Partial listing of papers

The following papers are scheduled for oral or poster presentations.

Title / Presenter	Session
(-)-Menthol induced modulation of cell cycle in gastric cancer cells Jing-Pin Lin China Medical University, Taiwan	Growth factors & signalling (poster)
1p and/or 19q loss of heterozygosity (LOH): a predictive marker in diffuse gliomas ? Christine Murtin Institut of Pathology, University of Berne, Switzerland	Genetic instability (oral)
2-Methoxyestradiol inhibits growth of multi-drug resistant and non resistant human pancreatic cancer cells but has no effect on normal human proliferating hepatocytes Guido Schumacher Humboldt University Berlin, Germany	Anticancer therapy (oral)
A Canadian community pilot comparing primary care physician recruitment to public health unit program recruitment for colorectal screening by fecal occult blood testing in Ontario terrence j. sullivan Cancer Care Ontario, Canada	Screening & detection - Part I (oral)
A functional genomic strategy for the fine mapping of a tumor suppressor gene interval: application to chromosome 3p12 Ann M. Killary University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, United States	Tumor suppressor genes (oral)
A locus located downstream of N-myc2 and targeted by WHV integration in woodchuck liver tumors harbors S/MAR elements Maria Rapicetta Istituto Superiore di SanitÃ , Italy	Viral Infections (oral)
A Loss-of-function Polymorphism in the P2X7 Receptor Gene is associated with Familial Incidence and Absence of Lymphadenopathy in CLL Stephen J Fuller University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Australia	Genetic predisposition - Part I (oral)
A New Treatment for Malignant Tumors: Intra-Bone Marrow-Bone Marrow Transplantation Plus Donor Lymphocyte Infusion Yasuhiro Suzuki Kansai Medical University, Japan	Anticancer therapy (poster)
A Principle of Complexity, Gompertzian Dynamics, and Chemoprevention Przemyslaw Waliszewski University of Poznan Dep. of Theoretical Chemistry/ADA Hospital Dessau, Poland	Chemoprevention (poster)
A qualitative study of the acceptability of reflex HPV testing as a cervical screening option Paul Ritvo Cancer Care Ontario, Canada	Risk & assessment (poster)
A review of the Nottingham faecal occult blood (FOBT) screening trial and its associated economic evaluations David A L Macafee University of Nottingham, UK, United Kingdom	Screening & detection (poster)
A revolutionary therapy for intractable diseases including malignant tumors Susumu Ikehara Kansai Medical University, Japan	Immunobiology (plenary)
A role for Rad51C in homologous recombination and genetic stability in human cells Mari Katsura Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Japan	Genetic instability (poster)
A significant expression of IGFBP2 in infiltrating breast cancer compared to carcinoma in situ and benign lesions Elin Richardsen University Hospital Nothern Norway, Norway	Growth factors & signalling (oral)
Activation of the translational complex eIF4F is essential for genesis and maintenance of the malignant phenotype in human mammary epithelial cells Vitaly Polunovsky University of Minnesota, United States	Signaling pathways - Part I (oral)
Adoptive Immunotherapy for Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Malignancy by T-Cell Receptor Transduction Rimas J. Orentas Medical College of Wisconsin, United States	Immunotherapy (oral)
Age-standard cancer ratio (ASCAR) for breast cancer in Fars Province, Southern Iran, 2001-2002 Davood Mehrabani Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, Shiraz University, Iran	Risk & assessment (poster)
Age-Standardized Cancer Ratio (ASCAR) for cancer of bladder in Fars Province, Southeastern Iran, 2001-2002 Davood Mehrabani Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, Shiraz University, Iran	Risk & assessment (poster)
Age-Standardized cancer ratio (ASCAR) for leukemia in Fars Province, Southeastern Iran, 2001-2002. Davood Mehrabani Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, Shiraz University, Iran	Risk & assessment (poster)
Aggregation of carcinoma of the esophagus and cardia in families living in the Chaoshan littoral region of China min su Shantou University Medical College, China	Genetic predisposition - Part II (oral)
Allelotyping analysis of GEP endocrine tumors Silvia Uccella University of Insubria, Dept. of Pathology, Italy	Molecular pathology (poster)
Allicin, a major component of garlic, inhibits apoptosis of macrophage in a depleted nutritional state. Suhkneung Pyo Sungkyunkwan University College of pharmacy, Korea Republic	Apoptosis mechanisms (poster)
Amplification and sequence changes in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene in glioblastomas Dolores Arjona Hospital Universitario La Paz, Spain	Molecular pathology (poster)
An approach to the relevance between varations in hormone secretion and the incidence of Hyperplasia of Mammary Glands and Mammary Cancer Chengqi Chen Oncology Department of Xiamen First Hospital, China	Risk & assessment (poster)
An experimental study of the prevention of pancreas cancer induced by N-nitrosobis(2-oxopropyl)amine (BOP) in Syrian hamsters by green tea catechins (GTCs) Fumiyo Takabayashi University of Shizuoka, Japan	Chemoprevention (poster)
An intraductal approach for breast cancer risk assessment JianYu Rao University of California at Los Angeles, United States	Risk & assessment (oral)
An investigation of the effects of stress on maternal and infant morbidity outcomes: focusing on prevention of carcinogenic risk Joan R Ashdown-Lambert University of Stafford, United Kingdom	Risk factors (oral)
Analyses of CDKN2A and CDK4 genes in sporadic melanoma patients with additional non-melanoma cancer in their family history Dace Pjanova Latvia University, Latvia	Genetic predisposition (poster)
Analysing p53-gene mutations: Comparison of capillary electrophoresis Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism method with Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis method and direct sequencing Reetta J. Holmila Finnish Institue of Occupational Health, Finland	Tumor suppressor genes (poster)
Analysis of the gastric mutations induced by chronic Helicobacter pylori infections in a mouse model and influence of high-salt diet. Eliette Touati Institut Pasteur, France	Precursor lesions (oral)
Anti-angiogenesis, biological therapies and chemoprevention Adriana Albini National Institute for Research on Cancer, Italy	Angiogenesis (oral)
Anti-proliferative activity of pyrrolocarbazole analogues of the indolocarbazole skeleton of natural products against glioblastoma multiform cell lines Sotiris Nikolaropoulos University of Patras Pharmacy Department, Greece	Anticancer therapy (poster)
Anti-tumor Immunity and Different Way of Clustering of LMP/TAP/MHC Genes in Vertebrates Ivan Bubanovic Medica Center, Yugoslavia	Vaccine trials (poster)
Antiandrogen-like actions of an antioxidant on survivin and bcl-2 in human prostate cancer cells. A. Wayne Meikle University of Utah School of Medicine, United States	Oncogenesis (oral)
Antiangiogenic tetrathiomolybdate protects against Her2/neu-induced breast carcinoma by hypoplastic remodeling of the mammary gland. Sofia D. Merajver University of Michigan, United States	Angiogenesis (oral)
Anticarcinogenic properties of garlic and its sulfur components in the rat and in human cells. Anne- Marie Le Bon Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France	Chemoprevention (poster)
Apoptosis induced by DNA damaging anticancer drugs: role of DNA repair, cell proliferation and receptor activation Bernd Kaina UniversitÃ¤t Mainz, Germany	Apoptosis mechanisms (oral)
Apoptosis induction in the hamster buccal pouch carcinogenesis model by tomato and garlic combination is mediated through modulation of Bcl-2, Bim and caspases Siddavaram Nagini Annamalai University, India	Oncogenesis (oral)
Apoptotic as well as anti-apoptotic signals induced by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons JÃ¸rn A. Holme Norwegian institute of Public Health, Norway	Apoptosis mechanisms (oral)
Application of three step cancer prevention program to the high risk patients(406) Tsuneo Kobayashi Saitama Integrative medical clinic, Japan	Viral infections (poster)
Association between genetic polymorphism in biotransformation and DNA repair genes and various biomarkers Pavel VodiÄka Institute of Experimental Medicine,Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic	Genetic & environmental interactions (oral)
*Association between HLA B07 and human papillomavirus related cervical cancer in Indian women.** Sharmila Sengupta Indian statistical Institute, India	Genetic predisposition - Part I (oral)
Association between XRCC1 polymorphismus and head and neck cancer, and thyroid cancer Antal Tibold PÃ©cs University of Science, Medical Faculty, Dept. of Public Health, Hungary	Susceptibility genes (poster)
Autoimmunity and Alloimmunity â by Products of Adoptive Immunity and Sources of Anti-tumor Immunity Failure Ivan Bubanovic Medica Center, Yugoslavia	Vaccine trials (poster)
Biological factors with additional treatment predictive value for adjuvant endocrine therapy: receptor tyrosine kinases (c-erbB-2/HER2 and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2), VEGF and p38 phosphorylated MAP kinase (p38MAPK) Barbro K. Linderholm Cancer Center Karolinska (CCK), Sweden	Chemoprevention (oral)
Biomarkers and disease prevention Harri U Vainio International Agency for Research on Cancer, France	Risk & assessment (plenary)
Biomarkers of breast cancer risk in metabolic syndrome Anne-Sofie Furberg University of TromsÃ¸, Norway	Risk & assessment (oral)
Biomarkers of cancer risk and prevention strategies in human populations Stefano Bonassi Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Italy	Risk & assessment (oral)
Biomonitoring of pathology and anatomy workers using genotoxic assays Thierry OrsiÃ¨re Faculte de Medecine - Universite de la Mediterranee, France	Risk & assessment (poster)
