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Supportive Care

Efficacy of Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy in Children with Organic Growth Hormone Deficiency after Cranial Irradiation. Vassilopoulou-Sellin R, Klein MJ, Moore, III BD, Reid, HL, Ater J, Zietz HA. Hormone Research, Girard J (ed.), 1995.

Estrogen Replacement Therapy in Women at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer. Vassilopoulou-Sellin R,. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, vol. 28, 1993.

Estrogen Replacement Therapy after Treatment for Localized Breast Carcinoma. Vassilopoulou-Sellin R, Klein MJ. Cancer, vol. 78, no. 5, 1996.

Randomized Prospective Trial of Estrogen-Replacement Therapy in Women with a History of Breast Cancer. Vassilopoulou-Sellin R, Theriault, RL. Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs, vol. 16, 1994.

Outpatient Treatment of Febrile Episodes in Low-Risk Neutropenic Patients with Cancer. Rubenstein EB, et. al. Cancer, vol. 71, no. 11, 1993.

Outpatient Management of Febrile Episodes in Neutropenic Cancer Patients. Rubenstein EB, Rolston K. Supportive Care Cancer, vol 2, 1994.

Paraneoplastic Cushing’s Syndrome as an Adverse Prognostic Factor in Patients Who Die Early with Small Cell Lung Cancer. Dimopoulos MA, Fernandez JF, Samaan NA, Holoye PY, Vassilopoulou-Sellin R. Cancer, vol. 69, no. 1, 1992.

Silver Iontophoretic Catheter: A Prototype of a Long-Term Antiinfective Vascular Access Device. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 173, 1996.

Terminally Ill Cancer Patients: Their Most Important Concerns. Greisinger AF, Lorimor RJ, Aday LA, Winn RJ, Baile WF. Cancer Practice, vol. 5, no. 3, May/June 1997.

The Endocrine Effects of Nonhormonal Antineoplastic Therapy. Yeung SJ, Chiu AC, Vassilopoulou-Sellin R, Gagel RF. In Press, Endocrine Reviews.

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Radiotherapy in Supportive Care

Radiation Effect on the Eye. Janjan NA. In: Clinics in Plastic Surgery - Management of Chronic Radiation Wounds, vol. 20, no. 3, Larson D (ed). W.B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA, 1993.

Improved Survival in Patients with Unresected Solitary Brain Metastasis Using Accelerated Hyperfractionated Radiation Therapy at Total Doses of 54.4 Gray and Greater: Results of RTOG 85-28. Epstein BE, Scott CB, Sause WT, Rotman M, Sneed PK, Janjan NA, Davis SW, Selim H, Mohiuddin M, Wasserman TH, Curran WJ. Cancer, vol. 71, 1993.

Therapeutic Principles and Options in Radiation Oncology. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, vol. 96, 1995.

Spinal Axis Metastases. Perrin R, Janjan NA, Langford L. In: Cancer of the Nervous System, Levin V (ed), J.B. Lippincott, New York, NY, 1995.

Radiotherapeutic Management of Spinal Metastases. Janjan NA. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, vol. 1, 1996.

Teaching Cancer Pain Management: Durability of Educational Effects of a Role Model Program. Janjan NA, Martin CG, Payne R, Dahl JL, Weissman DE, Hill CS. Cancer, vol. 77, 1996.

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The Cancer Pain Problem and Barrier to Relief

The Impact of Pain on the Patient with Cancer. Cleeland CS. Cancer, vol. 54, no 11, Dec 1, 1984.

Multicentre Study of Pain and Its Treatment in France. LaRue R, Colleau SM, Brasseur L, Cleeland CS. British Medical Journal, April 22; 310, 1995.

Barriers to the Management of Cancer Pain. Cleeland CS. Oncology, special supplement, April 1987.

Factors Influencing Physician Management of Cancer Pain. Cleeland CS, Cleeland LM, Dar R, Rinehardt LC. Cancer, vol. 58, no. 3, August 1, 1986.

