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Research Updates: cancer
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Issue 88
COHEN and colleagues, American Acupuncture Center, Berkeley, CA, USA, review (69 references) traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of breast cancer. Current recommendations for the treatment of breast cancer are based on the tenets of biology a1
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Issue 87
DUNWOODY and co-workers, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, reported on cancer patients’ experiences and evaluations of aromatherapy massage in palliative care.
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Issue 87
LOUIS and KOWALSKI, Department of Nursing, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA, describe the use of aromatherapy with hospice patients to decrease pain, anxiety, and depression, and to promote an increased sense of wellbeing.
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Issue 86
ANGEN and colleagues, Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, introduce Tapestry, a retreat programme of support for persons living with cancer . This article describes the
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Issue 86
WANG and co-workers, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong Medical College, Nantong 226001, China, found an alteration of vitamin E levels in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma .
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Issue 85
STANDISH and co-workers, University Research Institute, Kenmore, Washington, USA, describe naturopathic treatment for breast cancer in North America.
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Issue 85
VENKATESWARAN and colleagues, Division of Urology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, describe the modulation of cell proliferation and cell cycle regulators by vitamin E
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Issue 85
NAKAJI and colleagues, Department of Hygiene, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan, nakaji@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp, investigate the relationship between mineral and1
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Issue 85
JEDRYCHOWSKI and co-workers, Epidemiology and Proventive Medicine, Coll. Med. Jagellonian University, Cracow, Poland, describe the relationship between alcohol intake and the risk of colorectal cancer at
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Issue 85
MALILA and colleagues, National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Helsinki, Finland, nea.malila@cancer.fi, investigate dietary and serum alpha-tocopherol, 1
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Issue 85
LIU et al., Food Engineering Research Center of State Education Ministry, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China, found antitumour activity of germinating spores of Ga1
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Issue 85
SALAZAR-MARTINEZ and colleagues, Center for Research in Population Health, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexica, esalazar@correo.insp.mx, investigate nutritional determinan1
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Issue 84
SMITH and colleagues, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Box C-288, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Denver, CO 80262, USA. marlaine.smith@uchsc.edu, assessed the outcomes of
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Issue 84
BARNETT and co-workers, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield 62794, USA, find that vitamin E succinate inhibits liver metastases of
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Issue 84
FLEISCHAUER and colleagues, Department of Epidemiology, CB7435, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA, have studied dietary antioxidants, supplements, and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer
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Issue 84
FERNANDES-BANARES et al., Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol, Badalona, Spain, assessed serum selenium levels and the risk of colorectal adenomas in a geographical
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Issue 84
KIM and MILNER, Nutritional Science Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20892, USA, reviewed (66 references) the molecular targets for Seleniu1
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Issue 84
LODI et al., Dipartimento di Medicina Chirurgia e Odontaria, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italia, E: giovanni.lodi@unimi.it, reviewed (38 references ) randomized tr1
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Issue 84
CURRIER and MILLER, Department of Anatomy and Cell biology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, studied the effect of immunization with killed tumour cells, with and without feeding of Echinace1
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Issue 82
COHEN, of the American Heart Foundation, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA, Lcohen@AHF.org, reviewed (75 references) the literature regarding the influence of nutrition on prostate 1