Blockade of endothelin A receptor inhibits endothelin-1-induced cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 expression In ovarian cancer cells. Francesca Spinella Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Italy	Angiogenesis (poster)
Blood flow in cutaneous melanoma determines long term recurrence and survival Anurag Srivastava All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India	Angiogenesis (poster)
Bombesin increases the expression of c-Met in epithelium and of hepatocyte growth factor in fibroblasts Yan-Shi Guo University of Texas Medical Branch, United States	Oncogenesis (poster)
Bone marrow derived osteoprogenitor cells can afford osteogenic ability to radiated bone Toru Morishita Nara Medical University Department Orthopedic Surgery, Japan	Oncogenesis (oral)
BRCA1 and BRCA2 in Indian breast cancer patients Sunita Saxena Institute of Pathology - ICMR, Safdarjang Hospital, India	Genetic instability (oral)
BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation analysis in breast cancer families from Sardinia Grazia Palomba Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-CNR, Italy	Tumor suppressor genes (oral)
Breast cancer in Brasil: Trends in survival rates Uilho A. Gomes Faculty of RibeirÃ£o Preto - University of SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil	Risk & assessment (poster)
Breast cancer risk factors and healthy lifestyle: Community education project for black women Junaidah B. Barnett Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, United States	Risk factors (oral)
c-met, APC and P53 gene are sensitive molecular polymarkers for diagnosis of human gastric cancers in Taiwan Wen-shyong Tzou Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan	Molecular pathology (poster)
Cancer contribution in smoking-related effects on white U.S. population: analysis of interventions using microsimulation approach. Kenneth G Manton Duke University, United States	Risk & assessment (poster)
Cancer incidence in a remote province in Iran Mohammad Fararouei Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Iran	Genetic & environmental interactions (poster)
Cancer prevention in familial renal cell carcinomas: Germline analysis - strategies for risk reduction and preventive treatment Jochen Decker Bioscientia Institute, Germany	Genetic predisposition (poster)
Caspase 3 and Caspase 8 Play Critical Roles in Paclitaxel-Induced Apoptosis Yasushi Adachi Kansai Medical University, Japan	Apoptosis mechanisms (poster)
Catalase is involved in the regulation of ICAM-1 expression induced by gamma irradiation in human lung epithelial carcinoma cells : Activation of AP-1, JNK and p38 MAPK Suhkneung Pyo Sungkyunkwan University College of pharmacy, Korea Republic	Signaling pathways (poster)
Cell morphology in field effects and in sites distant from malignant tumors Herbert E Nieburgs University of Massachusetts Medical School, United States	Manifestations of cancer (poster)
Cervical Cancer Screening Among Urban Brazilian Women. Edmundo C. Mauad FundaÃ§Ã£o Pio XII - Hospital de CÃ¢ncer de Barretos, Brazil	Screening & detection (poster)
Cervical Cancer Screenning Among Rural Brazilian Women Edmundo C. Mauad FundaÃ§Ã£o Pio XII - Hospital de CÃ¢ncer de Barretos, Brazil	Screening & detection (poster)
Challenges In Pap smear screening: A qualification assessment of Provincial Health System Network Minoo Robati Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran	Screening & detection (poster)
Characterisation of dendritic cells from the omentum in ovarian cancer Vesna Todorovic Imperial College London, United Kingdom	Vaccine trials (poster)
Chemoprevention by Trans-Resveratrol used for the reduction of in vitro toxicity of environmental chemicals Anna Tompa NCPH-National Institute of Chemical Safety, Hungary	Chemoprevention (poster)
Chemotherapy-induced changes of perforin expression in cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells of colon carcinoma patients Äedomila Milin University of Rijeka, Medical School, Croatia	Vaccine trials (poster)
Chronic Helicobacter pylori infection may result in gastric cancer in hypergastrinemic mice but not in gastrin-deficient mice Chun-Mei Zhao St. Olav Hospital, Norway	Precursor lesions (oral)
Cimetidine blocking of E-selectin expression inhibits sialyl Lewis-X-positive cancer cells from adhering to vascular endothelium Sumio Matsumoto Fujita Health University, Japan	Metastasis inhibition (oral)
Circulating BCR-ABL specific CD8+ cells are detectable in chronic myeloid leukaemia patients and healthy subjects Nauman Butt Royal Liverpool University Hospital, United Kingdom	Vaccine trials (oral)
Classifying the variation in response to ionizing radiation in human cells by gene expression profiling Takashi Imai National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan	Susceptibility genes (poster)
Clinical relevance of DNA-ploidy for liver transplantation due to hepatocellular carcinoma Hussain Al-Abadi Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany	Molecular pathology (poster)
Clinical significance of human papillomavirus infection in patients with oral squamocellular carcinoma Zvonko Magic Institute for Medical Research - Military Medical Academy, Yugoslavia	Viral infections (poster)
Clinicopathologic analysis in 13823 cancers of esophagus and cardia as well as a comparative analysis of c-fos and Egr-1 expression on 47 esophageal carcinoma cases in Chaoshan littoral region of China min su Shantou University Medical College, China	Precursor lesions (oral)
Clusters of chromosomal imbalances in thymic epithelial tumours indicate that tumorigenesis in thymomas is a continuum Ralf J. Rieker University of Heidelberg, Germany	Genetic instability (poster)
Comparative study of p53 immunoreactivity in benign and malignant prostate lesions Hamid Reza Baradaran Moghadam Department of Public & Health Policy, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom	Molecular pathology (poster)
Comparing attendance and detection rate of different screening strategies for colorectal cancer Nereo Segnan CPO Piemonte, Italy	Screening & detection - Part I (oral)
Comparison of various Treatments for oesophageal cancer in Iran Kourosh Holakouie Naieni School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Iran	Anticancer therapy (poster)
Complement component C3 as a molecular adjuvant for the immune response: a candidate for new vaccine strategy Marie-Bernadette Villiers INSERM U548, France	Vaccine trials (oral)
Complex relationship between defective DNA mismatch repair and microsatellite instability in human cancer Shinya Oda Institute for Clinical Research, National Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan	Genetic instability (oral)
Comprehensive analysis of EMT through CtBP and Vimentin expression and cDNA array in HNSCC Decio S. Pinto School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil	Signaling pathways (poster)
Concentration of PUFA can influence EGFR/MAPK signal transduction in human breast cancer cellsË Korinn E Saker VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, United States	Signaling pathways - Part III (oral)
Conditional intracellular immunization against Ras inhibits proliferation of transformed human endothelial cells Ina Radtke Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany	Signaling pathways - Part III (oral)
Constitutive activation of Ras prevents lesion-induced neuronal degeneration and promotes proliferation of synapses Rolf Heumann Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany	Signaling pathways - Part II (oral)
Contribution of reduced-type glutathione to Vitex agnus-castus fruit extract induced apoptosis in a human gastric signet carcinoma cell line, KATO-III Kunio Ohyama Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Science, Japan	Apoptosis mechanisms (poster)
Conventional clinical markers are by no means outperformed by microarray gene expression profilers in breast cancer prognosis Carsten O Peterson Department of Theoretical Physics, Lund University, Sweden	Molecular pathology - Part II (oral)
Curcurmin induce apoptosis in human cervix epithelioid carcinoma cells (HeLa) through activation of caspase- 3 and P53 Chun-Shu Yu China Medical University, Taiwan	Apoptosis mechanisms (poster)
Cyclin D1 polymorphism (G870A) and susceptibility to gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma: a case-control study Alan G Casson Dalhousie University/ QEII Health Science Centre, Canada	Precursor lesions (oral)
Cyclin D1, TP53 and nitrotyrosine expression in gastroesophageal reflux-induced esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma Alan G Casson Dalhousie University/ QEII Health Science Centre, Canada	Precursor lesions (oral)
Cyclooxygenase-1 is upregulated in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck Boban M. Erovic University of Vienna Medical School, Austria	Molecular pathology - Part II (oral)
Cytological screening and 15 yearsâ follow-up (1986-2001) for early esophageal cancer and precancerous lesions in a high-risk population in Anyang County, Henan Province, northern China Li Dong Wang Lab. For Cancer Res., College of Medicine, Zhengzhou University, China	Screening & detection - Part I (oral)
Cytotoxic effects of fumonisin B₁ on the ultrastructure of a human oesophageal carcinoma cell line - an in vitro study Anil A Chuturgoon Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, South Africa	Manifestations of cancer (oral)
DAP-kinase hypermethylation study in brain metastases of solid tumors. Pilar Gonzalez-Gomez Hospital Universitario La Paz, Spain	Molecular pathology (poster)
Demonstration of human papillomavirus DNA and the increased proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in skin biopsies of patients with severe, treatment-resistant atopic dermatitis Yukie Niwa Niwa Institute for Immunology, Japan	Genetic & environmental interactions (oral)
Developing Cancer Control Model â Experience of 20 Years P. B. Patel shiv shraddha nursing home, super speciality clinics, India	Risk & assessment (oral)
