NCI Cancer Bulletin Survey Reminder

September 28, 2010 Dear Reader, The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is gathering feedback on the NCI Cancer Bulletin. Subscribers like you are a key source of information on how to improve the newsletter and help ensure that the needs of readers are met. We hope you will choose to participate in the survey.  If you have already completed the survey, thank you and please disregard the rest of this message. If you have not yet completed the survey, please click here to complete the survey no later than Tuesday, October 12, 2010. It will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and your responses will be anonymous. Thank you in advance for your participation. We welcome your input and look forward to sharing the results of the survey in an upcoming issue of the NCI Cancer Bulletin. Sincerely, The NCI Cancer Bulletin Staff

NCI Cancer Bulletin for September 21, 2010

September 21, 2010 • Volume 7 / Number 18 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 Featured Article: Drug Protects Heart in Children Receiving Common Chemotherapy »  Mutations Linked to Two Uncommon Forms of Ovarian Cancer »  Declines in U.S. Smoking Prevalence Stalled »  Men with Low PSA Levels May Not Benefit from Further Prostate Cancer Screening »  Hospitalization Near Death May Diminish Mental Health of Caregivers and Quality of Life for Cancer Patients »  In Depth Read This Issue When Ovarian Cancer Returns Years Later »  XMRV Researchers Discuss the State of the Science »  Featured Clinical Trial: Combining Vaccine and Antiandrogen Therapy for Prostate Cancer »  Quitting Smoking? Find Support on Facebook »  Updates Read This Issue Cancer.gov Update »  FDA Update »  Notes »

NCI Cancer Bulletin Survey

September 14, 2010 Dear Reader, The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has been publishing the NCI Cancer Bulletin since 2004. We regard you, the subscriber, as an important source of information on how to improve the newsletter and help ensure that the needs of readers are met. We would appreciate your participation in a brief survey to gather feedback on the NCI Cancer Bulletin. Your comments are extremely valuable. Please click here to complete the survey no later than Tuesday, October 12, 2010. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete, and your responses will be anonymous. Thank you in advance for your comments. We welcome your input and look forward to sharing the results of the survey in an upcoming issue of the NCI Cancer Bulletin. Sincerely, The NCI Cancer Bulletin Staff

NCI Cancer Bulletin for September 7, 2010

September 7, 2010 • Volume 7 / Number 17 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 Featured Article: Targeted Drug for Melanoma Shows Promise in Early Clinical Testing »  For Women with BRCA Mutations, Prophylactic Surgery Reduces Cancer Risk »  Less-intensive Treatment Regimen Effective against Multiple Myeloma »  Lower-dose Treatments for Early-stage Hodgkin Lymphoma Do Not Compromise Results »  Chemotherapy Affects Brain Structure of Breast Cancer Patients »  Consuming High Levels of Red Meat and Fat May Increase Liver Cancer Risk »  Cancer Patients Leaving Hospice Early Boost Medicare Expenditures »  Commentary Read This Issue Inside NCI: A Conversation with Dr. Crystal Mackall about Pediatric Oncology »  In Depth Read This Issue Palliative Care Improves Survival, Quality of Life in Advanced Lung Cancer »  Autophagy: The Strange Dining Habits of Cancer Cells »  Featured Clinical Trial: Comparing Post-transplant Therapies for Multiple Myeloma Patients »  Updates Read This Issue Notes »