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ELECTRONIC SARCOMA UPDATE NEWSLETTER
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Feature Articles |
Thank you is all one can sayEditorial by Bruce Shriver |
There is no reason to include age as an entry criterion for any clinical trialCTOS Op Ed: Dr. Paul Meyers gives rationale as to why he makes the above statement. |
CTOS OP ED: Questions, Comments and CounterpointsPoint & Counterpoint regarding the "Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterus: A Review" article that appeared in the last issue of ESUN. |
Novel Approaches for the Molecular Targeting of Ewing's Sarcoma Family of TumorsDrs. Schlottmann and Toretsky review promising targeted therapy approaches to treat ESFT. |
The Wall of Fame — a Sarcoma Survivor ProjectTami Barnes tells the story or a project that had a profound impact on patients and departmental staff at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. |
Collaborative Practice: Partners in CaringDenise Reinke discuss how nurses and physicians work together to deliver care to patients with sarcomas in this issue's From a Nurse's Perspective column. |
Leiomyosarcoma Research Study FundedThis project represents the first attempt to classify leiomyosarcomas based on their miRNA profile, and to explore the contribution of miRNAs to the smooth-muscle oncogenic transformation process. |
Two Distinguished Physicians Join ESUN's Medical Editorial Advisory BoardWe are pleased to announce that Luca Sangiorgi, MD, PhD and Ernest "Chappie" Conrad, MD have joined our Medical Editorial Advisory Board. |
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. |
The Electronic Sarcoma Update Newsletter is an online peer-reviewed newsletter that contains articles of interest to patients, caregivers, physicians, and nurses. ESUN is published bi-monthly and has regular columns discussing:
- Specific sarcomas
- Current issues in sarcoma treatment
- Participatory medicine
- Recent research findings
- Answers to readers' questions
- Stories of courage and hope av
ESUN has an outstanding Medical Editorial Board and is a vital source of information for thousands of readers worldwide. There is a Printable Handout About ESUN available for distribution.
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Medical Editorial and Advisory Board
Jean-Yves Blay, MD, PhD, Université Claude Bernard in Lyon, FranceEdwin Choy, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Frederick (Fritz) Eilber, MD, UCLA Medical Center
Charles Forscher, MD, Cedars-Sinai 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
Ian Judson, MD, The Royal Marsden in London, United Kingdom
Mary Louise Keohan, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
David Loeb, MD, PhD, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Crystal Mackall, MD, National Cancer Institute
David Malkin, MD, The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada
Paul A. Meyers, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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
Honorary Medical Advisory and Editorial Board
Laurence Baker, DO, Southwest Oncology Group and SARC
Murray Brennan, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Ole Steen Nielsen, MD, University of Aarhus in Aarhus, Denmark
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
Copy Editors
Beverly Shriver, RN
Tom Swartz
Sarcoma Advocacy Advisory Committee
Elizabeth Goldstein-Rice
MiMi Olsson
Christian "Bob" Pfeiffer
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