JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

IN THIS ISSUE

J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1979; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1979 [Extract] [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS

Frank M. Balis and Peter C. Adamson

Application of Pharmacogenetics to Optimization of Mercaptopurine Dosing
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1983; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1983 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clarice R. Weinberg and Dale P. Sandler

Gene-by-Environment Interaction for Passive Smoking and Glutathione S-Transferase M1?
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1985; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1985 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John C. Morris

Enzyme/Prodrug-Based Tumor Vaccination: All Politics (and Immunity) Are Local
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1986; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1986 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS

Nancy J. Nelson

Genetic Profiling for Cancer Surfaces Slowly in the Clinic
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1990; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1990 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Nancy Volkers

Do Autoimmune Diseases Raise The Risk of Cancer?
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1992; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1992 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Judith Randal

Hope Lodges: "Safe Havens" for Adult Cancer Patients, Spouses, And Other Companions
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1994; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1994 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Stat Bite: Distribution of U.S. Childhood Cancers
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1995; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1995 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Gwen Moulton

Informing Confident Decisions When Weighing Uncertain Risks
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1996; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1996 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Bob Kuska

First Responses Seen in Cancer Patients To a Recombinant Immunotoxin
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1997; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1997 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Awards, Appointments, Announcements
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1998; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1998 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Britain Upgrades Its Cancer Program
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1999; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1999 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Middle East Cancer Registries Develop
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2000; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2000 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Some Examples of Autoimmune Diseases
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1992; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1992A [Extract] [Full Text]  

ARTICLE

Mary V. Relling, Michael L. Hancock, Gaston K. Rivera, John T. Sandlund, Raul C. Ribeiro, Eugene Y. Krynetski, Ching-Hon Pui, and William E. Evans

Mercaptopurine Therapy Intolerance and Heterozygosity at the Thiopurine S-Methyltransferase Gene Locus
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2001; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPORTS

William P. Bennett, Michael C. R. Alavanja, Brunhilde Blomeke, Kirsi H. Vähäkangas, Katariina Castrén, Judith A. Welsh, Elise D. Bowman, Mohammed A. Khan, Douglas B. Flieder, and Curtis C. Harris

Environmental Tobacco Smoke, Genetic Susceptibility, and Risk of Lung Cancer in Never-Smoking Women
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2009; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Valérie Pierrefite-Carle, Patrick Baqué, Adolfo Gavelli, Marcel Mala, Maurice Chazal, Jean Gugenheim, André Bourgeon, Gérard Milano, Pascal Staccini, and Bernard Rossi

Cytosine Deaminase/5-Fluorocytosine-Based Vaccination Against Liver Tumors: Evidence of Distant Bystander Effect
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2014; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peggy L. Porter, Amira Y. El-Bastawissi, Margaret T. Mandelson, Ming Gang Lin, Najma Khalid, Elizabeth A. Watney, Laura Cousens, Donna White, Stephen Taplin, and Emily White

Breast Tumor Characteristics as Predictors of Mammographic Detection: Comparison of Interval- and Screen-Detected Cancers
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2020; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2020 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claus F. Eisenberger, Mark Schoenberg, Cheryl Enger, Steven Hortopan, Shefali Shah, Nan-Haw Chow, Fray F. Marshall, and David Sidransky

Diagnosis of Renal Cancer by Molecular Urinalysis
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2028; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2028 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heather H. Nelson, David C. Christiani, Eugene J. Mark, John K. Wiencke, John C. Wain, and Karl T. Kelsey

Implications and Prognostic Value of K-ras Mutation for Early-Stage Lung Cancer in Women
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2032; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2032 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan E. Norrish, Lynnette R. Ferguson, Mark G. Knize, James S. Felton, Susan J. Sharpe, and Rodney T. Jackson

Heterocyclic Amine Content of Cooked Meat and Risk of Prostate Cancer
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2038; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2038 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEW

Merle O'Rourke Thompson

Sky Memories
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2045; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2045 [Extract] [Full Text]  

CORRESPONDENCE

Kari Hemminki, Vladimir J. Bykov, and Jan A. Marcusson

Re: Sunscreen Use and Duration of Sun Exposure: a Double-Blind, Randomized Trial
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2046; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2046 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philippe Autier, Remy Pedeux, and Jean-Francois Doré

RESPONSE: Re: Sunscreen Use and Duration of Sun Exposure: a Double-Blind, Randomized Trial
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2047; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2047 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manish Aghi, Christof M. Kramm, and Xandra O. Breakefield

RESPONSE: Re: Folylpolyglutamyl Synthetase Gene Transfer and Glioma Antifolate Sensitivity in Culture and In Vivo
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2048; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2048 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. M. Sirotnak

RESPONSE: Re: Folylpolyglutamyl Synthetase Gene Transfer and Glioma Antifolate Sensitivity in Culture and In Vivo
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2049; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2049 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clyde B. Schechter

Re: Brain and Other Central Nervous System Cancers: Recent Trends in Incidence and Mortality
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2050; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2050 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew G. Renehan, Sarah T. O'Dwyer, and Stephen M. Shalet

Re: Prospective Study of Colorectal Cancer Risk in Men and Plasma Levels of Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I and IGF-Binding Protein-3
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2051; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2051 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jing Ma, Edward Giovannucci, Michael Pollak, and Meir Stampfer

RESPONSE: Re: Prospective Study of Colorectal Cancer Risk in Men and Plasma Levels of Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I and IGF-Binding Protein-3
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2052; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2052 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gerrit Jansen, Godefridus J. Peters, Herbert M. Pinedo, David G. Priest, and Yehuda G. Assaraf

Re: Folylpolyglutamyl Synthetase Gene Transfer and Glioma Antifolate Sensitivity in Culture and In Vivo
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2047; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2047A [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julie M. Legler, Lynn A. Gloeckler Ries, Malcolm A. Smith, Joan L. Warren, Ellen F. Heineman, Richard S. Kaplan, and Martha S. Linet

RESPONSE: Re: Brain and Other Central Nervous System Cancers: Recent Trends in Incidence and Mortality
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 2050; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.2050A [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MEMO TO THE MEDIA

Katherine Arnold and Dan Eckstein

MEMORANDUM FOR: Science Writers and Editors on the Journal Press List : Some Women May Be Genetically Susceptible to Cancer From Environmental Tobacco Smoke
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1979; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1979A [Extract] [Full Text]  

Katherine Arnold and Dan Eckstein

MEMORANDUM FOR: Science Writers and Editors on the Journal Press List : Vaccination Fights Spread of Colon Cancer to the Liver in Animals
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1999 91: 1979; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.23.1979B [Extract] [Full Text]  

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