Development of a novel class of agents that induce the degradation of Her2 Gabriela Chiosis Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, United States	Chemotherapy response (oral)
Development of monoclonal antibodies for detecting hemidesmosomal proteins, bullous pemphigoid antigen 2 (BPAG2) and &alpha6 integrin: Expression of BPAG2 in epidermal malignancies Ilona Marczinovits University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine, Hungary	Molecular pathology (poster)
Diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial lesions by integrated cell and tissue changes Herbert E Nieburgs University of Massachusetts Medical School, United States	Tumor suppressor genes (poster)
Diagnostic value of nuclear magnetic resonance (proton NMR) and its implications on aetio-pathogenesis in human breast tissue Anoop Srivastava KG Medical University, India	Risk & assessment (oral)
Diet and cancer - how can we increase public awareness on the matter? P. B. Patel shiv shraddha nursing home, super speciality clinics, India	Dietary Influences (poster)
Dietary carotenoids, essential fatty acids, and risk of colorectal cancer : a case-control study Parviz Ghadirian University of Montreal, Canada	Dietary influences (oral)
Differentiation of Caco-2 cells induces apoptotic resistance and activation of p-Akt and p21 in MMS-induced apoptosis Tae Il Kim Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea Republic	Apoptosis mechanisms (poster)
Distribution of colorectal cancers and adenomas in a screened population and the effectiveness of flexible sigmoidoscopy as a lone screening tool David A L Macafee University of Nottingham, UK, United Kingdom	Screening & detection - Part I (oral)
DNA damage induced by areca exposure in esophageal cancer-detection of safrole DNA adduct in tissue from esophageal cancer. Jang-Ming Lee Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan	Genetic & environmental interactions (poster)
DNA polymorphisms and asbestos exposure in patients with malignant mesothelioma and a general population control group Alessandra Biava UniversitÃ del Piemonte Orientale, Italy	Genetic predisposition (poster)
DNA repair efficacy of photolyase (Photosome^Â®) in human keratinocytes after UVB irradiation using the comet assay Michel De MÃ©o UniversitÃ© de la MÃ©diterranÃ©e, facultÃ© de Pharmacie, France	Oncogenesis (poster)
DNA Repair Genes Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Familiar Breast Cancer in Portuguese and Brazilian Populations Sandra Costa University of Minho, Portugal	Genetic predisposition (poster)
DNA Strand Breaks In Peripheral Lymphocytes from Breast Cancer Patients before and after Chemotherapy. Luis Benitez-Bribiesca Oncology Hospital, National Medical Center -IMSS, Mexico	Chemotherapy response (oral)
DNMT Inhibition Reverses the Cisplatin Drug Resistance in Neuroblastoma Rama S. Dwivedi Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, United States	Molecular pathology - Part III (oral)
Double-strand breaks, genomic integrity, and cancer Maria Jasin Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, United States	Genetic instability (oral)
Effect of IFN-gamma on Fas Mediated Apoptosis in Human Breast Cancer (MDA 468 and SK-Br3) and Melanoma (A375) cell lines Eunhee Lee Green Cross Reference Laboratory, Korea Republic	Signaling pathways (poster)
EGFR Antagonism using ZD1839 (Iressa) Results in Increased Cytoxic Response to 5-FU in Colon Cancer Cells Derrick Beech University of Tennessee Health Science Center, United States	Chemotherapy response (oral)
Elevated CEA Prior to Complete Tumour Removal in Patients with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Indicate an Increased Risk of Recurrence Farhad Alexander-Sefre Stobhill Hospital, United Kingdom	Molecular pathology - Part II (oral)
Emerging Concepts for the Chemoprevention of Prostate Cancer Ron Lieberman National Cancer Institute, United States	Intervention strategies (plenary)
Endogenous oxidative stress in human melanoma cells induces distinct redox forms of TNFR1 receptor with distinct ligand binding ability and apoptotic signaling. Alfonso Pompella University of Pisa, Italy	Signaling pathways - Part III (oral)
Endostatin Inhibits Angiogenin-Induced Angiogenesis In Vitro DONGKU KANG Chungbuk National University, Korea Republic	Angiogenesis (poster)
Engagement of the TNF-R family member OX40 in vivo enhances anti-tumor immunity. Andrew Weinberg Providence Portland Medical Center, United States	Immunotherapy (oral)
Enhanced non-invasive detection of colorectal cancer and polyps by automated processing of stable exfoliated epithelial cells on stool surface Ian O'Neill Microprevention tests Ltd, United Kingdom	Manifestations of cancer (poster)
Enhancing Pap test with a new biological marker of cellular dysplasia with MarkPapâ¢ Test Olivera Markovic BioSciCon, Inc., United States	Molecular pathology - Part I (oral)
Enzymatic method for selective determination of acetylpolyamine as a biomarker Kosuke Tomita Kanto Gakuin University College of Engineering, Japan	Molecular pathology (poster)
Epstein-Barr virus infection in urothelal transitional cell carcinoma tissues as demonstrated by the presence of EBV-encoded RNA and its possible implications in the pathogenesis of this malignancy Shuen-Kuei Liao Chang Gung University, c/o Chang Gung Memorial Hospital 12J, Taiwan	Molecular pathology - Part II (oral)
Estrogen replacement therapy increases genomic DNA methylation status in postmenopausal women Sang Woon Choi USDA/Tufts University, United States	Oncogenesis (oral)
Evaluation of antineoplastic activities of SMS 201-995 and Ukrain on human colon cancer cell line, after monotherapy and combination with 5-fluorouracil Biserka RadoÅ¡eviÄ-StaÅ¡iÄ University of Rijeka, Medical School, Croatia	Synergistic therapies (poster)
Evaluation of cancer risk in small communities: results of two approaches Ella Kordysh Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel	Risk & assessment (poster)
Evaluation of comet assay responses in exfoliated cells compared to voided urine cytology Maria Enrica Fracasso University of Verona, Faculty of Medicine, Italy	Risk & assessment (poster)
Evaluation of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging using fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG) for prediction tumor aggressiveness and clinical outcome in lymphoid tumors. Jun Murakami Univercity of Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical Medicine, Japan	Screening & detection - Part I (oral)
Evaluation of protective potential of a crude plant extract (Chelidonium majus) against p-dimethylaminoazobenzene induced hepatocarcinogenesis in mice. Anisur Rahman Khuda-Bukhsh University of Kalyani, India	Chemoprevention (poster)
Evidence for selective expression of the p53 codon 72 polymorphs: implications in cancer development kanaga Sabapathy National Cancer Centre, Singapore Republic	Tumor suppressor genes (oral)
Evidence for the preventive effect of the polyunsaturated phytol side chain in tocotrienols on 17b-estradiol epoxidation Fu-Li Yu University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, United States	Dietary influences (oral)
Expression and Amplification of HER3 Gene in Primary Breast Carcinomas Rakesh Naidu University of Malaya, Malaysia	Manifestations of cancer (poster)
Expression Of Cyclin A In Wilms Tumor Sanja Radojevic Institute of pathology, Medical school, Univesity of Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Signaling pathways (poster)
Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in kidney, bladder, prostate and testicular cancer Masahide Matsuyama Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan	Manifestations of cancer (poster)
Expression of diadenosine tetraphosphatase and diadenosine triphosphatase in human tumours. A preliminary investigation. Pedro RotllÃ¡n University of La Laguna, Spain	Apoptosis mechanisms (poster)
Expression of E-cadherin and alpha-catenin in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas Tetsuro Setoyama Graduate School of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan	Molecular pathology (poster)
Expression of P-cadherin, but not E-cadherin or N-cadherin, relates to pathological and functional differentiation of breast carcinomas Aniko Kovacs Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg University, Sweden	Molecular pathology - Part II (oral)
Expression of pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) in human pancreatic cancer: analyis in serum, pancreatic juice and tissues Yoshiharu Motoo Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Japan	Manifestations of cancer (poster)
Expression of the cyclin E In Wilms tumor Gordana Basta-Jovanovic Institute of pathology, Medical school, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Signaling pathways (poster)
Factors affecting ALCAM/ CD166 expression in breast cancer Agnieszka Jezierska Warsaw Agricultural University, Poland	Oncogenesis (poster)
Factors influencing menâs use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening: Evidence from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). Lila J. Finney National Cancer Institute, United States	Screening & detection - Part II (oral)
Fatigue, weight gain, lethargy and amenorrhea in breast cancer patients on chemotherapy: Is subclinical hypothyroidism the culprit? Kathryn A. Allen H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, United States	Dietary Influences (poster)
FLT3/ITD and ras-oncogene in acute myeloid leukaemia analyzed in ration to immunophenotype and cytogenetic findings Vladimir Jurisic University of Kragujevac Medical School, Yugoslavia	Susceptibility genes (poster)
Fluorescent spectral analysis of cells in cancer control strategies Natalia Karnaukhova Institute of Cell Biophysics of Russ. Acad. Sci., Russian Federation	Molecular pathology (poster)
FNC in the Diagnosis of Palpable Thyroid nodules Antonio Vetrani University Federico II, Italy	Anticancer therapy (poster)
