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Number 34 January - February 2010

» [Editorial] A Partnership with potential » [Cover Story] Jan Geißler: We, the patients » [e-Grand Round] Indolent prostate cancer and active surveillance » [Cutting Edge] Keyhole surgery » [Best Cancer Reporter Award] Ten years reporting from the front line » [Masterpiece] Specialism: political oncology » [Impact Factor] Adjuvant chemotherapy in older patients with breast cancer » [Impact Factor] PET–CT imaging in non-small-cell lung cancer » [Newsround] Newsround » [Patient Voice] Shall we try for a baby?

Number 33 November - December 2009

» [Editorial] Rare cancers in Europe - tackling a common problem » [Cover Story] Vesna Kesic: exporting excellence in women’s cancers » [e-Grand Round] Addressing fertility issues in patients with breast cancer » [Best Cancer Reporter Award] The ‘no miracle cure’ story » [Masterpiece] The power behind the World Cancer Declaration » [Spotlight on...] Should we expect better from the media? » [Spotlight on...] Addicted to wonder drugs » [Spotlight on...] Mass media’s hit or myth approach to cancer » [Impact Factor] GIST adjuvant therapy - some answers and more questions » [Impact Factor] Role of lymphadenectomy in the staging of endometrial cancer » [Newsround] Newsround

Number 32 September - October 2009

» [Editorial] Talking the same language » [Cover Story] Eric Van Cutsem: closing in on GI tumours » [e-Grand Round] State-of-the-art and controversies in germ-cell cancer » [Drug Watch] Gotta get that rhythm - Circadian timing systems and cancer » [Best Cancer Reporter Award] Are we educating women to be afraid? UK health reporter questions the value of simplistic screening messages » [Masterpiece] Vested interests are undermining our efforts to beat cancer - The worries of a battle-hardened German oncologist » [Impact Factor] Effect of treatment interruptions in prostate cancer » [Impact Factor] Endocrine-therapy-related symptoms and breast cancer » [Newsround] Newsround » [Patient Voice] A man with a woman's cancer How can we do better for male breast cancer patients?

Number 31 July - August 2009

» [Editorial] Prostate cancer screening: a question of common sense » [Cover Story] Michael Gnant: pushing the boundaries » [e-Grand Round] Advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: improvements in first- and second-line treatment » [Drug Watch] Beyond trench warfare American and European researchers in search of a winning strategy » [Masterpiece] Surfing the wave » [Impact Factor] Bortezomib in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma » [Impact Factor] Vaccine trials in melanoma - time for reflection » [Newsround] Newsround » [Systems & Services] EUROCARE 4 delivers its verdict » [Focus] Angiogenesis inhibition: do tumours have a plan B?

Number 30 May - June 2009

» [Editorial] It’s about living not just surviving » [Cover Story] Pat Price: asking the right questions » [e-Grand Round] Decision making for systemic treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer » [Drug Watch] Health rationing in Europe: can cancer get a fair hearing? » [Masterpiece] Closing the gap with the West » [Impact Factor] Cetuximab therapy for patients with advanced squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck » [Impact Factor] Optimal timing of surgery after preoperative chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer » [Newsround] Newsround » [Systems & Services] Why are cancer patients still suffering unnecessary pain? » [Focus] Chemobrain: delving into possible mechanisms

Number 29 March - April 2009

» [Editorial] Europe's nurses: an untapped resource » [Cover Story] Emiel Rutgers: a surgeon for the genomic era » [e-Grand Round] New oncoplastic techniques can avoid mastectomy » [Masterpiece] New drug combinations are not the solution: Sweden's screening guru argues early detection is what works in breast cancer » [Spotlight on...] Helping women make the right choices: Europa Donna launches Breast Health Day » [Impact Factor] Which questions remain unanswered following the successful development of sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma? » [Impact Factor] How does extended lymphadenectomy influence practical care for patients with gastric cancer? » [Newsround] Newsround » [Patient Voice] Emaciated but not unloved Patients and carers need support to cope with the distressing effects of cachexia » [Systems & Services] Europe’s rare cancer community calls for a more radical approach

Number 28 January - February 2009

» [Editorial] Senior, elderly, geriatric: we are all getting older » [Cover Story] Jean-Pierre Droz: We can do better for our older patients » [e-Grand Round] Combining hormonal therapy with local treatment in prostate cancer » [Drug Watch] Oncology’s successes must not fail the heart » [Masterpiece] Siding with the vulnerable » [Best Cancer Reporter Award] Everyone deserves the best chance to survive » [Impact Factor] Adoptive transfer of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells in the treatment of metastatic melanoma » [Impact Factor] Determining the survival benefit of adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with node-positive head and neck cancer » [Newsround] Newsround » [Focus] The root of all evil?

Number 27 November - December 2008

» [Editorial] A window of opportunity » [Cover Story] Paolo Casali: the man with the method » [Grandround] Controversial issues in managing locally advanced head and neck cancers » [Drug Watch] When is it OK to randomise cancer patients to placebo? » [Masterpiece] A reverence for life in turbulent times » [Best Cancer Reporter Award] If nothing is done... » [Spotlight on...] Bringing truths about cancer to new audiences » [Impact Factor] Concomitant difluoromethylornithine/ sulindac chemoprevention of colorectal adenomas: a major clinical advance » [Impact Factor] The ROC ‘n’ role of the multiplex assay for early detection of ovarian cancer » [Newsround] N E W S R O U N D » [Systems & Services] A diet of hopes and half-truths

Number 26 September - October 2008

» [Editorial] ECCO–ESMO: a powerful partnership » [Cover Story] Nadia Harbeck: breaking with convention » [e-Grand Round] The modern approach to managing locally advanced rectal cancer » [Drug Watch] Stopping trials prematurely: sorting the right decisions from the wrong » [Masterpiece] Balancing cure and care » [Best Cancer Reporter Award] The neglected magic bullet » [Impact Factor] Adjuvant EBRT improves survival in patients with lymph-node-negative pancreatic cancer » [Impact Factor] Lenalidomide plus dexamethasone is efficacious in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma » [Newsround] N E W S R O U N D » [Systems & Services] Why is cancer killing more men than women? » [Patient Voice] Why ‘plenty of bed rest’ could be bad advice

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