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New in experimental cancer therapeutics: Pre-clinical studies demonstrate that nimotuzumab conjugated to IRDye800CW is safe and does not exhibit toxicities commonly associated with EGFR targeting antibodies

New cancer survivorship study revealed that the use of antidepressants, sedatives and AEDs in patients with low-grad glioma was elevated at 1 year following surgery, compared to matched controls

New in cancer biology: Pilot study suggests that the lack of activation of immune system in the primary tumor might influence the multifactor process of ER+/HER2- breast cancers progression

New in cancer diagnostics: Kiritani et al. present a new rapid diagnostic system with ambient mass spectrometry and machine learning for colorectal liver metastasis

Cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADR): New study contributes to the mechanistic understanding of the clinically observed CADR during therapy with EGFR inhibitors

New in cancer biology: Merle et al. present the acquisition of cancer stem cell capacities after spontaneous cell fusion

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Are cancer patients better off if they participate in clinical trials?

How do physicians and nurses perceive the benefits of clinical trial participation compared with standard care? Is it justified to claim that clinical trial participation improves outcomes for cancer patients? Zandra Nielsen et al. present their latest findings of a mixed-methods study in Scandinavia.

Capecitabine and stereotactic radiation in the management of breast cancer brain metastases

Authors: Matthew N. Mills, Afrin Naz, Chetna Thawani, Chelsea Walker, Nicholas B. Figura, Sergiy Kushchayev, Daniel E. Oliver, Arnold B. Etame, Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu, Timothy J. Robinson, James K. C. Liu, Michael A. Vogelbaum, Peter A. Forsyth, Brian J. Czerniecki, Hatem H. Soliman, Hyo S. Han…

Content type: Research

15 May 2021
Association of ZNF331 and WIF1 methylation in peripheral blood leukocytes with the risk and prognosis of gastric cancer

Authors: Chuang Nie, Xu Han, Rongrong Wei, Anastasiia Leonteva, Jia Hong, Xinyu Du, Jing Wang, Lin Zhu, Yashuang Zhao, Yingwei Xue, Haibo Zhou and Wenjing Tian

Content type: Research

15 May 2021
Predictive nomogram for postoperative pancreatic fistula following pancreaticoduodenectomy: a retrospective study

Authors: Jian Shen, Feng Guo, Yan Sun, Jingyuan Zhao, Jin Hu, Zunxiang Ke, Yushun Zhang, Xin Jin and Heshui Wu

Content type: Research

15 May 2021
Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and treatment efficacy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a pooled analysis of 6 randomized trials

Authors: Piera Gargiulo, Laura Arenare, Cesare Gridelli, Alessandro Morabito, Fortunato Ciardiello, Vittorio Gebbia, Paolo Maione, Alessia Spagnuolo, Giuliano Palumbo, Giovanna Esposito, Carminia Maria Della Corte, Floriana Morgillo, Gianfranco Mancuso, Raimondo Di Liello, Adriano Gravina, Clorinda Schettino…

Content type: Research

14 May 2021
Risk and outcome of subsequent malignancies after radioactive iodine treatment in differentiated thyroid cancer patients

Authors: Xiaoran Mei, Xiaoqin Yao, Fang Feng, Weiwei Cheng and Hui Wang

Content type: Research

13 May 2021

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An electronic application for rapidly calculating Charlson comorbidity score

Authors: William H Hall, Ramanathan Ramachandran, Samir Narayan, Ashesh B Jani and Srinivasan Vijayakumar

Content type: Software

20 December 2004
Resveratrol suppresses epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer through TGF-β1/Smads signaling pathway mediated Snail/E-cadherin expression

Authors: Qing Ji, Xuan Liu, Zhifen Han, Lihong Zhou, Hua Sui, Linlin Yan, Haili Jiang, Jianlin Ren, Jianfeng Cai and Qi Li

Content type: Research article

5 March 2015
Does colon cancer ever metastasize to bone first? a temporal analysis of colorectal cancer progression

Authors: Eira S Roth, David T Fetzer, Bruce J Barron, Usha A Joseph, Isis W Gayed and David Q Wan

Content type: Research article

7 August 2009
Atypical glandular cells in conventional cervical smears: Incidence and follow-up

Authors: René Scheiden, Catherine Wagener, Ulrich Knolle, Walter Dippel and Catherine Capesius

Content type: Research article

19 July 2004
M1 and M2 macrophages derived from THP-1 cells differentially modulate the response of cancer cells to etoposide

Authors: Marie Genin, Francois Clement, Antoine Fattaccioli, Martine Raes and Carine Michiels

Content type: Research article

8 August 2015

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BMC Cancer is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of cancer research, including the pathophysiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancers. The journal welcomes submissions in broad areas of cancer research including molecular and cellular biology, genetics, epidemiology, and clinical trials.

Call for submissions: 'Targeted Therapy' Collection

The Editors of BMC Cancer and BMC Medicine invite of submissions to our ‘Targeted Therapy’ cross journal collection. Guest edited by Prof. Min Li (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, USA) and Dr. Yanis Boumber (The Northwestern University, USA).

We advise to submit by 1st August 2021 if you would like your manuscript to be ready for the launch date.

Call for Submissions: 'Microbiome and Cancer' Collection

The Editors of BMC Cancer, BMC Microbiology and Microbiome invite of submissions to our ‘Microbiome and Cancer’ cross journal collection. Guest edited by Prof. Christopher Staley, Dr. Jacques Ravel and Dr. Sean Devlin.

Open for submissions until 30th September 2021.

BMC Series Focus Issues

May: Understanding Mental Health

With Mental Health Awareness Month in May, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on ‘Understanding Mental Health’. We have brought together content to highlight research into understanding and improving mental health.

April: Our Changing Environment

In preparation for Earth Day on 22^nd April, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on Our Changing Environment, highlighting research from across the journals on climate change, conservation, pollution, and the impact of environmental changes on human health and disease.

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16 April 2021

Editorial: Nobel Prize Cancer Immunotherapy!

Follow Nobel Prize laureates James P. Allison's and Tasuku Honjo's footsteps and experience the genesis of a new field of cancer therapy. BMC Cancer Editorial Board Member Dr. Sheng Guo from Pittsburgh University takes us on an exciting journey of discovery...

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