JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

In This Issue

IN THIS ISSUE
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1739; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1739 [PDF]  

EDITORIALS

Barry R. Goldin

Nonsteroidal Estrogens and Estrogen Antagonists: Mechanism of Action and Health Implications
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1741-1742; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1741 [PDF]  

Jane C. Weeks

Preferences of Older Cancer Patients: Can You Judge a Book by Its Cover?
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1743-1744; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1743 [PDF]  

NEWS

Jan Ziegler

Just the Flax, Ma'am: Researchers Testing Linseed
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1746-1748; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1746 [PDF]  

In the Holiday Spirit: Cooking With Flax, the Potential Preventive Grain
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1747; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1747 [PDF]  

Judith Randal

Occupation as a Carcinogen: Federal Researcher Suggests Change in Cancer Registries
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1748-1750; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1748 [PDF]  

Nancy E. L. Hall

Stat Bite Cancer Incidence in Blue-Collar Workers by Industry
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1749; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1749 [PDF]  

Sally Wagner and Rose Mary Romano

New Delhi Congress Focuses on Cancer in the Developing World
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1750-1751; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1750 [PDF]  

Sally Wagner and Rose Mary Romano

Tobacco and the Developing World: An Old Threat Poses Even Bigger Problems
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1752; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1752 [PDF]  

Corinna Nelson

Cancer Screening, Clinical Trials for African Americans Still Problematic
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1753-1754; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1753 [PDF]  

Francis X. Mahaney, Jr.

Army Awards Breast Cancer Grants
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1754-1755; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1754 [PDF]  

Awards, Appointments, Announcements
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1755-1757; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1755 [PDF]  

ARTICLE

Hong Liu, Mark Wormke, and Stephen H. Safe

Indolo[3, 2-b]carbazole: a Dietary-Derived Factor That Exhibits Both Antiestrogenic and Estrogenic Activity
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1758-1765; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1758 [Abstract] [PDF]  

REPORTS

Suzanne B. Yellen, David F. Cella, and William T. Leslie

Age and Clinical Decision Making in Oncology Patients
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1766-1770; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1766 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Peter M. Ravdin, Michelino De Laurentiis, Tricia Vendely, and Gary M. Clark

Prediction of Axillary Lymph Node Status in Breast Cancer Patients by Use of Prognostic Indicators
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1771-1775; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1771 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Alan H. Epstein, Robert S. Lebovics, Thomas Goffman, Diane Teague, Elizabeth S. Fuetsch, Eli Glatstein, Paul Okunieff, and John A. Cook

Treatment of Locally Advanced Cancer of the Head and Neck With 5'-Iododeoxyuridine and Hyperfractionated Radiation Therapy: Measurement of Cell Labeling and Thymidine Replacement
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1775-1780; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1775 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ryuichi Fujii, Masato Mutoh, Tomoyuki Sumizawa, Zhe-sheng Chen, Akihiko Yoshimura, and Shin-ichi Akiyama

Adenosine Triphosphate-Dependent Transport of Leukotriene C₄ by Membrane Vesicles Prepared From Cisplatin-Resistant Human Epidermoid Carcinoma Tumor Cells
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1781-1784; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1781 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Douglas Yee, Jivesh Sharma, and Susan G. Hilsenbeck

Prognostic Significance of Insulin-like Growth Factor-Binding Protein Expression in Axillary Lymph Node-Negative Breast Cancer
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1785-1789; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1785 [Abstract] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS

William L. Lubke, Scott A. Optenberg, and Ian M. Thompson

Analysis of the First-Year Cost of a Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment Program in the United States
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1790-1792; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1790 [PDF]  

M. Yadav, A. Chandrashekran, D. M. Vasudevan, and D. V. Ablashi

Frequent Detection of Human Herpesvirus 6 in Oral Carcinoma
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1792-1794; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1792 [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEW

MICHAEL BOROWITZ

BOOK REVIEW
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1795-1796; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1795 [PDF]  

Books Received

Books Received
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1796; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1796 [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE

NANCY WERTHEIMER and ED LEEPER

Re: Are Electric or Magnetic Fields Affecting Mortality From Breast Cancer in Women?
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1797; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1797 [PDF]  

DIMITRIOS V. TRICHOPOULOS

Response
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1798; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1798 [PDF]  

ALAN B. CANTOR and JONATHAN J. SHUSTER

Re: Dangers of Using "Optimal" Cutpoints in the Evaluation of Prognostic Factors
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1798-1799; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1798-a [PDF]  

DOUGLAS ALTMAN, BERTHOLD LAUSEN, WILLI SAUERBREI, and MARTIN SCHUMACHER

Response
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1799; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1799 [PDF]  

S. E. BENNER, T. F. PAJAK, J. STETZ, S. M. LIPPMAN, W. K. HONG, S. P. SCHANTZ, M. J. GALLAGHER, and G. SHENOUDA

Toxicity of Isotretinoin in a Chemoprevention Trial to Prevent Second Primary Tumours Following Head and Neck Cancer
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1799-1801; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1799-a [PDF]  

ROBERT MALKIN and C. EUGENE MOSS

Re: Breast Cancer Mortality Among Female Electrical Workers in the United States
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1801-1802; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1801 [PDF]  

DANA P. LOOMIS, DAVID A. SAVITZ, and CANDE V. ANANTH

Response
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1802; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1802-a [PDF]  

Erratum

Erratum
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1802; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1802 [Abstract] [PDF]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1803-1807; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1803 [PDF]  

Information for Authors

INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1994 86: 1808-1810; doi:10.1093/jnci/86.23.1808 [PDF]  

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