Focal prostate basal cell layer disruptions and leukocyte infiltration are correlated events: Implications for basal call layer degradation and tumor invasion Yan-gao Man Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, United States	Oncogenesis (poster)
From genes to treatments targeted on oncogenic events Laurent Degos Universite Hopital St Louis, France	Molecular oncogenesis (plenary)
Functional redundancy of Fibulin-5 and Fibulin-3 in antagonizing angiogenic activities and angiogenic sprouting by endothelial cells. William Schiemann National Jewish Medical and Research Center, United States	Signaling pathways - Part I (oral)
Functional role of estradiol in breast cancer through stimulation of the expression of the prolactin receptor via transcriptional activation of its generic promoter. Maria L. Dufau National Institutes of Health, United States	Signaling pathways - Part II (oral)
Functions of ZBRK1, a BRCA1-associated KRAB zinc-finger protein: A Paradigm for coordinating histone de-acetylation, methylation and heterochromatin formation Frank J Rauscher Wistar Institute Cancer Center, United States	Oncogenic pathways (plenary)
Gastrin induces cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression in Barrettâs esophagus Salem I Abdalla MRC Hutchison Center, United Kingdom	Precursor lesions (poster)
Gene expression as biomarker of early carcinogenesis IstvÃ¡n Ember Medical Faculty, PÃ©cs University of Sciences, Hungary	Risk & assessment (poster)
Gene expression phenotypes of oncogenic pathways and breast cancers Joseph R Nevins Duke University, Medical Center, United States	Oncogenic pathways (plenary)
General transcription factors TAF13, NC2b, GTF3BAP1 and TAF12 are specifically involved in neuroblastoma pathogenesis Michele Purrello UniversitÃ di Catania, Italy	Genetic instability (poster)
Genes controlling genetic stability in sqamous cell carcinoma of larynx Maria M Sasiadek Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland	Genetic instability (oral)
Genomic DNA transfer from apoptotic bodies Lars Holmgren Karolinska Institute, Sweden	Oncogenic pathways (plenary)
Genotoxic effect of cigarette smoking detected by comet assays using high throughput scanning of lymphocytes Mayumi Iwakawa National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan	Genetic & environmental interactions (oral)
Geographic distribution of cancer at micro-scale in the southern part of Quebec, Canada Jean-Francois Emard Centre hospitalier de l'UniversitÃ© de Montreal, Canada	Risk & assessment (poster)
Geographic variation in racial differences in breast cancer incidence among young women Mona Fouad University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States	Risk factors (oral)
Glutathione S-transferase M1, T1 null genotype, smoking, diet and susceptibility of colorectal cancer Kun Chen Zhejiang University school of medicine, China	Genetic & environmental interactions (poster)
Glutathione S-transferse-pi expression in matched human normal, reflux, esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus and esohagus cancer mucosa yousef rasmi tarbiat modares university, Iran	Precursor lesions (poster)
Glutathione-S-Transferase M1 polymorphism as a susceptibility factor in development of oral lesions like leukoplakia, sub mucous fibrosis and lichen planus Anurag Srivastava All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India	Genetic predisposition - Part I (oral)
Glutathione: A novel control switch that regulates the expression of erythropoietin gene under normoxic condition in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells Tsan-Zon Liu Chang Gung University, Taiwan	Susceptibility genes (poster)
GranDepiscan: Evaluation of early lung cancer screening in a randomized trial in France Antoine Flahault WHO cc for electronic disease surveillance, Inserm unit 444, France	Screening & detection - Part II (oral)
HCV-core protein induces long-term transformation of NIH 3T3 cells. Irina Smirnova Institute of Cytology RAS, Russian Federation	Viral infections (poster)
HDAC6 mRNA expression is correlated with better prognosis in breast cancer Hirotaka Iwase Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan	Susceptibility genes (poster)
Hematopoietic Cell Specific Tyrosine Phosphatase: SHP1 as a Novel Biomarker of Hematopoietic Malignancies Takashi Oka Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine & Dentistry, Okayama University, Japan	Genetic predisposition - Part I (oral)
HER-2/neu expression and prognosis in breast cancer John Horton H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, United States	Predictive markers & validation (plenary)
Hereditary predisposition to cancer Henry T. Lynch Creighton University School of Medicine, Hereditary Cancer Institute, United States	Keynote (keynote)
High risk Human Papillomavirus Infection among normal women from various Indian population: A comparative profile Chandralekha Duttagupta Indian Statistical Institute, India	Screening & detection (poster)
High sensitivity detection of tumor cells in peripheral blood of carcinoma patients by a reverse transcription PCR method Oliver BÃ¶cher AdnaGen AG, Germany	Manifestations of cancer (oral)
Histone deacetylase inhibitor, FR901228, prevents the development of adjuvant arthritis in rats Takahiro Nakamura Saga university, Japan	Molecular pathology (poster)
Histopathologic findings of women with abnormal uterine bleeding in Shiraz, Southern Iran, 2002. Davood Mehrabani Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, Shiraz University, Iran	Screening & detection (poster)
HPV and Other Cofactors in Cervical Cancer Eduardo L. Franco McGill University, Canada	Predictive markers & validation (plenary)
Human adult stem cell markers: lack of gap junctional communication and Oct 4 expression as âhallmarksâ in the cause, prevention and treatment of cancers James E. Trosko Michigan State University, United States	Molecular oncogenesis (plenary)
Humoral response against a cell surface glycoantigen mediates apoptosis of tumor cells Thomas Kieber-Emmons University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, United States	Immunotherapy (oral)
Identification genes involved in p53-dependent apoptosis in response to different types of cellular stress using array analysis Tao Liu Karolinska Institute, Sweden	Signaling pathways - Part III (oral)
Identification of a novel candidate gene, MENC, in a consensus region of allelic deletion at chromosome 10q26 in human endometrial cancer Paola Baldinu Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche -CNR, Italy	Tumor suppressor genes (oral)
Identification of a panel of tumor-associated antigens from cDNA libraries displayed on lambda bacteriophage Olga Minenkova Kenton Labs, Italy	Manifestations of cancer (poster)
Identification of risk markers in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Marie-Claude Gingras Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, United States	Susceptibility genes (poster)
Identifying Snapin as the co-acting protein with heparanase, a key enzyme in metastasis Yan Jie Li Medical College of Zhengzhou University, China	Genetic & environmental interactions (poster)
Immune responses to human tumors: development of tumor vaccines Christopher D Platsoucas Temple University Health Science Center, Center for Biotechnology, United States	Cancer immunity (plenary)
Immunodetection of p53 in differentiated and undifferentiated transitional cell carcinoma of bladder in Isfahan, Iran. Hamid Reza Baradaran Moghadam Department of Public & Health Policy, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom	Chemoprevention (poster)
Immunohistochemical analysis of p27 and p21 proteins in canine mammary tumors Makoto Inoue Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Japan	Susceptibility genes (poster)
Immunohistochemical Analysis of p53 And Bcl2 in Esophageal Cancer Patients. Sepideh Arbabi Faculty of pharmacy,Tehran university of medical science(TUMS), Iran	Tumor suppressor genes (poster)
Immunohistochemical detection of acetylation and phosphorylation of histone H3 in cervical smears Milan Anton Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Czech Republic	Precursor lesions (poster)
Immunohistochemical detection of telomerase (hTERT) and c-kit in serous ovarian neoplasia: a clinicopathological study Hermann Brustmann Thermenklinikum MÃ¶dling, Department of Pathology, Austria	Manifestations of cancer (oral)
Immunohistochemical expression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 as a predictive marker for the response to hormonal therapy in patients with prostate cancer Hideki Sakai Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan	Molecular pathology (poster)
Immunological recovery following hematopoietic stem cells transplant for leukemia and lymphoma Neena Kapoor University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, United States	Immunobiology (plenary)
Immunotoxicity testing procedures in animals and humans Angela Veraldi CSPO (Centre for Study and prevention of Cancer), Italy	Vaccine trials (poster)
Importance of patient selection and testing strategies in the determination of the cost-effectiveness of hereditary cancers: The case of mismatch repair genes Leslie S. Wilson University of California, San Francisco, United States	Genetic predisposition - Part II (oral)
Improved results of neoadjuvant BVM chemotherapy using Culevit tablets as an adjuvant Lajos Olasz University of Pecs, Hungary	Synergistic therapies (oral)
Incidence and characterization of hepatitis B infection in Chinese-Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area Stephanie Chao Asian Liver Center at Stanford University, United States	Viral Infections (oral)
Incidence reduction of helicobacter pylori infection during the past decade in the feltre region (Italy): influences on chronic gastritis, malt lymphoma and gastric cancer Enrico Roggero Oncologia Lago Maggiore, Humaine, Switzerland	Screening & detection - Part II (oral)
Increased IGF-I Receptor Expression in Breast Cancer Derrick Beech University of Tennessee Health Science Center, United States	Molecular pathology - Part III (oral)
