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Ten-Year Risk of False Positive Screening Mammograms and Clinical Breast Examinations by Elmore, Joann G, Barton, Mary B, Moceri, Victoria M, Polk, Sarah, Arena, Philip J, Fletcher, Suzanne W

“…Mammography and clinical breast examination are the two principal means of screening for breast cancer. 1 The effectiveness of breast-cancer screening has been…”
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Manuscript quality before and after peer review and editing at Annals of Internal Medicine by GOODMAN, S. N, BERLIN, J, FLETCHER, S. W, FLETCHER, R. H

“…To evaluate the effects of peer review and editing on manuscript quality. Editorial offices of Annals of Internal Medicine. Masked before-after study…”
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Report of the International Workshop on Screening for Breast Cancer by Fletcher, S W, Black, W, Harris, R, Rimer, B K, Shapiro, S

“…Over the past 30 years, eight major randomized controlled trials of breast cancer screening--with mammography and/or clinical breast examination--have been…”
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Whither Scientific Deliberation in Health Policy Recommendations? — Alice in the Wonderland of Breast-Cancer Screening by Fletcher, Suzanne W

“…“Let the jury consider their verdict,” the King said, for about the twentieth time that day. “No, no!” said the Queen. “Sentence first — verdict afterwards.”…”
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Breast symptoms among women enrolled in a health maintenance organization : Frequency, evaluation, and outcome by BARTON, M. B, ELMORE, J. G, FLETCHER, S. W

“…Few data exist about visits to primary care clinicians for breast symptoms in the United States. To determine how often women present with breast symptoms, how…”
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Is it time to stop teaching breast self-examination? by Nekhlyudov, L, Fletcher, S W

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Southwest Oncology Group phase II trial of concurrent carboplatin, etoposide, and radiation for poor-risk stage III non-small-cell lung cancer by Lau, D H, Crowley, J J, Gandara, D R, Hazuka, M B, Albain, K S, Leigh, B, Fletcher, W S, Lanier, K S, Keiser, W L, Livingston, R B

“…A phase II study was conducted by the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) to assess the efficacy and toxicity of concurrent carboplatin, etoposide, and thoracic…”
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Phase II study of carmustine, dacarbazine, cisplatin, and tamoxifen in advanced melanoma: a Southwest Oncology Group study by Margolin, K A, Liu, P Y, Flaherty, L E, Sosman, J A, Walker, M J, Smith, 3rd, J W, Fletcher, W S, Weiss, G R, Unger, J M, Sondak, V K

“…The combination of carmustine (BCNU), dacarbazine (DTIC), cisplatin (DDP), and tamoxifen (Tam) has been reported in small series to provide a response rate of…”
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Phase III comparison of doxorubicin and dacarbazine given by bolus versus infusion in patients with soft-tissue sarcomas: a Southwest Oncology Group study by Zalupski, M, Metch, B, Balcerzak, S, Fletcher, W S, Chapman, R, Bonnet, J D, Weiss, G R, Ryan, J, Benjamin, R S, Baker, L H

“…Disseminated soft-tissue sarcomas are a group of uncommon malignancies generally treated in a uniform manner. This study questioned the impact of schedule on…”
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Colorectal cancer in young patients: characteristics and outcome by Lee, P Y, Fletcher, W S, Sullivan, E S, Vetto, J T

“…Controversy still exists regarding the features and prognosis of colorectal cancer in young patients. We reviewed the records of 62 patients 40 years of age…”
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Surgical treatment of metastatic melanoma by Fletcher, William S., Pommier, Rodney F., Lum, Sharon, Wilmarth, Thea J.

“…The survival of patients with metastatic melanoma is poor. The response rates for chemotherapy and immunotherapy have been low, with no real improvement in…”
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False-positive screening mammograms: good news, but more to do by Fletcher, S W

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The characteristics of peer reviewers who produce good-quality reviews by EVANS, A. T, MCNUTT, R. A, FLETCHER, S. W, FLETCHER, R. H

“…To determine the characteristics of good peer reviewers. Cross-sectional analysis of data gathered during a randomized controlled trial. The Journal of General…”
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Does This Patient Have Breast Cancer?: The Screening Clinical Breast Examination: Should It Be Done? How? by Barton, Mary B, Harris, Russell, Fletcher, Suzanne W

“…CONTEXT The clinical breast examination (CBE) is widely recommended and practiced as a tool for breast cancer screening; however, its effectiveness is…”
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Development of clinical guidelines by Fletcher, Suzanne W, Fletcher, Robert H

“…Clinical guidelines are necessary for clinicians to give the best medical care with finite resources, particular with the acceleration of the development of…”
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Breast Cancer Screening Use by African Americans and Whites in an HMO by Reisch, Lisa M., Barton, Mary B., Fletcher, Suzanne W., Kreuter, William, Elmore, Joann G.

“…OBJECTIVE: To examine racial differences in breast cancer screening in an HMO that provides screening at no cost. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study of breast…”
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Inhibition of angiogenesis by somatostatin and somatostatin-like compounds is structurally dependent by Barrie, R, Woltering, E A, Hajarizadeh, H, Mueller, C, Ure, T, Fletcher, W S

“…We have previously demonstrated that somatostatin analogues SMS 201-995 and RC-160 inhibit angiogenesis using the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) of the…”
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Clinical practice guidelines by Fletcher, R H, Fletcher, S W

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Changes in serum estrogen levels in women during tamoxifen therapy by Lum, Sharon S., Woltering, Eugene A., Fletcher, William S., Pommier, Rodney F.

“…Tamoxifen is considered an antiestrogen against breast cancer, yet it has known estrogenic side effects. We hypothesized that long-term administration of…”
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Randomized trial of vitamin A versus observation as adjuvant therapy in high-risk primary malignant melanoma: a Southwest Oncology Group study by Meyskens, Jr, F L, Liu, P Y, Tuthill, R J, Sondak, V K, Fletcher, W S, Jewell, W R, Samlowski, W, Balcerzak, S P, Rector, D J, Noyes, R D

“…A national cooperative group trial was conducted in patients with early-stage cutaneous malignant melanoma to determine if oral vitamin A can increase…”
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