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Editorial. Comments on events that demonstrated the need for further work in the area of preventing both smoking initiation and continuation. Role of education; Failure to make explicit the connection between smoking and the throat, lung and brain tumors; Oncology community's commitment to pursue a broad, pro-healthy lifestyle agenda as part of both smoking prevention and cessation programs.

Editorial. Comments on the implication of the national elections for political and personal agendas in oncology. Resolution of cancer-related problems of the public; Importance of congressional hearings and judicial opinions on tobacco control; Commitment of electoral candidates to cancer research support.

Editorial. Comments on the effects of cancer diagnosis on the family and marital relationship of a cancer patient. Incidence of divorce among the parents of pediatric oncology patients; Reasons behind a perceived fear of the disease; Abandonment of women with breast cancer by male partners.

Editorial. Examines the mechanisms of cancer development and growth. Promotion of detection strategies to reduce mortality by identifying the cancer in earlier stage; Aspect of cancer control; Evolution of benign colon polyps into malignant growth.

Editorial. Comments on the impact of parent's cancer on the child. Discussion on acute care information to the patients; Implication of research on child survival for intervention; Importance of ongoing support for child and family.

Editorial. Comments on ensuring quality care in oncology. Increase in the access to clinical trials, continuity care and enforceable grievance procedure against insurance claims; Emphasis on the important issues for cancer patients; Decline in the rate of enrollment in clinical trials.

Editorial. Comments on the progress in the diagnosis and treatment of cancers in the United States. Advances in the care of persons with cancer; Success of the human genome projects; Response to the challenge of keeping the care of the patients;

Editorial. Comments on the need to protect rights of human subjects in medical researches. Importance of consent statement before conducting research; Role of the institutional review board to oversee researchers; Need to assess the value of research to the subjects.

Editorial. Comments on the distress management guidelines for cancer patients in the United States. Utilization of sample screening tool; Description of numerous potential challenges for the patient and family; Considerations on patient education materials for professional guidelines.

Editorial. Comments on several issues related to oncology in the U.S. Advances made in pediatric oncology; Concern for the cancer care and prevention in adolescents; Problem on the alarming figure of youth smokers.

Editorial. Focuses on the process of translating research findings achieved through animal studies to safe and effective therapy for humans. Risk-benefit ratio of investigational agents; Reflection on the angiostatin-endostatin story; Treatment modelities being developed by oncology professionals.

Editorial. Focuses on the efficacy of antitumor agent tamoxifen in breast cancer prevention. Double-blind study of tamoxifen versus placebo; Side effects of tamoxifen; Promotion of early detection practices.

Comments on the importance of disclosing cancer diagnosis to patients. Significance of cultural values in transmitting information; Changes in the attitudes of healthcare professionals in disclosing diagnosis; Association of non-disclosure with unrecognized need for self-protection and lack of communication skills.