Acta Oncologica, Volume 53, Issue 2 (2014)

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EDITORIAL

Editorial
Implications of patients’ socioeconomic status – what oncologists should be aware of
Nina Cavalli-Björkman
Pages: 161-163
Published online: 11 Dec 2013
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REVIEW ARTICLE

Review Article
Palliative pelvic radiotherapy of symptomatic incurable rectal cancer – a systematic review
Marte Grønlie Cameron, Christian Kersten, Ingvild Vistad, Sophie Fosså & Marianne Grønlie Guren
Pages: 164-173
Published online: 06 Nov 2013
AbstractforPalliative pelvic radiotherapy of symptomatic incurable rectal cancer – a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (183.6 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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Excess mortality in postmenopausal high-risk women who only receive adjuvant endocrine therapy for estrogen receptor positive breast cancer
Bent Ejlertsen, Maj-Britt Jensen, Henning T. Mouridsen & for the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group
Pages: 174-185
Published online: 13 Nov 2013
AbstractforExcess mortality in postmenopausal high-risk women who only receive adjuvant endocrine therapy for estrogen receptor positive breast cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (426.2 KB)
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Outcome of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer treated with or without adjuvant trastuzumab in the Finland Capecitabine Trial (FinXX)
Heikki Joensuu, Pirkko-Liisa Kellokumpu-Lehtinen, Riikka Huovinen, Arja Jukkola-Vuorinen, Minna Tanner, Riitta Kokko, Johan Ahlgren, Päivi Auvinen, Outi Saarni, Leena Helle, Kenneth Villman, Paul Nyandoto, Greger Nilsson, Mika Leinonen, Vesa Kataja, Petri Bono & Henrik Lindman
Pages: 186-194
Published online: 19 Aug 2013
AbstractforOutcome of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer treated with or without adjuvant trastuzumab in the Finland Capecitabine Trial (FinXX) | Full Text | References | PDF (235.8 KB)
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No association found between CYP2D6 genotype and early breast cancer events in tamoxifen-treated patients
Andrea Markkula, Maria Hjertberg, Carsten Rose, Christian Ingvar & Helena Jernström
Pages: 195-200
Published online: 14 Oct 2013
AbstractforNo association found between CYP2D6 genotype and early breast cancer events in tamoxifen-treated patients | Full Text | References | PDF (256.9 KB)
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Modelling the cost-effectiveness of adjuvant lapatinib for early-stage breast cancer
David Candon, Joan Healy & John Crown
Pages: 201-208
Published online: 14 Oct 2013
AbstractforModelling the cost-effectiveness of adjuvant lapatinib for early-stage breast cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (196.2 KB)
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Robust and validated models to predict high risk of non-sentinel node metastases in breast cancer patients with micrometastases or isolated tumor cells in the sentinel node
Tove F. Tvedskov, Maj-Britt Jensen, Eva Balslev & Niels Kroman
Pages: 209-215
Published online: 17 Jun 2013
AbstractforRobust and validated models to predict high risk of non-sentinel node metastases in breast cancer patients with micrometastases or isolated tumor cells in the sentinel node | Full Text | References | PDF (67.7 KB)
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Heavy resistance training and lymphedema: Prevalence of breast cancer-related lymphedema in participants of an exercise intervention utilizing heavy load resistance training
Kira Bloomquist, Tonny Karlsmark, Karl Bang Christensen & Lis Adamsen
Pages: 216-225
Published online: 06 Nov 2013
AbstractforHeavy resistance training and lymphedema: Prevalence of breast cancer-related lymphedema in participants of an exercise intervention utilizing heavy load resistance training | Full Text | References | PDF (153.3 KB)
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Time trends in population-based breast cancer survival in Estonia: Analysis by age and stage
Aleksei Baburin, Tiiu Aareleid, Peeter Padrik, Vahur Valvere & Kaire Innos
Pages: 226-234
Published online: 14 Jun 2013
AbstractforTime trends in population-based breast cancer survival in Estonia: Analysis by age and stage | Full Text | References | PDF (185.3 KB)
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Angiosarcoma after breast-conserving therapy: Long-term disease control and late effects with hyperfractionated accelerated re-irradiation (HART)
Tamara L. Smith, Christopher G. Morris & Nancy P. Mendenhall
Pages: 235-241
Published online: 17 Dec 2013
AbstractforAngiosarcoma after breast-conserving therapy: Long-term disease control and late effects with hyperfractionated accelerated re-irradiation (HART) | Full Text | References | PDF (67.7 KB)
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Gynaecologic cancer

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Chemotherapeutic drug sensitivity of primary cultures of epithelial ovarian cancer cells from patients in relation to tumour characteristics and therapeutic outcome
Anne von Heideman, Bengt Tholander, Birgitta Grundmark, Stefan Cajander, Eva Gerdin, Leif Holm, Agneta Axelsson, Per Rosenberg, Haile Mahteme, Erika Daniel, Rolf Larsson & Peter Nygren
Pages: 242-250
Published online: 29 May 2013
AbstractforChemotherapeutic drug sensitivity of primary cultures of epithelial ovarian cancer cells from patients in relation to tumour characteristics and therapeutic outcome | Full Text | References | PDF (360.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Adjuvant volumetric-modulated arc therapy with simultaneous integrated boost in endometrial cancer. Planning and toxicity comparison
Gabriella Macchia, Savino Cilla, Alessio Giuseppe Morganti, Francesco Deodato, Francesco Legge, Angelo Piermattei, Vito Chiantera, Giovanni Scambia, Vincenzo Valentini & Gabriella Ferrandina
Pages: 251-258
Published online: 19 Sep 2013
AbstractforAdjuvant volumetric-modulated arc therapy with simultaneous integrated boost in endometrial cancer. Planning and toxicity comparison | Full Text | References | PDF (296.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Chemotherapy and radiotherapy

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Adherence and patients’ experiences with the use of oral anticancer agents
Lonneke Timmers, Christel C. L. M. Boons, Femke Kropff, Peter M. van de Ven, Eleonora L. Swart, Egbert F. Smit, Sonja Zweegman, Judith R. Kroep, Johanna N. H. Timmer-Bonte, Epie Boven & Jacqueline G. Hugtenburg
Pages: 259-267
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforAdherence and patients’ experiences with the use of oral anticancer agents | Full Text | References | PDF (148.5 KB)
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A comparison of patient position displacements from body surface laser scanning and cone beam CT bone registrations for radiotherapy of pelvic targets
Kenneth Wikström, Kristina Nilsson, Ulf Isacsson & Anders Ahnesjö
Pages: 268-277
Published online: 20 Jun 2013
AbstractforA comparison of patient position displacements from body surface laser scanning and cone beam CT bone registrations for radiotherapy of pelvic targets | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | Supplemental
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Impact of geometric variations on delivered dose in highly focused single vocal cord IMRT
Sarah O. S. Osman, Eleftheria Astreinidou, Peter C. Levendag & Ben J. M. Heijmen
Pages: 278-285
Published online: 23 Jul 2013
AbstractforImpact of geometric variations on delivered dose in highly focused single vocal cord IMRT | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | Supplemental
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Letter
Early treatment intensification with escalated BEACOPP in patients with Hodgkins lymphoma not responding to ABVD therapy
Iwona Danielewicz, Bogdan Małkowski, Renata Zaucha, Marta Zalewska, Krzysztof Leśniewski-Kmak & Jan Maciej Zaucha
Pages: 286-288
Published online: 05 Dec 2013
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