Vol 29, No 3 (2010)

September - Special issue on Cancer

Table of Contents

Editorial

Cancer in Puerto Rico: Disease Burden, Public Policy, Research and Training
Ana P. Otiz, Marcia Cruz-Correa
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Review Article

Vitamin C and Cancer: What can we Conclude - 1,609 Patients and 33 Years Later?
Fernando Cabanillas
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Regulations and Recommendations for Appropriate Disposal of Antineoplastics
Elsa Pedro, Idaliz Lugo-Rosado, María Rojas-Brenes
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Current and Future Applications of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to Breast and Ovarian Cancer Patient Management
Jim Klostergaard, Kenia Parga, Raphael G. Raptis
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Burden of Human Papilloma Virus Infection and Related Comorbidities in Men: Implications for Research, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion among Hispanic Men
Vivian Colón-López, Ana P. Ortiz, Joel Palefsky
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Original Study

Productivity Loss in Puerto Rico’s Labor Market due to Cancer Mortality
Karen J. Ortiz-Ortiz, Javier Pérez-Irizarry, Heriberto Marín-Centeno, Ana P. Ortiz, Natalia Torres-Berríos, Mariela Torres-Cintrón, Taína de la Torre-Feliciano, José Laborde-Rivera, William A. Calo, Nayda R. Figueroa-Vallés
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Assessing the Scientific Research Productivity of Puerto Rican Cancer Researchers: Bibliometric Analysis from the Science Citation Index
William A. Calo, Carlos Suárez-Balseiro, Erick Suárez, Marievelisse Soto-Salgado, Eduardo J. Santiago-Rodríguez, Ana P. Ortiz
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Risk of Cancer among Hispanics with AIDS Compared with the General Population in Puerto Rico: 1987–2003
Farah A. Ramírez-Marrero, Ellen Smit, Taína De la Torre-Feliciano, Javier Pérez-Irizarry, Sandra Miranda, Maritza Cruz, Nayda R. Figueroa-Vallés, Carlos J. Crespo, Cruz M. Nazario
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Clinicopathological Factors associated to Her-2 Status in a Hospital-based Sample of Breast Cancer Patients in Puerto Rico
Ana P. Ortiz, Orquídea Frías, Carmen González-Keelan, Erick Suárez, David Capó, Javier Pérez, Fernando Cabanillas, Edna Mora
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Clinic-based Case-control Study of the Association between Body Mass Index and Endometrial Cancer in Puerto Rican Women
Eileen Charneco, Ana P. Ortiz, Heidi L. Venegas-Rios, Josefina Romaguera, Sharee Umpierre
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The Effect of the Smoke-Free Workplace Policy in the Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in Restaurants, Pubs, and Discos in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Heriberto A. Marín, Elba Díaz-Toro
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Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Intracranial Tumors: Puerto Rico Experience
David Lozada, Ricardo H. Brau
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Modeling a Radiotherapy Clinical Procedure: Total Body Irradiation
Ernesto P. Esteban, Camille García, Verónica De La Rosa
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Genetic Variants of the Drug-metabolizing Enzyme CYP2D6 in Puerto Rican Psychiatry Patients: a Preliminary Report and Potential Implications for Breast Cancer Patients
Gloria González-Tejera, Andrea Gaedigk, Susan Corey
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Two Novel Nonparametric Methods for Cancer Diagnosis through Microarray Analysis
Jesús A. Rodríguez, Luis Rivero, Matilde L. Sánchez-Peña, Clara E. Isaza, Mauricio Cabrera-Ríos
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Skin Cancer in Puerto Rico: a Multiannual Incidence Comparative Study
Eneida M. De La Torre-Lugo, Luz D. Figueroa, Jorge L. Sánchez, Adisbeth Morales-Burgos, Daniel Conde
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Special Article

Incidence and Mortality of the Leading Cancer Types in Puerto Rico: 1987-2004
Mariela Torres-Cintrón, Ana P. Ortiz, Javier Pérez-Irizarri, Marievelisse Soto-Salgado, Nayda R. Figueroa-Vallés, Taína De La Torre-Feliciano, Karen J. Ortiz-Ortiz, William A. Calo, Erick Suárez-Pérez
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Case Report

Cutaneous Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma Metastasis in a 6 year-old Boy
Cristina N. Brau-Javier, Jorge L. Sánchez
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Letter to the Editor

Cancer Research Training in Puerto Rico: Challenges and Opportunities
Ilka C. Rios
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