Physician Attitudes and Practice in Cancer Pain Management: A survey of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. VonRoenn JH, Cleeland CS, Gonin R, Hatfield AK, Pandya KJ. Annals of Internal Medicine, vol. 119 no. 2, 1993.

Pain and Its Treatment in Outpatients with Metastatic Cancer. Cleeland CS, Gonin R, Hatfield AK, Pandya KJ. The New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 330, no. 9, 1994.

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Assessment of Cancer Pain

Assessment of Pain in Cancer: Measurement Issues. Cleeland CS. Advances in Pain Research and Therapy, vol. 16, 1990.

Pain Assessment in Cancer. Cleeland CS. In: Effects of Cancer on Quality of Life, Osoba D (ed.), Ch. 21, 1991.

How to Assess Cancer Pain. Cleeland CS, Syrjala KL. Pain Assessment, (Turk D, Melzack R, eds.) Guilford Press, 1992.

When is Cancer Pain Mild, Moderate or Severe?: Grading Pain Severity by Its Interference with Function. Serlin RC, Mendoza TR, Nakamura Y, Edwards KR, Cleeland CS. Pain, 61, 1995.

Effects of Culture and Language on Ratings of Cancer Pain and Patterns of Functional Interference. Cleeland CS, Serlin R, Nakamura Y, Mendoza T. Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Pain. In: Progress in Pain Research and Management, vol. 8, (Jensen TS, Turner JA, Wiesenfeld-Hallin, Z, eds) IASP Press, Seattle, 1997.

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Management of Cancer Pain

Achieving Adequate Pain Management: A Physician’s Perspective. Hill CS. The NarcoOfficer, official publication of the International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association, vol. 9, no. 1, Jan-Feb. 1993.

Managing Cancer Pain. Cleeland CS, Bruera E. In: Current Therapy in Hematology-Oncology, Brain MC, Carbone PP (eds.), Mosby, Chicago, 1995.

American Pain Society Quality Improvement Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Pain and Cancer Pain. Max MB, Donovan M, Miaskowski CA, Ward SE, Gordon D, Bookbinder M, Cleeland CS, Coyle N, Kiss M, Thaler HT, Janjan N, Weinstein S, Edwards WT. JAMA, vol. 274, no.23, 1995.

Cancer Pain Programs: A Global Perspective on Improving Pain Management. Cleeland CS: In: Progress in Pain Research and Management, Volume 7: Pain Treatment Centers at a Crossroads: A Practical and Conceptual Reappraisal, (Cohen MJ, Campbell JN eds.), IASP Press, Seattle, WA, 1996.

Pain and Symptom Management. Cleeland CS, Bruera E. In: UICC Manual of Clinical Oncology, (Love RR ed.) , Springer-Verlag, NY, 1994.

Effective Treatment of Pain in the Cancer Patient. Hill CS. In: Clinical Psychiatric Practice Under Fire, Murphy GP, Lawrence, Jr W, Lenhard (eds), Ch 38, American Cancer Society, 1995

Management of Cancer Pain. Cleeland CS. Clinical Cancer Briefs, vol. 7, no. 3, May, 1985.

Analgesic Trials to Clinical Practice: When and How Does It Happen? Cleeland CS. Advances in Pain Research and Therapy, vol. 18, 1991.

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The Who Program

The WHO Cancer Control Program. Sikora K. Cancer Pain Release, vol. 10, no. 3, 1997.

Building a Communications Network for the WHO Cancer Pain Relief Program. Max MB, Heidrich G. Advances in Pain Research and Therapy, vol. 16, 1990.

Issue on the WHO and Its Collaborating Centers. Cancer Pain Release, vol.5, no. 3-4, fall, 1991.

Demonstration Projects for Cancer Pain Relief. Cleeland CS. Advances in Pain Research and Therapy, vol. 16, 1990.

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