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The Lancet.com
http://oncology.thelancet.com

Dispelling the myths surrounding radiotherapy for treatment of cutaneous melanoma
Stevens G, McKay MJ
Lancet Oncology - Vol. 7, Issue 7, July 2006, Pages 575-583
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Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) www.mja.com.au/

Supporting research in primary care: are practice-based research networks the missing link?
Nicholas A Zwar, David P Weller, Lucy McCloughan and Vanessa J Traynor — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (2): 110-113.

e-Communication skills. A guide for primary care.
reviewed by Mark F Harris Med J Aust 2006; 185 (2): 101.

Quality among a diversity of health care providers — Editorial
Richard A Cooper — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 2-3.

Workforce substitution and primary care — Editorial
David P Weller — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 8-9.

Task substitution: where to from here? — Editorial
Niki Ellis, Lynn Robinson and Peter M Brooks — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 18-19.

Task substitution: the view of the Australian Medical Association
Choong-Siew Yong — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 27-28.

Task transfer: another pressure for evolution of the medical profession
Martin B Van Der Weyden — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 29-31.

A radical new treatment for the sick health workforce
Christopher B Del Mar and Naomi Dwyer — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 32-34.

Re-inventing medical work and training: a view from generation X
Clare A Skinner — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 35-36.

When the tide goes out: health workforce in rural, remote and Indigenous communities
Richard B Murray and Ian Wronski — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 37-38.

How not to effect change in curricula
Bogda Koczwara, Michael B Barton, Martin H Tattersall, David R Turner, Ian N Olver and Darren L Starmer — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 52.

Return to workforce-based training
Geoffrey A Couser — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 52-53.

National exit exam needed to test core knowledge
Ian N Bernadt — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 53.

Medical student access to patients
Andrew Thomson — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 53.

Altruism can no longer support community-based training
Jill E Thistlethwaite — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 53-54.

Registrars cannot provide full teaching for juniors
Kenneth Wong — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 54.

Rural internship for final-year medical students
Tarun Sen Gupta — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 54-55.

Lessons to be learnt from general practice training
William Coote — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 55.

Medical student input to workforce planning
Ruth E Blackham, Ian R Rogers and Ian G Jacobs — Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 55-56.

Complementary medicine in clinical practice
reviewed by Barbara I Polus Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 39.

Dx/Rx: lung cancer
reviewed by David L Ball Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 48.

The neurology short case. 2nd ed
reviewed by Lay Kun Kho Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 48.

British Medical Journal (BMJ) www.bmj.com

Confidentiality and consent in medical research: Consent for the use of personal medical data in research
Peter Singleton, Michael Wadsworth
BMJ  2006;333:255-258, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7561.255 [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Extra details]

Regulation and revalidation of doctors
Mike Pringle
BMJ  2006;333:161-162, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7560.161 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

England to consider shake-up of medical regulation
Andrew Cole
BMJ  2006;333:163, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7560.163 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

More evidence suggests that PSA testing leads to “overdiagnosis” of cancer
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2006;333:166, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7560.166-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Confidentiality and consent in medical research: Confidentiality of personal health information used for research
Dipak Kalra, Renate Gertz, Peter Singleton, Hazel M Inskip
BMJ  2006;333:196-198, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7560.196 [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Tips for managing confidentiality]

Colorectal cancer and rectal bleeding in primary care: Rectal bleeding needs attention in primary care
Christopher M Newman, Guy F Nash, Tom Armstrong, Kieren Darcy
BMJ  2006;333:201, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7560.201-b [Extract] [Full text]  

Colorectal cancer and rectal bleeding in primary care: Urban or rural myth?
Sanjay Purkayastha, Ara Darzi
BMJ  2006;333:201-202, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7560.201-c [Extract] [Full text]

Publicly funded research in the UK must be freely accessible
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2006;333:112, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7559.112-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

To opt in or opt out of electronic patient records?: Isle of Wight and Scottish projects are not opt out schemes
Paul R Cundy, Alan Hassey
BMJ  2006;333:146, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7559.146 [Extract] [Full text]  

To opt in or opt out of electronic patient records?: Integration technology is key to success
Jon M Orrell
BMJ  2006;333:146, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7559.146-a [Extract] [Full text]  

To opt in or opt out of electronic patient records?: Electronic patient record is incompatible with confidentiality
Michael Foley
BMJ  2006;333:146-147, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7559.146-b [Extract] [Full text]  

To opt in or opt out of electronic patient records?: Poor training of locums in using hospital computer systems poses risk
Amir Ismail, Muhammad Ismail
BMJ  2006;333:147, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7559.147 [Extract] [Full text]  

To opt in or opt out of electronic patient records?: Analogy for soft paternalism in shared electronic records is flawed
Anthony P Winston
BMJ  2006;333:147, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7559.147-a [Extract] [Full text]

TV: Is radiation really so dangerous?
Geoff Watts
BMJ  2006;333:152, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7559.152 [Extract] [Full text]

Book: One in Three: A Son's Journey into the History and Science of Cancer
Des Spence
BMJ  2006;333:154, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7559.154-a [Extract] [Full text]

Colorectal cancer in primary care
David Weller
BMJ  2006;333:54-55, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7558.54 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Paying hospitals for better performance saves lives, study says
Janice Tanne
BMJ  2006;333:62, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7558.62-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Safeguards for people who lack capacity to consent are inadequate
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2006;333:63, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7558.63-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

