Maurie Markman, MD

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Assessing and minimizing reproductive risks of cancer chemotherapy

Author:: Maurie Markman, MD

Publish date: October 1, 1997

Now that more children and young adults are surviving malignant diseases, a new problem is arising: the reproductive effects of intensive chemother...

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What primary care physicians should know about the toxicity of cancer chemotherapy

Author:: Maurie Markman, MD

Publish date: June 1, 1997

Although symptomatic side effects of chemotherapy reduce a patient's quality of life, organ-system effects are potentially more serious.

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Ethical issues in clinical trials in oncology

Author:: Maurie Markman, MD

Publish date: May 1, 1997

Ethical questions can arise in a number of situations in oncology clinical trials.

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Calculating cancer risk: It is harder than it seems

Author:: Maurie Markman, MD

Publish date: April 1, 1997

Many factors make cancer risk assessment difficult, especially when determining the risk for an individual.

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The dilemma of evaluating and treating cancer of unknown primary site

Author:: Maurie Markman, MD

Publish date: February 1, 1997

In 5% to 10% of cancer cases, the initial presentation reflects metastases and not the primary lesion. How aggressively should one search for the t...

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When and how to use serum tumor markers in clinical practice

Author:: Maurie Markman, MD

Publish date: January 1, 1997

Clinicians have long wanted a simple test sensitive enough to detect cancer in its early stages, yet specific enought to not produce false-positive...