Blind For Blindness: Preventing Childhood Blindness

Hessom Razavi, Puneet Sayal, Claire Gilbert

Hessom Razavi, Puneet Sayal, Claire Gilbert, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Eye doctor Hessom Razavi volunteered to go about his usual studies at the London School blindfold for 24 hours to give publicity to the need to prevent childhood blindness all over the world, especially in developing countries. The “Blind For Blindness” initiative was taken as part of the “Vision 2020″ project at the London School, with the help of Goodenough College, London.

Audio Journal of Oncology Volume 16 Number 10

Scientific Editors: George Canellos (Boston), Pat Price (Manchester), Gianni Bonadonna (Milan), Gordon McVie (Milan)
Commenting Expert: Michael Untch, HELIOS Klinikum, Berlin

In this edition Peter Goodwin and Sara Freeman report from:
European Breast Cancer Conference, Berlin, April 15-19, 2008;
Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium, November 6-10, 2007, New York;
9th European Congress: Perspectives in Lung Cancer, Turin, March 14-15, 2008;
The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine

Myron Czuczman

In this edition:

1. Lymphoma Immunotherapy: Anti-CD-80 Therapy With Galiximab

Myron Czuczman, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo NY
Chemotherapy Foundation

2. Esophagogastric Cancer: Capecitabine First Line?

George Canellos, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
N Engl J Med 358:1

3. Mammography: As Good For Older Patients

Jacques Fracheboud, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam
EBCC , Berlin

4. Mammography: Three Year Interval Justified

Roger Blamey, Nottingham City Hospital

5. Mammography Assessed

Michael Untch, HELIOS Klinikum, Berlin

6. Colorectal Cancer: Add Chemo To Liver Mets Resection?

George Canellos, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
Lancet 371:1007

7. Bevacizumab: New Standard for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?

Christian Manegold, Heidelberg University Medical Center, Manheim and Nick Thatcher, Christie Hospital, Manchester
European Lung Cancer Congress, Turin

8. Smoking And Death in India

George Canellos, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
N Engl J Med 358:1137

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In this edition:

1. Training In Depression And Suicide: Need For Change?

Stan Kutcher, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia

2. Suicide Paradox Explained: Australian National Strategy

Barry Nurcombe, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth

3. Methylphenidate in the Real World

Manfred Döpfner, University of Cologne

4. Long Acting ADHD Treatments: Not All The Same

David Coghill, University of Dundee

Ralph Littlejohn interviewed some of the key speakers at the 2008 international conference on child mental health.