Background Neuroblastoma, an embryonic tumor, is the second most common pediatric
tumor and is the most prevalent extracranial solid tumor in children. Results of previous …

Concern about long-term sequelae of irradiation has led to the use of adjuvant
chemotherapy with lower dose irradiation in the treatment of intracranial germinomas. To …

In this cross‐country analysis of four small and remote islands, we integrate multiple
dimensions of socio‐economic demographic data, such as population, land area …

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet syndrome) has been reported in a few adults
receiving all-trans retinoic acid for acute promyelocytic leukemia. The authors report a case …

Using data from a survey, this study investigates how local government employees use the
Internet to carry out their day-by-day work. Our survey reports that most employees use the …

BACKGROUND Amifostine protects normal tissues against chemotherapy and radiation‐
induced toxicity without loss of antitumor effects. Evidence suggests that multiple daily doses …

Despite the improved outcome for patients with ependymoma treated by surgery and
radiotherapy, their prognosis remains relatively poor. To assess the impact of adjuvant …

This paper describes three learning support programmes, delivered by the Learning Centre
at the Open Polytechnic, aimed at enhancing the engagement and success of distance …

A child with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is presented. This case is unusual in that
the patient has remained disease free for 11 years following surgery and only one course of …

BACKGROUND Fotemustine is a nitrosourea with theoretic and preclinical advantages over
the original analogs, carmustine and lomustine, in the treatment of brain tumors. This is the …