Increasing BP1 expression correlates with progression and invasion of male breast and prostate tumors Yan-gao Man Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, United States	Susceptibility genes (poster)
Induction mechanism of apoptosis by diallyl trisulfide through caspase-3 activation in human colon cancer cells Jing-Gung Chung China Medical University, Taiwan	Apoptosis mechanisms (poster)
Induction of apoptosis in alveolar macrophages exposed to lead nitrate and modulation effect of indomethacin and caffeine Ashraf Shabani Azzahra University, Iran	Apoptosis mechanisms (poster)
Induction of CD8+ T cell responses to melanoma with tumor-antigen expressing canary pox vectors Neil Berinstein Aventis Pasteur, Canada	Vaccine trials (oral)
Infection with HPV 16 or HPV 18 variants and risk of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in young women Harriet Richardson Queen's University, Cancer Research Institute, Division of Cancer Care & Epidemiology, Canada	Precursor lesions (poster)
Inhibition of intestinal carcinogenesis by NSAIDs: complementary action of polyamines Natalia Ignatenko University of Arizona, Arizona Cancer Center, United States	Tumor suppressor genes (poster)
Initiation of apoptosis and suppression of angiogenesis Tony A.-N. Kong Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy - Rutgers - SUNJ, United States	Intervention strategies (plenary)
Integrating proteomic and functional genomic technologies in discovery-driven translational breast cancer research Julio E. Celis Danish Cancer Society and Danish Centre for Translational Breast Cancer Research, Denmark	Intervention strategies (plenary)
Integration of novel clinical and molecular markers into risk assessment strategies for oral premalignant lesions (OPLs): early results of a longitudinal study Miriam P. Rosin British Columbia Cancer Agency, Canada	Risk & assessment (oral)
Intention to quit tobacco in northern India Varsha Dwivedi KG Medical Univerisity, India	Risk & assessment (poster)
Inter-strain variance in late phase of erythematous reaction or leg contracture after local irradiation among three strains of mice. Mayumi Iwakawa National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan	Genetic predisposition - Part II (oral)
Is Fascin-1 an additional prognostic marker for invasive breast carcinoma? Pascale Levine New York University, United States	Manifestations of cancer (poster)
Is fumonisin B₁ an aetiological agent in oesophageal cancer in South Africa? Anil A Chuturgoon Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, South Africa	Genetic & environmental interactions (oral)
Is the ânewâ human tumour suppressor Fhit protein identical to the âoldâ enzyme diadenosine triphosphatase? Pedro RotllÃ¡n University of La Laguna, Spain	Apoptosis mechanisms (poster)
Is the clear cell sarcoma malignant form of the psammomatous melanotic Schwannoma? Ahmet Sengoz istanbul Social security Hospital, Turkey	Anticancer therapy (poster)
Isopropanolic extract of black cohosh-induced apoptosis of human prostate androgen dependent and independent carcinoma cells involves degradation of cytokeratin (CK) 18 Katarina Hostanska University Hospital ZÃ¼rich, Switzerland	Apoptosis mechanisms (poster)
Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma in familial adenomatous polyposis: a new extracolonic manifestation. Rosa Valanzano Dep. di Fisiopatologia Clinica. UniversitÃ di firenze, Italy, Italy	Genetic predisposition - Part II (oral)
Killer inhibitory receptors (CD158) control CTL susceptibility to tumor mediated activation-induced cell death by interfering with Fas signaling Anne Caignard Institut Gustave Roussy, France	Molecular pathology - Part III (oral)
Laminin P1 as biochemical marker in chemically induced colon carcinogenesis in rat Slimane Belbraouet Universite de Moncton, Canada	Oncogenesis (poster)
Lessons from the First Decade and a Half of Gene Therapy R. Michael Blaese Fund for Inherited Disease Research, United States	Immunobiology (plenary)
Leukemic transformation of hemopoietic cells in mice internally exposed to depleted uranium: prevention by phenylacetate Alexandra Miller Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, United States	Oncogenesis (oral)
LMP-1 induces synthesis of hypoxia-inducible factor-1a Joseph Pagano UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, United States	Angiogenesis (oral)
Long term infection with bovine leukaemia virus structural gene vector acts as a protective DNA vaccine against AIDS-like BLV disease in rabbits Cestmir Altaner Cancer Research Institute, Slovak Republic	Viral Infections (oral)
Low expression of the folate-associated genes RFC-1 and FPGS correlates with lack of a DCC splice variant in mucosa adjacent to carcinomas in colorectal cancer patients Yvonne A. Wettergren GÃ¶teborg University, Sweden	Manifestations of cancer (poster)
Lung cancer and thyroid hormones: Primary hypothyroidism is prognostically significant for survival. Aleck Hercbergs The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, United States	Molecular pathology - Part II (oral)
Lymphocytes subtypes expression and prognosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip Gabriella Fabbrocini University of Naples Federico II, Italy	Molecular pathology (poster)
MAGE-E1 Expression in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Shinya Ito Kyoto University, Japan	Manifestations of cancer (poster)
Marker development for the early detection of pancreatic cancer Kay Pogue-Geile University of Pittsburgh, United States	Susceptibility genes (poster)
Markers of chromosome damage in humans Stefano Bonassi Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Italy	Intervention strategies (plenary)
MarkPapâ¢ Kit for cervical cancer screening Olivera Markovic BioSciCon, Inc., United States	Screening & detection (poster)
MarkPapâ¢ Test applied on specimens from solution Olivera Markovic BioSciCon, Inc., United States	Screening & detection (poster)
Measurement of pancreatic cancer risk by mutational load distribution analysis JosÃ© Costa Yale University School of Medicine, United States	Molecular pathology - Part III (oral)
Mechanisms of an atlternative form of programmed cell death induced by EGF in pituitary cell line Joanna Fombonne FacultÃ© de MÃ©decine Nord- ICNE, France	Apoptosis mechanisms (oral)
Mechanisms of Angiotensin AT₁ Receptor-mediated Transactivation of the EGF Receptor and Growth Signaling Pathways. Kevin J. Catt NICHD, National Institutes of Health, United States	Signaling pathways - Part I (oral)
Medroxyprogesterone acetate(MPA) enhances the cytotoxicity of VCR,ADR and Ara C in human pulmonary carcinoma cells in vitro. Shunsuke Kobayashi Miyagi cardiovascular and respiratory center, Japan	Synergistic therapies (poster)
Method for identifying autoantigens relevant to cancer Felix Fernandez madrid Wayne State University, United States	Manifestations of cancer (oral)
Methylenetetrahydrorefolate reductase gene expression and folate concentration in adjacent mucosa are associated with outcome of colorectal cancer patients Elisabeth Odin Department of Surgery, Sweden	Manifestations of cancer (poster)
Microarray gene expression Ricardo R Brentani Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Brazil	Risk & assessment (plenary)
Microarray gene expression profiling reveals interference of the anti-oxidants N-acetyl cysteine and (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate with the TNFa dependent inflammatory response of endothelial cells Ulrich Pfeffer National Cancer Reserch Institute, Italy	Angiogenesis (oral)
Microsatellite instability predicts relapse-free survival after adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with stage III colorectal cancer Wolfgang Dietmaier University of Regensburg, Germany	Molecular pathology (poster)
Mitochondrial DNA damage in non-melanoma skin cancer Mark A. Birch-Machin University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom	Manifestations of cancer (oral)
Modified arabinoxylan rice bran (MGN-3/Biobran) potentiates apoptosis in cancer cells induced by multiple anti-cancer agents in vitro Mamdooh Ghoneum Drew University of Medicine and Science, United States	Synergistic therapies (oral)
Molecular Changes in Preneoplastic Lesions Adi F. Gazdar University Texas, SW Medical Ctr, United States	Predictive markers & validation (plenary)
Molecular cytogenetic analysis of Bowen's disease and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin by comparative genomic hybridization Yoshiaki Yoshikawa Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan	Genetic instability (poster)
Molecular indicators of tumor progression Lukas Bubendorf University of Basel, Switzerland	Risk & assessment (plenary)
Molecular models of hematologic malignancies Lucio Luzzatto Istituto Nazionale Ricerca sul Cancro, Italy	Risk & assessment (plenary)
Molecular Targets for Colon Cancer Angus G. Dalgleish University London School Medicine, St Georges Hospital, United Kingdom	Intervention strategies (plenary)
Morphologically similar normal and hyperplastic mammary ductal cells associated with and without malignant lesions have a different immunohistochemical profile Yan-gao Man Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, United States	Manifestations of cancer (oral)
Mortality and changing epidemiological trends in Iran during 1979-2001 with emphasis on cancer Parvin Yavari Shahid Beheshtee University of Medical Sciences, Iran	Risk & assessment (poster)
Multi-Stage Models of U.S. Cancer Mortality Cohort Trends Kenneth G Manton Duke University, United States	Risk & assessment (oral)
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A â novel type of the RET gene mutation Martina Poturnajova Cancer Research Institute SAS, Slovak Republic	Genetic predisposition - Part I (oral)
Mutations in the Ki-ras gene detected in colorectal biopsy specimens Martin Beranek Charles University Hospital, Czech Republic	Molecular pathology (poster)
Mycobacterium leprae multiplied well in IL-10 intense host Yasuko Yogi Leprosy Research Center, Nationa Institute of Infectious Diiseases, Japan	Susceptibility genes (poster)
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Saudi Arabian female population and wearing of facial mask Kamal Malaker Princess Norah Oncology Centre, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Saudi Arabia	Risk factors (oral)
NAT2 gene polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to bladder cancer in Slovak population dependently on smoking JÃ¡n Salagovic P.J.Å afÃ¡rik University, Medical School, Department of Medical Biology, KoÅ¡ice, Slovak Republic	Susceptibility genes (poster)
Necessity of immune recognition and control of a human organ stem cell circulating in blood as a monocyte, in order to avoid some proliferating diseases. Marie-Louise Labat Ecole nationale vÃ©tÃ©rinaire d'Alfort, France	Immunobiology (oral)
Non-invasive detection of bladder cancer using fluorescence in situ hybridization Takehiko Okamura Meijo Hospital, Japan	Molecular pathology (poster)
Non-synonymous cSNP and InDel discovery by bioinformatic data mining Wen-chang Lin Academia Sinica, Taiwan	Molecular pathology (poster)
Novel and recurring hMLH1 and hMSH2 mutations in Singaporean families with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer Soo-Chin Lee National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore Republic	Genetic predisposition - Part II (oral)
Novel design of inhibitory antibodies for human matrix metalloproteinases Netta Sela Weizmann Institute of Science Israel, Israel	Angiogenesis (oral)
NUCB2 â SEREX-identified antigen in gastric adenocarcinoma â possible reasons for immunogenicity Zane Slucka Biomedicine research and study center, University of Latvia, Latvia	Manifestations of cancer (poster)
Numerical and structural aberrations of chromosomes 7 and 9 in malignant mesothelioma cell lines Pier-Giacomo Betta Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera, Italy	Molecular pathology - Part III (oral)
O6-Methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) protein expression in adult anaplastic glioma: relation to tumor and patient characteristics. Avelina Tortosa University of Barcelona, Spain	Molecular pathology (poster)
Occult malignancy in patients with an idiopathic venous thromboembolism: A decision analysis based on a randomized trial. Hans-Martin MB Otten Slotervaart Hospital/Academic Medical Centre, Netherlands	Screening & detection - Part II (oral)
Oligo(3-hydroxybutyrate)-drug conjugates - a novel drug delivery system. Rapid cellular uptake and multidrug resistance overcoming by OHB-conjugated doxorubicin. Valeria Piddubnyak Centre of Oncology - M. Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute, Poland	Anticancer therapy (poster)
Olive and corn-oil enriched diets as modulators of liver regeneration and tissue mineral content in the remnant liver and lymphatic organs Äedomila Milin University of Rijeka, Medical School, Croatia	Dietary Influences (poster)
Omega-3 fatty acids supplemented with curcumin and rosemary extracts provide support to cancer patients Meir Shinitzky Weizmann Institute Science, Israel	Dietary Influences (poster)
Oral cancer gene therapy with angiostatin Goichi Matsumoto kanagawa dental college, Japan	Angiogenesis (poster)
Overexpression of intrahepatic NKT cells increases the cell-mediated cytotoxicity against tumor cell lines Biserka RadoÅ¡eviÄ-StaÅ¡iÄ University of Rijeka, Medical School, Croatia	Vaccine trials (poster)
Oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation-derived DNA-lesions in inflammation driven carcinogenesis Helmut Bartsch German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany	Predictive markers & validation (plenary)
p16 and hMLH1 hypermethylation in synchronous endometrial and ovarian carcinomas Daniela Furlan University of Insubria, Dept. of Pathology, Italy	Molecular pathology (poster)
P53 and Akt expression during osteoblast differentiation. Nalini Chandar Midwestern University, United States	Tumor suppressor genes (poster)
P53 codon 72 polymorphism and risk of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in Uganda Maria L. Tornesello Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fond. Pasclae", Italy	Tumor suppressor genes (oral)
p53 expression and HPV DNA as clinical prognostic factors in early cervical carcinoma Junko Saito Kansai Medical University, Japan	Viral Infections (oral)
P53 Gene Mutations in Human Skin Cancers Alain Sarasin Institut Gustave Roussy, France	Predictive markers & validation (plenary)
P53 mutations: a novel germline aberration and a rare transversion in a supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor: clinical implications. Dorit Amikam Rambam Medical Center, Israel	Genetic predisposition - Part I (oral)
Paracrine growth factor role for Interleukin-18 in AIDS associated human B-cell lines. Venkatanarayanan Sharma University of West Florida, United States	Growth factors & signalling (oral)
Pattern of the AP-1 family messenger RNA in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. M Mitzi Brentani Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil	Signaling pathways (poster)
Perception of risk and surveillance practices for women with a family history of breast cancer Wanda L. Martin University of Manitoba, Canada	Risk & assessment (poster)
Peroral Immunization of uropathogenic Escherichia coli Adhesin protein Linked to heat-labile E. coli enterotoxin A2B Subunits YongHwa Lee Sungkyunkwan University, Korea Republic	Synergistic therapies (poster)
Phospholipids reduce adhesions of rodent colonic and human gastric cancer cells to extrcellular matrix components in vitro Marc Jansen University Clinic Aachen, Germany	Oncogenesis (oral)
Plasma levels of free daidzein and genistein are not affected by a high soy milk diet. Rosemary H. Waring The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom	Dietary Influences (poster)
Polymorphisms in Metabolic Genes Seymour J Garte UMDNJ, United States	Molecular oncogenesis (plenary)
Polymorphisms of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase in squamous intraepithelial lesion and cervical cancer in women of southern Mexico V Antonio-Vejar University of Guerrero State at Mexico, Mexico	Risk & assessment (poster)
Postoperative visual outcome in nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas Masoud Mehrazin Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran	Synergistic therapies (poster)
Potential role of herg1 gene and HERG1 protein in cancers of the gastrointestinal tract Elena Lastraioli University of Firenze, Italy	Susceptibility genes (poster)
Predicting tumour response to Mitomycin C (MMC) in experimental tumour models and human superficial bladder cancer patients. Roger Phillips University of Bradford, United Kingdom	Chemotherapy response (oral)
Predictive value of immunohistochemical detected melanoma satellite metastases Nadine Claessens University of LiÃ¨ge, Belgium	Molecular pathology - Part I (oral)
Preliminary results from the Canadian Cervical Cancer Screening Trial (CCCaST Study) Eliane Franco McGill University, Canada	Screening & detection (poster)
Premalignant lesions in breast, ovary and Fallopian tube in prophylactically removed tissue from women at hereditary high risk for breast and ovarian cancer Brenda B.J. Hermsen VU University Medical Centre, Netherlands	Precursor lesions (oral)
Preventive peptide vaccine for colorectal cancer metastases Paola Sinibaldi Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Science - University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy	Vaccine trials (oral)
Production of EBV genome-chip for screening viral infection and Ggne expressions in human tumors Ching Li Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan	Viral infections (poster)
Prognostic effects of HPV detected in head and neck cancers. Elaine Smith U. Iowa, United States	Viral Infections (oral)
Prognostic implication of clinical, radiological, and pathological features in patients with oligodendroglial tumors. Avelina Tortosa University of Barcelona, Spain	Molecular pathology (poster)
Prognostic significance of thymidylate synthase in colorectal cancer and comparison with DNA ploidy & other clinicopathological parameters Nilima S. Desai Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, India	Molecular pathology (poster)
Prognostic value of tissue vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in breast cancer compared with other common prognostic indicators Andrea Nicolini Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy	Growth factors & signalling (oral)
Proposed explanation of mammography paradox for women age 40-49 Michael W. Retsky Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, United States	Angiogenesis (oral)
Prostate cancer and use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: systematic review and meta-analysis Salaheddin Mahmud McGill uni., Canada	Chemoprevention (oral)
Prostate cancer precursor lesions â prognosis and management Theo H. Van der Kwast Erasmus University, Netherlands	Risk & assessment (plenary)
Protein expression pattern in anaplastic thyroid cancer and evaluation of underlying mechanisms in transcriptional control Wolfgang Gartner Vienna Unviersity Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Austria	Signaling pathways (poster)
Providing Information About Breast Cancer Via Public Forums Shraddha P. Patel Shree Ramchandra Medical College and Research Institute, India	Risk & assessment (poster)
Purification, characterization and molecular cloning of novel cancer-reactive heavy-chain antibodies against tandem repeat region of MUC1 Fatemeh Rahbarizadeh Tarbiat Modarres University, Iran	Vaccine trials (poster)
Quantitative and qualitative study of gastric epithelial lesions by NOR and lectin histochemistry Mohammad Reza Arab Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran	Molecular pathology (poster)
R-phycoerythrin as a potential photosensitizer applied in the photodynamic therapy of cancer by inducing apoptosis Guanwu Li Shantou University Medical College, China	Anticancer therapy (oral)
Radiation-induced up-regulation of DNA repair occurs through EGFR/ERK signalling: discovery of a radio-refractory period following the initial irradiation Michael Hagan Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, United States	Signaling pathways - Part II (oral)
Re-Expression of Androgen Receptor in PC-3 Cells Confers Sensitization to Anticancer Drugs and Radiation Asim Abdel-Mageed Tulane University School of Medicine, United States	Anticancer therapy (poster)
Real time RT-PCR for absolute quantification of hormone receptors in breast cancer Cristina Caraion University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, Romania	Molecular pathology (poster)
Recombinant Cancer Vaccines: Design and Development James W Hodge National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, United States	Cancer immunity (plenary)
Reconstitution of a G1 checkpoint and protection from apoptosis in embryonic stem cells Peter Stambrook University of Cincinnati Medical Center, United States	Signaling pathways - Part III (oral)
Reduction of hepatic metastasis of intrasplenically administered RCN-H4 cells by gabexate mesilate in rats subjected to hepatic ischemia/reperfusion Masanao Kurata University of Tsukuba, Japan	Metastasis inhibition (oral)
Regulation of B cell development by PLC-g2 Tomohiro Kurosaki Kansai Medical University and RIKEN Research Center for Allegy and Immunology, Japan	Immunobiology (oral)
Regulatory role of Epstein-Barr Virus-Infection and CD40 Ligand Stimulation on the proliferation of Mantle Cell Lymphoma Lines Takashi Oka Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine & Dentistry, Okayama University, Japan	Viral infections (poster)
Relatioship between HER-2/neu gene status and chemosensitivity of human endometrial cancer cell lines Yoshihiro Kikuchi National Defense Medical College, Japan	Molecular pathology (poster)
Relevance of innate immunity recognition of altered self in the induction of host response associated with cancer therapies Mladen Korbelik BC Cancer Agency, Canada	Immunotherapy (oral)
Reliability of a smoking cessation risk factor interview scale (SCRFIS) for use with standardized patient instructors Kristie L Foley Wake Forest University School of Medicine, United States	Risk & assessment (poster)
Reorganization of actin in the nucleus of HL-60 and K-562 cell lines treated with cytostatic drugs. Alina Grzanka Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland	Chemotherapy response (oral)
Research on the changes of endocrine hormones in mammary cancer and hyperplasia of mammary glands Chengqi Chen Oncology Department of Xiamen First Hospital, China	Immunobiology (oral)
Retinoic acid reduces efficiency of adenoviral gene tranfer into cervical and mammary cancer cells by reduced CAR expression and redistribution of CAR to cell-cell contact sites Ansgar Bruening University Hospital Freiburg, Germany	Anticancer therapy (poster)
Retinoid Receptors mRNA levels in normal bronchial mucosa and in lung cancer cell lines Krisztina Bogos National Koranyi Institute of Tb and Pulmonology, Hungary	Chemoprevention (oral)
Retinoids are not able to enhance mitochondrial synthesis of reactive oxygen species Przemyslaw Waliszewski University of Poznan Dep. of Theoretical Chemistry/ADA Hospital Dessau, Poland	Chemoprevention (oral)
Retroviral-related peptides: not just for immunosuppression anymore George J. Cianciolo Duke University Medical Center, United States	Cancer immunity (plenary)
Riboflavin deficiency and esophageal cancer: a case-control-household study in the Caspian Littoral of Iran Parviz Ghadirian University of Montreal, Canada	Dietary Influences (poster)
Role of GDNF family receptors in development and MEN2 cancer syndromes Mart Saarma University Helsinki, Institute Biotechnology, Finland	Genetic predisposition - Part II (oral)
Role of p53 in the cellular responsiveness/resistance to glucocorticoid hormone-mediated growth arrest in a rat glioma model. Antero FA Macedo Universidade de SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil	Tumor suppressor genes (poster)
Role of SV40 in childhood Lymphomas: Detection by real time quantitative TaqMan assay Susanne Heinsohn University Childrens Hospital Hamburg, Haematology and Oncology, Germany	Viral Infections (oral)
Screening controversies Anthony Miller Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada	Risk & assessment (plenary)
Screening of primary sclerosing cholangitis patients by quantitative DNA analysis of bile duct specimens in order to schedule patients at high risk for liver transplantation Hussain Al-Abadi Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany	Precursor lesions (poster)
Screening of TP53 mutations and measurement of oxidative DNA damage in biological samples taken from a case-control study related to oesophageal cancers in a European high incidence area. Jean Breton University of Caen / Lower-Normandy, France	Molecular pathology - Part III (oral)
Secondary prevention of cancer recurrence by interleukin-2 (IL-2) and 13-cis retinoic acid Francesco Recchia Civilian Hospital Avezzano, Italy	Synergistic therapies (oral)
Sensitization of colon cancer cell lines for histone deacetylase-mediated proliferation inhibition by combined application of indomethacin and NDGA Adam Csordas Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria	Apoptosis mechanisms (oral)
Serenoa Repens (Permixon): New evidence confirming the drug as a potent inhibitor of 5 alphaâreductase activity whilst maintaining PSA expression in the prostate Fouad K Habib University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Anticancer therapy (oral)
Serotonin Receptor 1A Antagonist Inhibits Proliferation Of Prostate Cancer Cells Via MAPK/ERK Signaling Pathway Nishtman Dizeyi Lund Univeristy, Sweden	Anticancer therapy (oral)
Significance of genetic and epigenetic mechanisms and gene-environment interactions in alternative pathways of colon cancer development Bharati Bapat University of Toronto, Canada	Genetic & environmental interactions (oral)
Slot- and Western blot immunoassays of poly-ADP-ribosylation of mouse blood lymphocyte proteins and initiation of carcinogenesis: A possible screening tool for early detection of cancer Rajeshwar N. Sharan North-Eastern Hill University, India	Molecular pathology (poster)
Soy isoflavones in prostate cancer prevention. Omer Kucuk Wayne State University, United States	Dietary influences (oral)
Specific induction of apoptosis in human cells by proton beams suggests innovative anticancer strategies Michele Purrello UniversitÃ di Catania, Italy	Apoptosis mechanisms (oral)
Sporosis: A Source of undifferentiated cells in the human sarcoma line HT-1080 Talivaldis Freivalds University of Latvia Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Latvia	Molecular pathology (poster)
Stromal Cell Derived Factor-1 (SDF-1/CXCL12), CXCR4, CD26, and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization and Homing/Engraftment Hal E Broxmeyer Indiana University School of Medicine, United States	Immunobiology (plenary)
Study of DNA damage with comet electrophoresis in oral mucosal cells of patient with oral squamous cell carcinoma Shraddha P. Patel Shree Ramchandra Medical College and Research Institute, India	Risk & assessment (poster)
Study the accuracy of breast physical examination (BPE)and BPE+mammography in the early detection of breast masses and abnormal breast thickening in Iranian women in 2003 zinat hatmi tehran university of medical sciences, Iran	Screening & detection - Part II (oral)
Surrogate markers of imatinib mesylate response in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) Andrey Frolov Fox Chase Cancer Center, United States	Signaling pathways - Part II (oral)
SV40 and the intestinal-type adenocarcinoma of the sinus-nasal cavities Alfonso Cristaudo Hospital of S.Chiara, Dept Endocrinology Occ.medicine, Italy	Viral infections (poster)
SV40 may be a cofactor in the pathogenesis of some occupational cancers Alfonso Cristaudo Hospital of S.Chiara, Dept Endocrinology Occ.medicine, Italy	Viral infections (poster)
T cell differentiation in allogeneic bone marrow chimeras Kazunori Onoe Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan	Immunobiology (plenary)
Targeting apoptotic tumor cells to Fcgamma receptors provides efficient and versatile vaccination against tumors by dendritic cells Kenichi Akiyama Tohoku University, Japan	Vaccine trials (poster)
Telomere and telomerase in human cancer William C. Hahn Dana Farber Cancer Institute, United States	Molecular oncogenesis (plenary)
Tenascin-C and SF/HGF produced by myofibroblasts provide convergent pro-invasive signals through RhoA and Rac small GTPases Olivier De Wever Ghent University Hospital, Belgium	Metastasis inhibition (oral)
Thalidomide-induced destabilization of COX-2 mRNA by inhibiting p38 MAPK and cytoplasmic shuttling of HuR Tae Il Kim Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea Republic	Signaling pathways (poster)
The effectiveness of teaching in knowledge and life style of urban and rural women in relation to breast cancer in Shiraz, Southern Iran. Davood Mehrabani Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, Shiraz University, Iran	Risk & assessment (poster)
The assessment of serum levels of sICAM-1, CEA and CA19-9 in colon cancer patients pre- & post-operation Ali R. Andalib Isfahan Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran	Manifestations of cancer (poster)
The associations of p53 overexpression with p53 codon 72 genetic polymorphism and environmental toxin exposure in esophageal cancer. Jang-Ming Lee Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan	Genetic & environmental interactions (oral)
The changes of gene expressions in malignant melanoma cells treated by Zanthoxylum piperitum Tomoyuki Hisa University of Tokyo, Japan	Susceptibility genes (poster)
The direct effect of octreatide, galanin and serotonin on human colon cancer cells magdy El-Salhy Public Health & Clinical Medicine, Sweden	Synergistic therapies (oral)
