CANCER AND THE YOUNG ADULT
May 2009
Current Awareness Bulletin
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Compiled by Alison McEwan
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Library Network
The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
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Journals received in the Beatson Oncology Centre Library have been scanned for articles. I have also
included some titles held in other libraries in the Division and a few from Medline. Most of the articles
can be found full text on the NHS Scotland e-Library (http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk); please use links
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GENERAL PAPERS
1. Akimoto J. Primary medulla oblongata germinoma - an unusual posterior fossa tumor in
young adults. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 16(5):705-8, 2009 May.
2. Brierley, R. Teenage Cancer Trust: pursuing equality. Lancet Oncology. 10(5): 455-458,
May 2009.
3. Cotton, C.A. Early and late mortality after diagnosis of Wilms Tumor. Journal of Clinical
Oncology. 27(8): 1304-1309, March 2009.
4. Dantonello TM. Cooperative trial CWS-91 for localized soft tissue sarcoma in children,
adolescents, and young adults. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(9):1446-55, 2009 Mar 20.
5. Lazar L. Differentiated thyroid carcinoma in pediatric patients: comparison of presentation
and course between pre-pubertal children and adolescents. Journal of Pediatrics.
154(5):708-14, 2009 May.
6. Liem, R.I. Prolonged QTc interval in children and young adults with sickle cell disease at
steady state. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 52(7): 842-846, 2009.
7. McPherson, M. Transition of patients with sickle cell disease from pediatric to adult care:
assessing patient readiness. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 52(7): 838-841, 2009.
8. Mattke AC. Does the time-point of relapse influence outcome in pediatric
rhabdomyosarcomas? Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 52(7):772-6, 2009 Jul.
9. Messahel, B. Allele loss at 16q defines poorer prognosis Wilms tumour irrespective of
treatment approach in the UKW1-3 clinical trials: A Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group
(CCLG) study. European Journal of Cancer. 45(5): 819-826, March 2009.
10. Puget, S. Injuries to inferior vermis and dentate nuclei predict poor neurological and
neuropsychological outcome in children with malignant posterior fossa tumors. Cancer.
115(6): 1338-1347, March 2009.
11. Tea MK. Surgical breast lesions in adolescent females. Pediatric Surgery International.
25(1):73-5, 2009 Jan.
SCREENING/PATHOLOGY/STAGING/BIOMARKERS
12. Moore, S.W. Developmental genes and cancer in children. Pediatric Blood and Cancer.
52(7): 755-760, 2009.
13. Pfister, S. Outcome prediction in pediatric medulloblastoma based on DNA copy-number
aberrations of chromosomes 6q and 17q and the MYC and MYCN Loci. Journal of Clinical
Oncology. 27(10): 1627-1636, April 2009
14. Suh JH. Clinicopathologic features of renal cell carcinoma in young adults: a comparison
study with renal cell carcinoma in older patients. International Journal of Clinical &
Experimental Pathology. 2(5):489-93, 2009.
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15. Turkyilmaz, A. Clinicopathological features and prognosis of esophageal cancer in young
patients. Is there a difference in outcome? Diseases of the Esophagus. 22(3): 211-215, May
2009.
16. Wheeler, C.M. Human papillomavirus genotype distributions: implications of vaccination
and cancer screening in the United States. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 101(7):
475-438, April 2009.
SUPPORTIVE CARE & SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
17. Bayram, I. The use of protein and energy dense eicosapentaenoic acid containing
supplement for malignancy-related weight loss in children. Pediatric Blood and Cancer.
52(5): 571-574, 2009.
18. Conway, M. Use of Continuous Intravenous Ketamine for End-Stage Cancer Pain in
Children. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. 26(2): 100-106, 2009.
19. Dolson, E.P. Predicting behavioural problems in craniopharyngioma survivors after
conformal radiation therapy. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 52(7): 860-864, 2009.
20. Horvath, B. Reducing central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections in children
with cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum. 36(2): 232-238, March 2009.
21. Lowas, S.R. Prevalence of transient hyperglycemia during induction chemotherapy for
pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 52(7): 814-818, 2009.
22. McMullen, T. Hyperparathyroidism after irradiation for childhood malignancy.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 73(4): 1164-1168, March 2009.
