Congress Resource Centre    Global Edition Home Contact us		Up to the minute coverage from key international congresses Offering the latest congress news in oncology ! DG Dispatch your speedy delivery of the latest news and highlights direct from medical congresses ... keeping you medically current !  DG Dispatches - Oncology 11/05/2009 Presence of Nuclear Atypia Not an Indication of Progression for Low-Grade Cervical Lesions: Presented at ASCP 11/05/2009 Massage Reduces Fluid Volume in Lymphoedema Patients but Does Not Improve Arm Function: Presented at ASTRO 11/05/2009 Patients With Centrally Located and Progesterone-Negative Tumours May Need More Aggressive Treatment Following Breast-Conserving Surgery: Presented at ASTRO 11/01/2009 New Vaccine for Human Papillomavirus 16/18 Shows High Levels of Immunogenicity: Presented at IDSA 10/29/2009 African American Race Not a Factor in Decision to Undergo First-Time Colorectal Cancer Screening in Elderly Men: Presented at ACG 10/29/2009 Patients With Diverticulosis May Require Less Aggressive Screening for Colonic Polyps: Presented at ACG 10/28/2009 High Definition Colonoscopy Increases Polyp Detection: Presented at ACG 10/27/2009 Ascorbic Acid-Based Prep Improves Bowel Cleansing, Increases Small Adenoma Detection Rate During Colonoscopy: Presented at ACG 10/25/2009 Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tool Can Differentiate Among Small Round Blue Tumours: Presented at AAP 10/22/2009 Study Shows Negative Association Between the Use of Thiazolidinediones and the Risk of Cancer: Presented at IDF 10/20/2009 Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Patients at Major Risk of Developing Myocardial Ischaemia: Presented at ASA 10/15/2009 Preoperative Ultrasound Useful in Thyroid Cancer Patients With Uncertain Biopsy Results: Presented at ACS 10/14/2009 Axillary Location for Central Venous Port Offers Benefits for Breast Cancer Patients: Presented at ACS 10/14/2009 Neoadjuvant Therapy Increases Mortality Risk in Patients Undergoing Oesophageal Resection for Malignant Disease: Presented at ACS 10/14/2009 Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Confers Important Benefits in Advanced Ovarian Cancer: Presented at ACS 10/12/2009 Routine Oesophageal Screening Recommended for Patients Previously Treated for Head and Neck Cancer: Presented at AAO-HNSF 10/09/2009 Likert Superior to Visual Analogue Scale for Speech Assessment in Laryngeal Cancer Patients: Presented at AAO-HNSF 10/09/2009 Ratio of Thyroglobulin to Serum Thyrotropin May Be Tumour Marker for Thyroid Cancer: Presented at AAO-HNSF 10/07/2009 No Relationship Found Between Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Levels and Parathyroid Adenoma Mass Size: Presented at AAO-HNSF 10/06/2009 Cook Doppler Probe May Decrease Early Postoperative Returns to Surgery: Presented at AAO-HNSF 10/02/2009 Gefitinib Shows Significant Survival Benefits Over Carboplatin/Paclitaxel in First-Line Treatment of NSCLC: Presented at ECCO-ESMO 10/01/2009 Erlotinib Maintenance Therapy Shows Survival Benefits Over Placebo for NSCLC, No Unexpected Safety Signals: Presented at ECCO-ESMO 10/01/2009 Adding Capecitabine to Neoadjuvant Epirubicin and Docetaxel Offers Greater Response in Patients With Early Breast Cancer: Presented at ECCO-ESMO 09/30/2009 Adding Tegafur-Uracil to Surgery Improves Survival in Patients With Stage IA-T1a NSCLC: Presented at ECCO-ESMO 09/30/2009 Capecitabine Plus Oxaliplatin Superior to IV Bolus 5-Fluorouracil Plus Leucovorin in the Treatment of Stage III Colon Cancer: Presented at ECCO-ESMO 09/30/2009 Adding Trastuzumab to Standard Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy Provides Benefits for Patients With Advanced Gastric Cancer: Presented at ECCO-ESMO 09/30/2009 Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Reduces Risk of Xerostomia in Patients With Pharyngeal Cancers: Presented at ECCO-ESMO 09/29/2009 FOLFOX4 Plus Panitumumab Shows Benefit for Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Wild-Type KRAS Tumours: Presented by ECCO-ESMO 09/28/2009 Accelerated Radiotherapy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Shows Promise for Locally Advanced NSCLC: Presented at ECCO-ESMO 09/25/2009 Sunitinib Prolongs Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Well-Differentiated Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumours: Presented at ECCO-ESMO All contents Copyright (c) 2002 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved.