JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

ONLINE PERSPECTIVE

Daniel O. Stram and Anna H. Wu

CORRESPONDENCE: Re: -Carotene and Lung Cancer: A Lesson for Future Chemoprevention Investigations?
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 4; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.E4 [Extract] [Full Text]  

MEMO TO THE MEDIA

Linda Wang and Katherine Arnold

Press Release: Patients With Rectal Cancer Have Better Outcomes at Busier Hospitals
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 693; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.693 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Linda Wang and Katherine Arnold

Press Release: Smoking and Drinking Appear to Reverse Beta-Carotene’s Anticancer Effect
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 693; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.693-a [Extract] [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS

Thomas J. Smith, Bruce E. Hillner, and Harry D. Bear

Taking Action on the Volume–Quality Relationship: How Long Can We Hide Our Heads in the Colostomy Bag?
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 695; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.695 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bernard Levin

Potential Pitfalls in the Use of Surrogate Endpoints in Colorectal Adenoma Chemoprevention
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 697; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.697 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS

Linda Wang

The Volume–Outcome Relationship: Busier Hospitals Are Indeed Better, But Why?
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 700; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.700 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Stat Bite: Effect of Hospital Volume on Operative Mortality for Major Cancer Surgery
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 701; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.701 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Christine Theisen

Research Council Reviews Draft Fallout Report
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 702; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.702 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Resources
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 703; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.703 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Mike Martin

Researchers Suggest That Universal ‘Law’ Governs Tumor Growth
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 704; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.704 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Barry Whyte

National Tumor Bank Set Up in United Kingdom
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 706; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.706 [Extract] [Full Text]  

In Brief
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 707; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.707 [Extract] [Full Text]  

Awards, Appointments, Announcements
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 706; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.706-a [Extract] [Full Text]  

Clarification
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 707; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.707-a [Extract] [Full Text]  

ARTICLES

David C. Hodgson, Wei Zhang, Alan M. Zaslavsky, Charles S. Fuchs, William E. Wright, and John Z. Ayanian

Relation of Hospital Volume to Colostomy Rates and Survival for Patients With Rectal Cancer
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 708; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.708 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John A. Baron, Bernard F. Cole, Leila Mott, Robert Haile, Maria Grau, Timothy R. Church, Gerald J. Beck, and E. Robert Greenberg

Neoplastic and Antineoplastic Effects of -Carotene on Colorectal Adenoma Recurrence: Results of a Randomized Trial
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 717; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.717 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elena V. Sviderskaya, Vanessa C. Gray-Schopfer, Simon P. Hill, Nico P. Smit, Tracy J. Evans-Whipp, Jane Bond, Lucy Hill, Veronique Bataille, Gordon Peters, David Kipling, David Wynford-Thomas, and Dorothy C. Bennett

p16/Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2A Deficiency in Human Melanocyte Senescence, Apoptosis, and Immortalization: Possible Implications for Melanoma Progression
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 723; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.723 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yu-Long Hu, Chris Albanese, Richard G. Pestell, and Robert B. Jaffe

Dual Mechanisms for Lysophosphatidic Acid Stimulation of Human Ovarian Carcinoma Cells
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 733; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.733 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan L. Epstein, Myra M. Mizokami, Jiali Li, Peisheng Hu, and Leslie A. Khawli

Identification of a Protein Fragment of Interleukin 2 Responsible for Vasopermeability
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 741; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.741 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca E. Rudolph, Thomas L. Vaughan, Alan R. Kristal, Patricia L. Blount, Douglas S. Levine, Patricia C. Galipeau, Laura J. Prevo, Carissa A. Sanchez, Peter S. Rabinovitch, and Brian J. Reid

Serum Selenium Levels in Relation to Markers of Neoplastic Progression Among Persons With Barrett’s Esophagus
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 750; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.750 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE

Harvey A. Risch and Steven A. Narod

Re: Cancer Risks in BRCA1 Carriers: Time for the Next Generation of Studies
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 758; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.758 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert G. Pearcey and Alan W. Lees

Re: Randomized Trial of Breast Irradiation Schedules After Lumpectomy for Women With Lymph Node-Negative Breast Cancer
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 759; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.759 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Farin Kamangar, Paul Limburg, Philip Taylor, and Sanford Dawsey

Re: Helicobacter pylori and Interleukin 1 Genotyping: An Opportunity to Identify High-Risk Individuals for Gastric Carcinoma
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 760; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.760 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc VanAudenrode

Re: Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Phase III Trial of Darbepoetin Alfa in Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 761; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.761 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johan F. Vansteenkiste and Alan B. Colowick

RESPONSE: Re: Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Phase III Trial of Darbepoetin Alfa in Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 762; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.762 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 763; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.763 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 764; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.764 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel B. Kopans

Re: Association of Volume and Volume-Independent Factors With Accuracy in Screening Mammogram Interpretation
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 758; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.758-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy Whelan and Mark Levine

RESPONSE: Re: Randomized Trial of Breast Irradiation Schedules After Lumpectomy for Women With Lymph Node-Negative Breast Cancer
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 759; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.759-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ceu Figueiredo and Jose Carlos Machado

RESPONSE: Re: Helicobacter pylori and Interleukin 1 Genotyping: An Opportunity to Identify High-Risk Individuals for Gastric Carcinoma
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 760; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.760-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IN THIS ISSUE

J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2003 95: 693; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.10.693-b [Extract] [Full Text] [Japanese Translation]  

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