UK research gets £84m boost
Andrew Cole
BMJ  2006;333:64, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7558.64-a [Extract] [Full text]

UK government attacks European ruling on MRI scanners
Rory Watson
BMJ  2006;333:64, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7558.64-c [Extract] [Full text]  

Diethylstilbestrol increases risk of breast cancer death
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2006;333:64, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7558.64-d [Extract] [Full text]

Risk in primary care of colorectal cancer from new onset rectal bleeding: 10 year prospective study
Jennifer du Toit, William Hamilton, Kevin Barraclough
BMJ  2006;333:69-70, doi:10.1136/bmj.38846.684850.2F (published 21 June 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

Training doctors in the new English NHS: Political correctness or evidence based education?
Nicola A Cooper
BMJ  2006;333:99, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7558.99 [Extract] [Full text]

Training doctors in the new English NHS: Hidden agenda is obvious
Nicholas J Sarkies
BMJ  2006;333:99, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7558.99-a [Extract] [Full text]  

Training doctors in the new English NHS: The real challenge to the medical profession
James Penston
BMJ  2006;333:99, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7558.99-b [Extract] [Full text]  

Does continuing medical education work?
Christopher M Buttery
BMJ  2006;333:99, doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7558.99-c [Extract] [Full text]

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) www.jama.ama-assn.org

Radiation Exposure and Thyroid Cancer
F. Owen Hoffman; A. James Ruttenber; Sander Greenland; Raymond J. Carroll
JAMA. 2006;296:513.
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Radiation Exposure and Thyroid Cancer—Reply
John D. Boice Jr
JAMA. 2006;296:514.
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Belmont Revisited: Ethical Principles for Research With Human Subjects
Jonathan Kimmelman
JAMA. 2006;296:589-590.
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Accuracy of 16-Row Multidetector Computed Tomography for the Assessment of Coronary Artery Stenosis
Mario J. Garcia; Jonathan Lessick; Martin H. K. Hoffmann; for the CATSCAN Study Investigators
JAMA. 2006;296:403-411.
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Hyperthermic Biology and Cancer Therapies: A Hypothesis for the "Lance Armstrong Effect"
Donald S. Coffey; Robert H. Getzenberg; Theodore L. DeWeese
JAMA. 2006;296:445-448.
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Attacking Cervical Cancer
Tracy Hampton
JAMA. 2006;296:384.
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Principles and Practice of Pediatric Oncology
Richard J. Labotka
JAMA. 2006;296:452-453.
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Low-Fat Diet and Risk of Breast Cancer
Pagona Lagiou; Dimitrios Trichopoulos; Hans-Olov Adami
JAMA. 2006;296:278.
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Low-Fat Diet and Risk of Breast Cancer
William J. McCarthy; Tony Kuo
JAMA. 2006;296:278-279.
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Low-Fat Diet and Risk of Breast Cancer—Reply
Ross L. Prentice; Bette Caan; Aaron Aragaki; Rowan T. Chlebowski; Ruth Patterson
JAMA. 2006;296:279.
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cancer Risk
Yong Q. Chen; Isabelle M. Berquin; Larry W. Daniel; Iris J. Edwards; Joseph T. O’Flaherty; Mike J. Thomas; Janet A. Tooze; Bob Wykle
JAMA. 2006;296:282.
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cancer Risk—Reply
Catherine H. MacLean; Sydne J. Newberry
JAMA. 2006;296:282.
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Are Placebos in Advanced Cancer Trials Ethically Justified?
Tracy Hampton
JAMA. 2006;296:265-266.
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Novel Targeted Cancer Drugs Highlighted
Tracy Hampton
JAMA. 2006;296:270.
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Women's Susceptibility to Tobacco Carcinogens and Survival After Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
International Early Lung Cancer Action Program Investigators
JAMA. 2006;296:180-184.
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Salpingo-oophorectomy and the Risk of Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancers in Women With a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation
Amy Finch; Mario Beiner; Jan Lubinski; Henry T. Lynch; Pal Moller; Barry Rosen; Joan Murphy; Parviz Ghadirian; Eitan Friedman; William D. Foulkes; Charmaine Kim-Sing; Teresa Wagner; Nadine Tung; Fergus Couch; Dominique Stoppa-Lyonnet; Peter Ainsworth; Mary Daly; Babara Pasini; Ruth Gershoni-Baruch; Charis Eng; Olufunmilayo I. Olopade; Jane McLennan; Beth Karlan; Jeffrey Weitzel; Ping Sun; Steven A. Narod; for the Hereditary Ovarian Cancer Clinical Study Group
JAMA. 2006;296:185-192.
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Adult Weight Change and Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer
A. Heather Eliassen; Graham A. Colditz; Bernard Rosner; Walter C. Willett; Susan E. Hankinson
JAMA. 2006;296:193-201.
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Women and Lung Cancer: Gender Equality at a Crossroad?
Alfred I. Neugut; Judith S. Jacobson
JAMA. 2006;296:218-219.
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Trials Probe New Agents for Kidney Cancer
Tracy Hampton
JAMA. 2006;296:155-157.
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Women Have Fewer Mammograms Than They Report
Tracy Hampton
JAMA. 2006;296:160.
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