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    International Journal of Cancer: Volume 108, Issue 1

    iii, 1-169
    1 January 2004
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In this issue

Caroline Seydel, 
  • Page: iii
  • First Published: 07 November 2003

Editorial

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Editorial

Harald zur Hausen, 
  • Page: 1
  • First Published: 17 October 2003

Mini Review

Dose-response relationship in tobacco-related cancers of bladder and lung: A biochemical interpretation

Paolo Vineis,  Michael Alavanja,  Seymour Garte, 
  • Pages: 2-7
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Carcinogenesis

Combined inhibition of estrogen-dependent human breast carcinoma by soy and tea bioactive components in mice

Jin-Rong Zhou,  Lunyin Yu,  Zhiming Mai,  George L. Blackburn, 
  • Pages: 8-14
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Cancer Cell Biology

Inhibition of prostate cancer metastatic colonization by ∼4.2 Mb of human chromosome 12

Erich B. Jaeger,  Marina A. Chekmareva,  Thelma R. Tennant,  Hue H. Luu,  Jonathan A. Hickson,  Stephen L. Chen,  Rajeev S. Samant,  Mitchell H. Sokoloff,  Carrie W. Rinker-Schaeffer, 
  • Pages: 15-22
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Clusterin (SGP-2, ApoJ) expression is downregulated in low- and high-grade human prostate cancer

Maurizio Scaltriti,  Maurizio Brausi,  Andrea Amorosi,  Andrea Caporali,  Domenico D'Arca,  Serenella Astancolle,  Arnaldo Corti,  Saverio Bettuzzi, 
  • Pages: 23-30
  • First Published: 18 September 2003

Tenascin-C regulates angiogenesis in tumor through the regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor expression

Keiichiro Tanaka,  Noriko Hiraiwa,  Hisashi Hashimoto,  Yoji Yamazaki,  Moriaki Kusakabe, 
  • Pages: 31-40
  • First Published: 19 September 2003

Growth arrest by troglitazone is mediated by p27Kip1 accumulation, which results from dual inhibition of proteasome activity and Skp2 expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Wataru Motomura,  Nobuhiko Takahashi,  Miho Nagamine,  Mitsuko Sawamukai,  Satoshi Tanno,  Yutaka Kohgo,  Toshikatsu Okumura, 
  • Pages: 41-46
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Nitric oxide-mediated regulation of hypoxia-induced B16F10 melanoma metastasis

Lynne-Marie Postovit,  Michael A. Adams,  Gendie E. Lash,  Jeremy P.W. Heaton,  Charles H. Graham, 
  • Pages: 47-53
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Cancer Genetics

The breast cancer low-penetrance allele 1100delC in the CHEK2 gene is not present in Spanish familial breast cancer population

Ana Osorio,  Raquel Rodríguez-López,  Orland Díez,  Miguel de la Hoya,  José Ignacio Martínez,  Ana Vega,  Eva Esteban-Cardeñosa,  Carmen Alonso,  Trinidad Caldés,  Javier Benítez, 
  • Pages: 54-56
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Dissecting karyotypic patterns in malignant melanomas: Temporal clustering of losses and gains in melanoma karyotypic evolution

Mattias Höglund,  David Gisselsson,  Gunnar B. Hansen,  Valerie A. White,  Torbjörn Säll,  Felix Mitelman,  Douglas Horsman, 
  • Pages: 57-65
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Tumor Immunology

Geographic variation in Epstein-Barr virus–associated Burkitt's lymphoma in children from Brazil

Claudete Esteves Klumb,  Rocio Hassan,  Deilson Elgui De Oliveira,  Lídia Maria Magalhães De Resende,  Maria Kadma Carriço,  Jane De Almeida Dobbin,  Maria S. Pombo-De-Oliveira,  Carlos E. Bacchi,  Raquel Ciuvalschi Maia, 
  • Pages: 66-70
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Small interfering RNA (siRNA) inhibits the expression of the Her2/neu gene, upregulates HLA class I and induces apoptosis of Her2/neu positive tumor cell lines

Aniruddha Choudhury,  Jehad Charo,  Sunil K. Parapuram,  Richard C. Hunt,  D. Margaret Hunt,  Barbara Seliger,  Rolf Kiessling, 
  • Pages: 71-77
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Altered conjugate formation and altered apoptosis of multidrug-resistant human leukemia cell line affects susceptibility to killing by activated natural killer (NK) cells

Robin S. Treichel,  Michael Bunuan,  Nancy Hahn,  Kathleen Wee, 
  • Pages: 78-85
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Predictive Markers and Cancer Prevention

A-kinase anchoring protein 3 messenger RNA expression in ovarian cancer and its implication on prognosis

