MAGNETIC-RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY IN CANCER - PHOSPHOLIPID, NEUTRAL LIPID AND LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM AND FUNCTION

A Special Symposium on ''Lipid Metabolism and Function in Cancer: Sign ificance of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) Measurements in Rela tion to Biochemical Processes and Cellular Control'' was held by the E U BIOMED 1 Concerted Action for ''Cancer and Brain Disease Characteriz ation and Therapy Assessment by Quantitative MRS'', within the 5th Int ernational Conference of Anticancer Research (Corfu, 18-20 October 199 5). The aims of the Symposium were to discuss present knowledge and pr oblems in the field of phospholipid, neutral lipid and lipoprotein met abolism in cancer, together with the new potential of these inter-link ed areas of research arising from advanced in vitro and in vivo MRS me thodologies. This guest editorial is intended to introduce the reader of the Proceedings published in this issue, into the stimulating atmos phere of the Symposium, by summarizing some of the exciting proposals, views, ideas and open questions which emerged from presentations and multi-disciplinary, plenary discussions.