Articles in peer-reviewed journals Abratt, R.P. 2005. Letter to the Editor: Rationing and decision making. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 23(10): 2437-2438. Abratt, R.P. and Hunter, A.J. 2005. Letter to the Editor: In response to Drs Metha and Fowler. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 61(1): 301-302. Abratt, R.P., Reece, W.H.H., Enas, N.H. and Stephens, R. 2005. Letter to the Editor: Randomized phase II studies and their ethics. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 23: 9443. Abratt, R.P., White, N.W. and Vorobiof, D.A. 2005. Epidemiology of mesothelioma - A South African perspective. Lung Cancer, 49S1: S13-S15. Andronikou, S., Patel, M., Sinclair, P. and McCulloch, M. 2005. Hypertensive encephalopathy with CT confirmation in four children with acute renal disease. South African Journal of Radiology, 9(1): 20-22. Andronikou, S., Wieselthaler, N. and Kilborn, T. 2005. Significant airway compromise in a child with a posterior mediastinal mass due to tuberculous spondylitis. Pediatric Radiology, 35: 1159-1160. Andronikou, S., Wieselthaler, N., Smith, B., Douis, H., Fieggen, A.G., Van Toorn, R. and Wilmshurst, J. 2005. Value of early follow-up CT in paediatric tuberculous meningitis. Pediatric Radiology, 35: 1092-1099. Ball, C.G., Moodley, S., Beningfield, S.J., Navsaria, P.H. and Nicol, A. 2005. Emergency room arteriography: An updated digital technology. South African Journal of Surgery, 43(3): 134. Beningfield, S.J. 2005. New route to specialisation - unity at last? South African Journal of Radiology, 9(1): 2-3. Bernhard, J., Zahrieh, D., Coates, A., Gelber, R.D., Castiglione-Gertsch, M., Murray, E.M., Forbes, J.F., Perey, L., Collins, J., Snyder, R., Rudenstam, C.-M., Crivellari, D., Veronesi, A., Thurlimann, B., Fey, M., Price, K., Goldhirsch, A. and Hurny, C. 2004. Quantifying trade-offs: Quality of life and quality-adjusted survival in a randomized trial of chemotherapy in postmenopausal patients with lymph node-negative breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 91(11): 1893-1901. Colleoni, M., Zahrieh, D., Gelber, R.D., Holmberg, S.B., Mattsson, J.E., Rudenstam, C.-M., Lindtner, J., Erzen, D., Snyder, R., Collins, J., Fey, M., Thurlimann, B., Crivellari, D., Murray, E.M., Mendiola, C., Pagani, O., Castiglione-Gertsch, M., Coates, A., Price, K. and Goldhirsch, A. 2005. Site of primary tumour has a prognostic role in operable breast cancer: The International Breast Cancer Study Group Experience. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 23(7): 1390-1400. Colleoni, M., Li, S., Gelber, R.D., Coates, A., Castiglione-Gertsch, M., Price, K., Lindtner, J., Rudenstam, C.-M., Crivellari, D., Collins, J., Pagani, O., Simonici, E., Thurlimann, B., Murray, E.M., Forbes, J.F., Erzen, D., Holmberg, S.B., Veronesi, A.
and Goldhirsch, A. 2005. Timing of CMF chemotherapy in combination with tamoxifen in postmenopausal women with breast cancer: Role of endocrine responsiveness of the tumor. Annals of Oncology, 16: 716-725. Dahya, V. and Andronikou, S. 2005. The paediatric suprasellar cistern as an important CT review area. South African Journal of Radiology, 9(1): 16-19. Di Leo, A., Chan, S., Paesmans, M., Friedrichs, K., Pinter, T., Cocquyt, V., Murray, E.M., Bodrogi, I., Walpole, E., Lesperance, B., Korec, S., Crown, J., Simmonds, P., Von Minckwitz, G., Leroy, J.Y., Durbecq, V., Isola, J., Aapro, M., Piccart, M.J. and Larsimont, D. 2004. HER-2/neu as a predictive marker in a population of advanced breast cancer patients randomly treated either with single-agent doxorubicin or single-agent docetaxel. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 86(3): 197-206. Douis, H., Andronikou, S. and Jadwat, S. 2005. The hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign in a polycythaemic child. South African Journal of Radiology, 9(1): 34. Krige, J.E., Beningfield, S.J., Nicol, A. and Navsaria, P.H. 2005. The management of complex pancreatic injuries. South African Journal of Surgery, 43(3): 92-102. Krige, J.E., Mirza, K.M., Bornman, P.C. and Beningfield, S.J. 2005. Primary hydatid cysts of the pancreas. South African Journal of Surgery, 43(2): 37-40. Mandelstam, S. and Fisher, R.M. 2005. Menkes disease: A rare cause of bilateral inguinal hernias. Australasian Radiology, 49(2): 192-195. Murray, E.M., Werner, I.D., Schmitt, G., Stannard, C.E., Gudgeon, A., Wilson, J.A.G., Fredericks, S., McEvoy, E.M., Nel, E.I., Hunter, A.J., Slabbert, J.P. and Langman, G. 2005. Neutron versus photon radiotherapy for local control in inoperable breast cancer. Strahlentherapie und Onkologie, 181(2): 77-81. Mwipatayi, B.P., Beningfield, S.J., White, L.E., Irish, A., Abbas, A. and Sieunarine, K. 2005. A review of the current treatment of renal artery stenosis. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 29(5): 479-488. Mwipatayi, B.P., Jeffery, P., Beningfield, S.J., Matley, P.J., Naidoo, N.G., Kalla, A.A. and Kahn, D. 2005. Takayasu arteritis: Clinical features and management: A report of 272 cases. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 75: 110-117. Pitcher, R. and Hewitson, J.P. 2005. Extrinsic bronchial compression by primary tuberculous adenopathy, simulating foreign-body aspiration. South African Medical Journal, 95(7): 479-481. Pitcher, R. and Zar, H.J. 2005. Letter to Editor: Re: "Two new radiological findings to improve the diagnosis of bronchial foreign-body aspiration in children" by Girardi et al. (Pediatr Pulmonol 2004; 38: 261-264). Pediatric Pulmonology, 39: 568-569. Szkup, P. and Beningfield, S.J. 2005. Endovascular treatment of post-traumatic carotid-cavernous fistulae using latex detachable balloons. South African Journal of Radiology, 9(1): 4-15. Tan, E.H., Krzakowski, M., Macha, H.N., Gatzemeier, U., Mattson, K.V., Wernli, M., Reiterer, P., Hui, R., Von Pawel, J., Bertetto, O., Pouget, J.C., Burillon, J.P., Parlier, Y., Abratt, R.P. and Szczesna, A. 2005. Randomized study of vinorelbine-
gemcitabine versus vinorelbine-carboplatin in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer, 49: 233-240. Chapters in books Krige, J.E.J., Beningfield, S.J. and Bornman, P.C. 2005. The liver and portal circulation. In K.G. Burnanad, A.E. Young, J. Lucas, J. Rowlands and J. Scholefield (eds), The New Aird's companion in surgical studies: 683-707. UK: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. Published conference abstracts Abratt, R.P. 2005. Improving cancer management with reference to resources. Lung Cancer, 49(Supplement 3): S1-S2. Abratt, R.P., Lee, J.S., Han, J.Y., Tsai, C.M., Boyer, M., Mok, T., Kim, S.W., Lee, J.S., Brnabic, A.J.M. and Lehnert, M. 2005. Phase II trial of gemcitabine-carboplatin- paclitaxel (GCP) as neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Journal of Clinical Oncology, 23(16S): 685S. Ball, C.G., Moodley, S., Beningfield, S.J., Navsaria, P.H. and Nicol, A. 2005. Emergency room arteriography: An updated digital technology. South African Journal of Surgery, 43(3): 134. Ramlau, R., Gervais, R., Krzakowski, M., Von Pawel, J., Kaukel, E., Abratt, R.P., Dharan, B., Ross, G., Dane, G. and Shepherd, F. 2005. Oral topotecan demonstrates clinical activity in relapsed non-small cell lung cancer. Results from an open-label, phase III study (387) comparing oral topotecan to intravenous docetaxel. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 23(16S): 625S. Thomson, J., Novitzky, N., Du Toit, C.E. and Stubbings, H. 2005. The Cape Town comprehensive therapy program for patients with multiple myeloma. Proceedings of the 3rd South African Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Symposium, The Table Bay Hotel, V&A Waterfront Cape Town, 21. Thompson, J., Novitzky, N., Du Toit, C.E. and Stubbings, H. 2005. The Cape Town Comprehensive Therapy Program for patients with multiple myeloma. Proceedings of the 10th International Myeloma Workshop, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia: Abstract number 448.00.
Fact Sheet – Polar Bear Deaths Danny 8 ½ years old at time of death, August 21, 2006 Cause of death: heart failure following anesthesia for medical examination • Actual cause of death on August 21st, 2006 was heart failure - severe myocardial fibrosis, valvular myxedema (ZooPath report). • Bear was receiving treatment for fly bites with horse spray, plus keflex and rimady
Common Illness & School Attendance Guidelines Fever: Any temperature greater than 100 degrees F is considered a fever. Children must be fever-free for 24 hours without using fever reducing medications (such as Tylenol, Motrin, Advil, etc.) in order to return to school. This applies even if the underlying cause of the fever is non-infectious, such as middle ear infections, bronchitis, urinary