, Detection and Prognosis

Genetic Profile of Patients with Esophageal Cancer in a High-incidence Region of Northeast India and Its Association with Tobacco Consumption
Sujala Kapur, Indranil Chatterjee, Afshaan Noor, J. Mahanta, R.K. Phukan, M.N. Barooah, Bedanshu Saikia, A.C. Kataki, Joydeep Purkayastha and Sunita Saxena

 

Treatment of GI/GU Malignancies

The Use of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Stage III Colon Cancer: A Study of Compliance with NIH Recommendations
S.J. Jubelirer, A. Gilliland, C.A. Welch and M.K. Emmett

Patterns of Treatment for Locally Invasive Urinary Bladder Cancer among Patients from the New York City Metropolitan Area, 2001-2004
S. Negoita and A.R. Kahn

 

Non-Governmental Organization Strategies in Tobacco Control
 

Closing the Gap/Reaching Out to Latino Communities in Arkansas
R. Pippin

 

Leveraged Resources for Geographically Dispersed Populations: The U.S. Associated Pacific Island Nations

Leveraged Resources for Geographically Dispersed Populations: The U.S. Associated Pacific Island Nations
L. Buenconsejo-Lum, V. Wong and N. Palafox

 

Using Knowledge to Drive Performance in Ontario's Cancer System
 

Using Knowledge to Drive Performance in Ontario’s Cancer System
T. Sullivan, H. Angus, C. Sawka and H. Stern

 

Cancer Control Efforts around Africa

Response to Prostate Biopsy by Nigerian Men: Community and Hospital Experience
F.A. Ukoli, E. Egbagbe, F. Akereyeni, E. Iyamu, T. Oguike, P. Akumabor and U. Osime

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