9th International MASCC Symposium Supportive Care in Cancer: an interview with Dr. Eduardo Bruera from the Palliative Care Program in Edmonton SUPPORTIVE CARE NEWS Pages: 263 - 264
Supportive and palliative care at the University Hospital Lausanne C. MazzocatoL. BarreletP. Guex SUPPORTIVE CARE INTERNATIONAL Pages: 265 - 268
Clinical and methodological issues in antiemetic therapy: a worldwide survey of experts' opinions E. BallatoriF. RoilaR. J. Gralla SPECIAL ARTICLE Pages: 269 - 273
Medical futility and appropriate medical care in patients whose death is thought to be imminent C. P. EscalanteCharles G. MartinEdward B. Rubenstein REVIEW ARTICLE Pages: 274 - 280
Radiation-induced xerostomia: pathophysiology, clinical course and supportive treatment H.-J. GuchelaarA. VermesJ. H. Meerwaldt REVIEW ARTICLE Pages: 281 - 288
Randomized trial comparing the tolerability of sargramostim (yeast-derived RhuGM-CSF) and filgrastim (bacteria-derived RhuG-CSF) in cancer patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy R. A. BeveridgeJohn A. MillerJohn M. Fiegert ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 289 - 298
Factors influencing haematological recovery after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in leukaemia patients treated with methotrexate-containing GVHD prophylaxis H. T. HassanC. KrogA. R. Zander ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 299 - 306
Effect of postchemotherapy nausea and vomiting on health-related quality of life D. OsobaBenny ZeeJoseph Pater ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 307 - 313
Evaluation of factors influencing 5-fluorouracil-induced diarrhea in colorectal cancer patients S. CascinuS. BarniG. Catalano ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 314 - 317
Adjuvant chemotherapy in Dukes' B and C colorectal cancer has only a minor influence on psychological distress Jan Norum ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 318 - 321
Living with mastectomy and breast conservation treatment: who suffers more? O. GilbarL. UngarE. Robinson ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 322 - 326
Treatment of pain in chronic bowel subobstruction with self-administration of methadone S. MercadanteMonica SapioRoberto Serretta SHORT COMMUNICATION Pages: 327 - 329
Analysis of 553 episodes of monomicrobial bacteraemia in cancer patients: any association between risk factors and outcome to particular pathogen? S. SpanikE. KukuckovaV. Krcmery Jr. SHORT COMMUNICATION Pages: 330 - 333
Psycho-Oncology at Wall Street: Third World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, New York, 4–6 October 1996 MEETING HIGHLIGHTS Pages: 334 - 335
Postoperative bacteremia in cancer patients with solid tumors undergoing surgery: risk factors, etiology and outcome in 276 patients S. SpanikK. StopkovaV. Krcmery Jr. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Pages: 336 - 338