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Featured review: A stepwise approach to constructing systematic reviews

Systematic reviews, with or without meta-analysis, play an important role today in synthesizing cancer research and are frequently used to guide decision-making. With a focus on cancer, first author, Prof Kelley, provides a practical, stepwise approach for systematically reviewing the literature and publishing the results.

BMC Cancer: In support of World Cancer Day

New Content Item To mark World Cancer Day, BMC Cancer would like to highlight some highly accessed and fascinating research on breast cancer and cancer survivorship. In recognition of the importance of such topics BMC Cancer is delighted to announce its new section on "supportive therapy, survivorship and psychosocial oncology".

Call for papers: The Advances of CAR Immunotherapy within Oncology Clinics

New Content Item BMC Cancer and BMC Biotechnology are delighted to announce the launch of a new cross-journal thematic series focused on the emerging field of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Immunotherapy, which will review and feature the role of synthetic biology and gene engineering in CAR Immunotherapy, but also the advances of CAR Immunotherapy within oncology clinics.

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Content type: Research article
| 26 April 2018

Impact of clinical trial participation on survival in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer: a multi-center analysis

Authors: Kyo Chul Koo, Jong Soo Lee, Jong Won Kim, Kyung Suk Han, Kwang Suk Lee, Do Kyung Kim, Yoon Soo Ha, Koon Ho Rha, Sung Joon Hong and Byung Ha Chung
Content type: Research article
| 26 April 2018

Amphotericin B suppresses M2 phenotypes and B7-H1 expression in macrophages to prevent Raji cell proliferation

Authors: Jing Zhang, Dongqing Cao, Shuangquan Yu, Lingchao Chen, Daolin Wei, Chang Shen, Lin Zhuang, Qian Wang, Xiaoping Xu and Yin Tong
Content type: Research article
| 25 April 2018

Cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses of a colorectal cancer screening programme in a high adenoma prevalence scenario using MISCAN-Colon microsimulation model

Authors: Arantzazu Arrospide, Isabel Idigoras, Javier Mar, Harry de Koning, Miriam van der Meulen, Myriam Soto-Gordoa, Jose Miguel Martinez-Llorente, Isabel Portillo, Eunate Arana-Arri, Oliver Ibarrondo and Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar
Content type: Research article
| 25 April 2018

Bortezomib prevents cytarabine resistance in MCL, which is characterized by down-regulation of dCK and up-regulation of SPIB resulting in high NF-κB activity

Authors: Catja Freiburghaus, Venera Kuci Emruli, Angelica Johansson, Christian Winther Eskelund, Kirsten Grønbæk, Roger Olsson, Fredrik Ek, Mats Jerkeman and Sara Ek
Content type: Research article
| 25 April 2018

Impact of differences in adenoma and proximal serrated polyp detection rate on the long-term effectiveness of FIT-based colorectal cancer screening

Authors: Maxime E. S. Bronzwaer, Marjolein J. E. Greuter, Arne G. C. Bleijenberg, Joep E. G. IJspeert, Evelien Dekker and Veerle M. H. Coupé

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| 5 March 2015

Resveratrol suppresses epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer through TGF-β1/Smads signaling pathway mediated Snail/E-cadherin expression

Authors: Qing Ji, Xuan Liu, Zhifen Han, Lihong Zhou, Hua Sui, Linlin Yan, Haili Jiang, Jianlin Ren, Jianfeng Cai and Qi Li
Content type: Research article
| 5 October 2015

Functional analyses of ATM, ATR and Fanconi anemia proteins in lung carcinoma

Authors: Jan H. Beumer, Katherine Y. Fu, Bean N. Anyang, Jill M. Siegfried and Christopher J. Bakkenist
Content type: Research article
| 24 July 2014

Time trends in municipal distribution patterns of cancer mortality in Spain

Authors: Gonzalo López-Abente, Nuria Aragonés, Beatriz Pérez-Gómez, Marina Pollán, Javier García-Pérez, Rebeca Ramis and Pablo Fernández-Navarro
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| 2 October 2012

Li-Fraumeni syndrome with simultaneous osteosarcoma and liver cancer: Increased expression of a CD44 variant isoform after chemotherapy

Authors: Go J Yoshida, Yasushi Fuchimoto, Tomoo Osumi, Hiroyuki Shimada, Seiichi Hosaka, Hideo Morioka, Makio Mukai, Yohei Masugi, Michiie Sakamoto and Tatsuo Kuroda
Content type: Research article
| 30 July 2014

E-cadherin loss alters cytoskeletal organization and adhesion in non-malignant breast cells but is insufficient to induce an epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Authors: Augustine Chen, Henry Beetham, Michael A Black, Rashmi Priya, Bryony J Telford, Joanne Guest, George A R Wiggins, Tanis D Godwin, Alpha S Yap and Parry J Guilford

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BMC Cancer is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of cancer research, including the pathophysiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancers. The journal welcomes submissions concerning molecular and cellular biology, genetics, epidemiology, and clinical trials.

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Alexandros Houssein, BioMed Central

Consulting Editors

Yanis Boumber, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Ken Herrmann, Universitätsklinikum Essen
Manami Inoue, National Cancer Center
Alan Lefor, Jichi Medical University
Christophe Nicot, Kansas University Medical Center
Roberto Passera, University of Torino
Stephen Povoski, The Ohio State University
Dirk Vordermark, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Stephen P. Povoski, Consulting Editor

Stephen P. Povoski, MD is Professor of Surgery and Surgical Oncologist at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute and Comprehensive Cancer Center of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He joined the Editorial Board of BMC Cancer as a Section Editor in 2012, and was awarded the 2015 Section Editor of the Year Award from among the 290 BioMed Central journals. Since 2017, he has served as a Consulting Editor for BMC Cancer.

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Impact of clinical trial participation on survival in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer: a multi-center analysis

Amphotericin B suppresses M2 phenotypes and B7-H1 expression in macrophages to prevent Raji cell proliferation

Cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses of a colorectal cancer screening programme in a high adenoma prevalence scenario using MISCAN-Colon microsimulation model

Bortezomib prevents cytarabine resistance in MCL, which is characterized by down-regulation of dCK and up-regulation of SPIB resulting in high NF-κB activity

Impact of differences in adenoma and proximal serrated polyp detection rate on the long-term effectiveness of FIT-based colorectal cancer screening

Resveratrol suppresses epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer through TGF-β1/Smads signaling pathway mediated Snail/E-cadherin expression

Functional analyses of ATM, ATR and Fanconi anemia proteins in lung carcinoma

Time trends in municipal distribution patterns of cancer mortality in Spain

Li-Fraumeni syndrome with simultaneous osteosarcoma and liver cancer: Increased expression of a CD44 variant isoform after chemotherapy

E-cadherin loss alters cytoskeletal organization and adhesion in non-malignant breast cells but is insufficient to induce an epithelial-mesenchymal transition

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Stephen P. Povoski, Consulting Editor

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