NCI Cancer Bulletin for May 18, 2010

May 18, 2010 • Volume 7 / Number 10 Read the NCI Cancer Bulletin The latest issue of the NCI Cancer Bulletin is now available at http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin. Keep up to date on the latest research and advances in the prevention, treatment, and understanding of cancer. Commentary Read This Issue Director's Update: For Clinical Trials, a Time of Challenge, Change, and Opportunity »  Inside NCI: A Conversation with Dr. Jeff Abrams about Cancer Clinical Trials »  News Read This Issue Cancer Trials Accrual Tool Focuses on Solutions »  Insurance Coverage Expanding for Cancer Clinical Trials »  Talking about Trials: Overcoming Bottlenecks in Clinical Communication »  Taking Action to Diversify Clinical Cancer Research »  Overcoming Age Limits in Cancer Clinical Trials »  Additional Clinical Trials Resources »  Highlights Read This Issue Study Finds No Overall Increased Brain Tumor Risk from Cell Phones »  Cost of Cancer Care in the United States Doubled in the Past 20 Years »  Liver Cancer Cases in the United States Continued to Rise Through 2006 »  Doctors Urged to Monitor Hypertension in Cancer Patients Treated with Anti-VEGF Therapies »  Updates Read This Issue Legislative Update »  Cancer.gov Update »  Notes »

Breaking News from the NCI Cancer Bulletin

May 17, 2010 President Obama to Appoint Harold Varmus, M.D., to Lead the National Cancer Institute Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint Harold Varmus, M.D., to serve as Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). In an e-mail to the NCI staff, Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National Institutes of Health, said that Varmus "brings unmatched expertise at all levels - not only in cutting edge scientific research, but also as a leader in the development of strategies for improving patient care, in scientific education and training, and in the design of novel public-private partnerships." Read more >>

NCI Cancer Bulletin for May 4, 2010

May 4, 2010 • Volume 7 / Number 9 Read the NCI Cancer Bulletin The latest issue of the NCI Cancer Bulletin is now available at http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin. Keep up to date on the latest research and advances in the prevention, treatment, and understanding of cancer. News Read This Issue FDA Approves First Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine »  Breast Tissues May Express Biomarkers Linked to DCIS Recurrence »  Circulating Tumor Cells Detected in Patients with Localized Cancers »  Costs and Use of Diagnostic Imaging Rise among Medicare Patients »  Commentary Read This Issue Guest Director's Update: NCCCP—Building a Community-based Research Platform and Enhancing Cancer Care » In Depth Read This Issue Sigmoidoscopy Markedly Reduces Colorectal Cancer Incidence, Mortality »  When Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplants Fail »  Featured Clinical Trial: Vaccine Therapy for Patients with Recurrent Blood Cancers »  Updates Read This Issue FDA Update »  Legislative Update »  Cancer.gov Update »  Notes »