23. Nilsson S. The use of Virtual Reality for needle-related procedural pain and distress in
children and adolescents in a paediatric oncology unit. European Journal of Oncology
Nursing. 13(2):102-9, 2009 Apr.
24. Savage, E. Quality of life in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a systematic
review. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 13(1): 36-48, February 2009.
25. Shama W. Psychosocial issues of the adolescent cancer patient and the development
of the Teenage Outreach Program (TOP). Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 25(3):99-112,
2007.
26. Stegenga K. On receiving the diagnosis of cancer: the adolescent perspective. Journal
of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. 26(2):75-80, 2009 Mar-Apr.
27. Thompson, P.A. Severe neurologic side effects in patients being treated for
hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 52(5): 621-625, 2009.
28. Tomlinson, D. Designing an oral mucositis assessment instrument for use in children:
generating items using a nominal group technique. Supportive Care in Cancer. 17(5): 555562, May 2009.
SURVIVORSHIP ISSUES
29. Gatta, G. Survival of European children and young adults with cancer diagnosed 19952002. European Journal of Cancer. 45(6): 992-1005, April 2009.
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30. Lee, Y.L. A model linking uncertainty, post-traumatic stress, and health behaviours in
childhood cancer survivors. Oncology Nursing Forum. 36(1): online exclusive article,
January 2009.
31. Mavinkurve-Groothuis, A. Abnormal NT-pro-BNP levels in asymptomatic long-term
survivors of childhood cancer treated with anthracyclines. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 52(5):
631-636, 2009.
32. Maurice-Stam H. Course of life of survivors of childhood cancer is related to quality of life
in young adulthood. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 25(3):43-58, 2007.
33. Pietila, A. Obesity and metabolic changes are common in young childhood brain tumor
survivors. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 52(7): 853-859, 2009.
34. Quinn, G. P. Fertility preservation and adolescent/young adult cancer patients: physician
communication challenges. Journal of Adolescent Health. 44(4): 394-400, April 2009.
35. Takken, T. Development, feasibility and efficacy of a community-based exercise training
program in pediatric cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology. 18(4):440-448, April 2009.
36. Yang, L. Trends in cancer mortality in Japanese adolescents and young adults aged 15
– 29 years, 1970 – 2006. Annals of Oncology. 20(4): 758-766, April 2009.
37. Zebrack B. Information and service needs for young adult cancer survivors. Supportive
Care in Cancer. 17(4):349-57, 2009 Apr.
New book at the Beatson Library:
Grinyer, Anne “Life after cancer in adolescence and young adulthood: the experience of
survivorship”, Routledge, 2009.
THERAPIES
38. Attias, D. Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma in the pediatric patient: can a rational
approach to therapy be based on adult studies? Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 52(5): 566-570,
2009.
39. Biswas S. Non-pineal supratentorial primitive neuro-ectodermal tumors (sPNET) in
teenagers and young adults: Time to reconsider cisplatin based chemotherapy after craniospinal irradiation? Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 52(7):796-803, 2009.
40. De Haas, V. Relapses of optic pathway tumors after first-line chemotherapy. Pediatric
Blood and Cancer. 52(5): 575-580, 2009.
41. Ferrari, A. Response to high-dose ifosfamide in patients with advanced/recurrent Ewing
sarcoma. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 52(5): 581-584, 2009.
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42. Fulda, S. Therapeutic opportunities for counteracting apoptosis resistance in childhood
leukaemia. British Journal of Haematology. 145(4):441-454, May 2, 2009.
43. Hoffer, F. A Phase 1/pilot study of radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of recurrent
pediatric solid tumors. Cancer. 115(6): 13289-1339, March 2009.
44. Mantadakis E. Choosing therapy for adolescent females with cancer: fertility should
matter. Pediatric Hematology & Oncology. 26(2):89-92, 2009 Mar.
45. Matthay, K. Long-term results for children with high-risk neuroblastoma treated on a
randomized trial of myeloablative therapy followed by 13-cis-Retinoic Acid: a Children’s
Oncology Group Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(7): 1007-1013, March 2009.
46. Schor NF. New approaches to pharmacotherapy of tumors of the nervous system during
childhood and adolescence. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 122(1):44-55, 2009 Apr.
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