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ELECTRONIC SARCOMA UPDATE NEWSLETTER
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Feature Articles |
A resource that could be of immense value to the entire sarcoma communityEditorial by Bruce Shriver |
The Margin Matters: Someone's life depends on itCTOS Op Ed: Dr. Lor Randall discusses the surgical margin. |
Targeted Therapies for Sarcomas: the next generation of treatmentsDr. David Loeb reviews molecular, ligand, passive and physiological targeted therapy. |
3,392 People Worldwide Demonstrate that "Sarcoma Knows No Borders"An update on the 2007 Team Sarcoma Initiative. |
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)Orkideh Malkoc urges readers to support passage of this act. |
Cancer Treatment Related Changes in Cognitive Function (a.k.a. "Chemo Brain")Denise Reinke discusses the phenomena known as "chemo brain." |
First International Chordoma Research Workshop: summary and outcomesA workshop focused on bringing new basic-science researchers into the emerging chordoma research community. |
Regular Columns |
Research CornerAbstracts of recent sarcoma-related research articles. |
Stories of Courage and HopeAbstracts of inspiring stories we have recently encountered about sarcoma patients, survivors, caregivers and those who have lost a loved one to sarcoma. |
Our InitiativesBrief descriptions of some of the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative projects are presented. |
Odds and EndsPointers to resources and abstracts of interesting articles. |
Copyright © 2007 Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative. |
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Medical Editorial and Advisory Board
Laurence Baker, DO, Southwest Oncology Group and SARC
Jean-Yves Blay, MD, PhD, Université Claude Bernard in Lyon, France
Murray Brennan, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Frederick (Fritz) Eilber, MD, UCLA Medical Center
Mark Gebhardt, MD, Harvard University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Richard Gorlick, MD, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Alessandro Gronchi, MD, Istituto Nazionale Tumori in Milan, Italy
Mary Louise Keohan, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Crystal Mackall, MD, National Cancer Institute
David Malkin, MD, The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada
Ole Steen Nielsen, MD, University of Aarhus in Aarhus, Denmark
Raphael Pollock, MD, PhD, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
R. Lor Randall, MD, University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute
Piotr Rutkowski, MD, PhD, Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center in Warsaw, Poland
Peter Schlag, MD, PhD, Charité University Hospital in Berlin, Germany
David Thomas, MD, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in East Melbourne, Australia
Margaret von Mehren, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Leonard Wexler, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Jeremy Whelan, MD, University College Hospital in London, United Kingdom
Sarcoma Advocacy Advisory Committee
Elizabeth Goldstein-Rice
MiMi Olsson
Christian "Bob" Pfeiffer
Mary Sorens
Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editor
Editorial Staff
Odds and Ends: Tom Swartz, Elizabeth Goldstein-Rice, and MiMi Olsson
Stories of Courage and Hope: Tom Swartz, Elizabeth Goldstein-Rice, and MiMi Olsson
Research Corner: Bruce Shriver, PhD and Tom Swartz
Contributing Editors
Coordinating Editor, CTOS Op Ed: G. Douglas Letson, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center