The effect of colorectal cancer stage on hospital-based costs David A L Macafee University of Nottingham, UK, United Kingdom	Risk & assessment (poster)
The effects of the selenite and Se-Methylselenocystein in human esophageal carcinoma EC109 cell line on cell proliferation, apoptosis and the correlation of EGFR/MAP kinase signal transduction Guanwu Li Shantou University Medical College, China	Apoptosis mechanisms (oral)
The full potential of breast cancer screening use to reduce mortality has not yet been realized in the United States. Mario Schootman Washington University School of Medicine, United States	Screening & detection - Part I (oral)
The genotoxicity of antiretroviral nucleoside analog drug combinations in human lymphoblastoid cells. Ofelia A. Olivero National Cancer Institute, United States	Anticancer therapy (oral)
The IGF-system and the prediction of event risk in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Peter Vorwerk University Otto von Guericke, Germany	Growth factors & signalling (oral)
The influence of a mixture of substances occurring in the circulatory system on the effect of different cytostatic drugs on various tumor and normal cell lines Gyula Kulcsar University of Pecs, Hungary	Synergistic therapies (oral)
The influence of the innervation on the EEC gene expression under consideration of chromatin and following myenteric ablation Gertrud E. Holle Walther Straub, Pharmacology+Toxicology, Germany	Signaling pathways - Part I (oral)
The involvement of macrophage stimulating protein/RON signaling pathway in the tumorigenesis of human bladder Hsiao-Sheng Liu National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan	Signaling pathways (poster)
The loss of histidine decarboxilase activity of plasma cells infiltrating the skin in a case of therapy resistant multiple myeloma. A common characteristic of epidermoinvasive malignant B-cell Judit Varkonyi Semmelweis University Medical School, Hungary	Molecular pathology - Part I (oral)
The mechanisms controlling the recognition of tumor and virus infected cells by natural killer cells Tal I. Arnon The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel	Immunobiology (oral)
The metabolite 7Î²-hydroxychlesterol induces apoptosis in malignant head and neck cancer cells and acts synergistically with cisplatin Dietmar Thurnher Medical School of Vienna, Austria	Synergistic therapies (oral)
The mismatch repair gene MSH3 is frequently lost but rarely mutated in colorectal cancer with low-level microsatellite instability Jens Plaschke Dresden University of Technology, Germany	Genetic instability (oral)
The nucleotide excision repair gene XPG and UVB-induced erythema. Claire Manson University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Genetic predisposition (poster)
The porphyrin-polyamine conjugate SL-11217 is a Potent preventive Agent in the Min Mouse model of Adenomatous Polyposis Benjamin Frydman SLIL Biomedical Corp., United States	Chemoprevention (oral)
The potential significance of Lutheran blood group antigen in human urothelial carcinogenesis Nan-Haw Chow National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan	Susceptibility genes (poster)
The prevalence of menstrual disturbances in nurses exposed and not exposed to chemotherapy drugs in Shiraz, Southern Iran Davood Mehrabani Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, Shiraz University, Iran	Anticancer therapy (poster)
The primary study of selenium-methyl-cysteine on differentiation of neural stem cell in vitro Tian Dong Ping Shantou University Medical College, China	Dietary Influences (poster)
The relationship between endometrial carcinoma and coexistent adenomyosis uteri, endometriosis externa and myoma uteri Masafumi Koshiyama Himeji National Hospital, Japan	Risk & assessment (poster)
The relationship between tyrosine-phosphorylated erbB-2 (p-erbB-2) expression and tumor development in patients with prostate cancer. Yasuyoshi Miyata Nagasaki Graduate University School of Medicine, Japan	Molecular pathology (poster)
The role of Connexin 43 in oesophageal and kidney cancer Rebecca N Hourihan Cork Cancer Research Centre, Cork, Ireland, Ireland	Metastasis inhibition (oral)
The signal peptide play an independent role in the post-translation and activation process of heparanase, one of the key enzymes in malignant metastasis Yan Jie Li Medical College of Zhengzhou University, China	Signaling pathways (poster)
The specific role of isoflavones in reducing prostate cancer risk. Kathryn A. Allen H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, United States	Chemoprevention (poster)
The Study on Potential of cdc25-Fas Chimeric Expression Vector in Inducing Apoptosis of Tca8113 Cell Line In Vitro Chunyang Li Stomatological Hospital, Sun yat-sen University, China	Signaling pathways - Part II (oral)
The therapeutic potential of a tumor-specific IgE antibody in ovarian cancer Sophia N. Karagiannis King's College London, United Kingdom	Immunotherapy (oral)
The three E's of cancer immunoediting Robert D. Schreiber Washington University School of Medicine, United States	Keynote (keynote)
The Tyrphostin B42 inhibits cell proliferation and HER-2 autophosphorylation in cervical carcinoma cell lines Julio Caceres National Autonomous University of Mexico. FES Zaragoza-UNAM., Mexico	Chemotherapy response (oral)
Thyroid cancer risk assessment after the Chernobyl accident fallout in France using an uncertainty analysis Olivier Catelinois Institut for Radioprotection Agency, France, France	Risk factors (oral)
Timing breast cancer surgery and methylation status of genes in relation to the phase of the menstrual cycle. Vinay H. Deshmane P.D. Hinduja National Hopital, India	Molecular pathology - Part I (oral)
Tobacco habit in northern India Varsha Dwivedi KG Medical Univerisity, India	Risk & assessment (poster)
Toll-like receptors: immunodeficiency and cancer Soichi Haraguchi University of South Florida/All Children's Hospital, United States	Cancer immunity (plenary)
Topical tacrolimus potentiates carcinogenesis in mouse skin and reduces the lymph node CD4/CD8 ratio Yukie Niwa Niwa Institute for Immunology, Japan	Immunobiology (oral)
Treatment of huge uterine tumors thought to be benign in post-menopausal woman Takako Okamoto Himeji National Hospital, Japan	Risk & assessment (poster)
Treatment of liver metastases from colon cancer by suicide gene therapy : role of the plasmidic CpG sequences in the triggering of antitumor immune response Valerie Pierrefite-Carle Faculte de Medecine, France	Immunotherapy (oral)
Triple therapy with octreotide, galanin and serotonin reduces the size and tumor blood vessels and increases apoptosis in a human colon carcinoma magdy El-Salhy Public Health & Clinical Medicine, Sweden	Synergistic therapies (poster)
Triple therapy with octreotide, galanin and serotonin reduces the volume and weigt as wellas the spreading of a human colon cancer magdy El-Salhy Public Health & Clinical Medicine, Sweden	Synergistic therapies (poster)
Trouble in the Fas Lane: Lessons Learned from an "Experiment of Nature" Thomas Fleisher National Institutes of Health, United States	Cancer immunity (plenary)
Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-Î± promotes MMP-9 secretion and invasiveness of cholangiocarcinoma via TNFR2 Yoko Tanimura Nagoya University Graduate School of Medcine, Japan	Risk factors (oral)
Types of Cancer registered in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (Nemazi Hospital) in Fars Province, Southeastern Iran, 2001-2003 Davood Mehrabani Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, Shiraz University, Iran	Genetic & environmental interactions (poster)
Ubiquitin: signal & proteosome inhibition Jacques Pouyssegur Institute of Signaling, Developmental Biology, Cancer Research, France	Molecular oncogenesis (plenary)
Up-regulation of Melan-A/MART-1 antigen expression during human melanoma cell differentiation Paola Sinibaldi Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Science - University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy	Manifestations of cancer (oral)
Up-regulation of stress inducible MICA on high-grade breast carcinomas Zahra Madjd University of Nottingham, United Kingdom	Molecular pathology (poster)
Urinary levels of urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor are associated with the clinical outcome of pT1 bladder cancers. Giulio Milanese Polytechnic University of the Marche Region, Italy	Growth factors & signalling (oral)
Use of power Doppler sonography and circulating angiogenic factors to assess the anti-angiogenic effect of Thalidomide in hepatocellular carcinoma Chiung-Nien Chen National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan	Angiogenesis (poster)
Validation of prognostic molecular markers in malignant pleural mesothelioma Raphael Bueno Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States	Molecular pathology - Part I (oral)
Variable cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression in Barrettâs associated adenocarcinoma: relationship to tumor differentiation Salem I Abdalla MRC Hutchison Center, United Kingdom	Precursor lesions (poster)
Vitamin C uptake in melanoma cells through membrane gamma-glutamyltransferase-mediated oxidation of extracellular ascorbate. Alfonso Pompella University of Pisa, Italy	Dietary influences (oral)
WHO cancer control programs: the best way to relieve cancer burden Cecilia Sepulveda World Health Organization, Switzerland	Keynote (keynote)
Who gets cancer? Bjorn A. Nexo University of Aarhus, Denmark	Molecular oncogenesis (plenary)
Why systemic immunothermochemotherapy(s=ITC) can promote the apoptosis of cancer ? Tsuneo Kobayashi Saitama Integrative medical clinic, Japan	Synergistic therapies (poster)
XRCC3 is required for chromosome stability in human cells Takashi Yoshihara Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine , Hiroshima University, Japan	Genetic instability (poster)
Zanthoxylum piperitum effects on melanocyte -microarray analysis- Tomoyuki Hisa University of Tokyo, Japan	Susceptibility genes (poster)