Kosei Hasegawa,  Toshiro Ono,  Hirokazu Matsushita,  Michihide Shimono,  Yuji Noguchi,  Yasushi Mizutani,  Junichi Kodama,  Takafumi Kudo,  Eiichi Nakayama, 
  • Pages: 86-90
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Detecting lung cancer in plasma with the use of multiple genetic markers

Francesca Andriani,  Davide Conte,  Tiziana Mastrangelo,  MariaElena Leon,  Cathy Ratcliffe,  Luca Roz,  Giuseppe Pelosi,  Peter Goldstraw,  Gabriella Sozzi,  Ugo Pastorino, 
  • Pages: 91-96
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Effect of SULT1A1 and NAT2 genetic polymorphism on the association between cigarette smoking and colorectal adenomas

Edine W. Tiemersma,  Annelies Bunschoten,  Frans J. Kok,  Hansruedi Glatt,  Sybrand Y. de Boer,  Ellen Kampman, 
  • Pages: 97-103
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Epidemiology

Both high and low levels of blood vitamin D are associated with a higher prostate cancer risk: A longitudinal, nested case-control study in the Nordic countries

Pentti Tuohimaa,  Leena Tenkanen,  Merja Ahonen,  Sonja Lumme,  Egil Jellum,  Göran Hallmans,  Pär Stattin,  Sverre Harvei,  Timo Hakulinen,  Tapio Luostarinen,  Joakim Dillner,  Matti Lehtinen,  Matti Hakama, 
  • Pages: 104-108
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Familial risk of cancer: Data for clinical counseling and cancer genetics

Kari Hemminki,  Xinjun Li,  Kamila Czene, 
  • Pages: 109-114
  • First Published: 18 September 2003

Research Articles

Evaluation of dietary, medical and lifestyle risk factors for incident kidney cancer in postmenopausal women

Kristin K. Nicodemus,  Carol Sweeney,  Aaron R. Folsom, 
  • Pages: 115-121
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Epidemiology

Lead time associated with screening for prostate cancer

Magnus Törnblom,  Henry Eriksson,  Stefan Franzén,  Ove Gustafsson,  Hans Lilja,  Ulf Norming,  Jonas Hugosson, 
  • Pages: 122-129
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Protective effect of green tea against prostate cancer: A case-control study in southeast China

Le Jian,  Li Ping Xie,  Andy H. Lee,  Colin W. Binns, 
  • Pages: 130-135
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Retargeting of adenoviral infection to melanoma: Combining genetic ablation of native tropism with a recombinant bispecific single-chain diabody (scDb) adapter that binds to fiber knob and HMWMAA

Dirk M. Nettelbeck,  Angel A. Rivera,  Jörg Kupsch,  Detlef Dieckmann,  Joanne T. Douglas,  Roland E. Kontermann,  Ramon Alemany,  David T. Curiel, 
  • Pages: 136-145
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Reversal of breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP/ABCG2)-mediated drug resistance by novobiocin, a coumermycin antibiotic

Ken Shiozawa,  Mikio Oka,  Hiroshi Soda,  Megumi Yoshikawa,  Yoji Ikegami,  Junji Tsurutani,  Katsumi Nakatomi,  Yoichi Nakamura,  Seiji Doi,  Takeshi Kitazaki,  Yohei Mizuta,  Kunihiko Murase,  Hisahiro Yoshida,  Douglas D. Ross,  Shigeru Kohno, 
  • Pages: 146-151
  • First Published: 24 September 2003

Short Reports

Constitutive activation of the androgen receptor by a point mutation in the hinge region: A new mechanism for androgen-independent growth in prostate cancer

Jocelyn Céraline,  Marion D. Cruchant,  Eva Erdmann,  Philippe Erbs,  Jean-Emmanuel Kurtz,  Brigitte Duclos,  Didier Jacqmin,  Dominique Chopin,  Jean-Pierre Bergerat, 
  • Pages: 152-157
  • First Published: 24 September 2003

Short Report

Interactions between N–acetylcysteine and sodium selenite in modulating the clastogenicity of urethane and 2–acetylaminofluorene in mice

Roumen M. Balansky,  Silvio De Flora, 
  • Pages: 158-161
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Alterations of ΔTA-p 73 splice transcripts during melanoma development and progression

Sebastian Tuve,  Stephan N. Wagner,  Birgit Schittek,  Brigitte M. Pützer, 
  • Pages: 162-166
  • First Published: 07 October 2003

Letters to the Editor

Mutations of BRAF and KRAS in gastric cancer and their association with microsatellite instability†

Wei Zhao,  Tsun Leung Chan,  Kent-Man Chu,  Annie S. Chan,  Michael R. Stratton,  Siu Tsan Yuen,  Suet Yi Leung, 
  • Pages: 167-169
  • First Published: 07 October 2003