1. Dyspnea and cancer: Support in agonizing conditions

   • P. Drings

   Editorial Pages: 77 - 79

2. Supportive care news

   • F. Stiefel

   News Pages: 80 - 81

3. Palliative care in Denmark

   • Helle Gamborg
   • Lisbet Due Madsen

   Supportive Care International Pages: 82 - 84

4. Meeting patients' information needs beyond the year 2000

   • M. H. N. Tattersall
   • P. N. Butow
   • P. M. Ellis

   Special Article Pages: 85 - 89

5. Pulmonary infections mimicking cancer: A retrospective, three-year review

   • Kenneth V. I. Rolston
   • Saul Rodriguez
   • Issam Raad

   Review Article Pages: 90 - 93

6. Dyspnea: Assessment and treatment

   • Margaret Farncombe

   Review Article Pages: 94 - 99

7. Current applications of health-related quality-of-life assessment in oncology

   • David Osoba

   Original Article Pages: 100 - 104

8. Alternatives to the QALY measure for economic evaluations

   • Amiram Gafni

   Original Article Pages: 105 - 111

9. Are quality of life, patient preferences, and costs realistic outcomes for clinical trials?

   • James J. Rusthoven

   Original Article Pages: 112 - 117

10. Tak tent

    • Ali Montazeri
    • Charles R. Gillis
    • James McEwen

    Original Article Pages: 118 - 125

11. Treatment of cancer chemotherapy-induced toxicity with the pineal hormone melatonin

    • P. Lissoni
    • G. Tancini
    • G. Maestroni

    Original Article Pages: 126 - 129

12. Serum levels of tumour necrosis factor alpha and other cytokines do not correlate with weight loss and anorexia in cancer patients

    • Marco Maltoni
    • Laura Fabbri
    • Dino Amadori

    Original Article Pages: 130 - 135

13. Scalp cooling in the prevention of alopecia in patients receiving depilating chemotherapy

    • I. G. Ron
    • Y. Kalmus
    • S. Chaitchik

    Short Communication Pages: 136 - 138

14. Changes in self-concept and body image during alopecia induced cancer chemotherapy

    • K. Münstedt
    • N. Manthey
    • H. Vahrson

    Short Communication Pages: 139 - 143

15. First general assembly of the Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine, Sapporo,Japan, 25–26 July 1996

    • Kenji Eguchi

    Meeting Highlights Pages: 144 - 147

16. Forthcoming meetings

    Events Pages: 148 - 148

17. 9th International MASCC Symposium Supportive Care in Cancer, St. Gallen, Switzerland, 26 February–1 March 1997

    Abstracts Pages: 149 - 188

18. 9th International MASCC Symposium Supportive Care in Cancer, St. Gallen, Switzerland, 26 February–1 March 1997

    Abstracts Pages: 149 - 190