NCI Cancer Bulletin for May 31, 2011

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May 31, 2011 • Volume 8 / Number 11

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  • Featured Article: Study Questions Benefit of Surgery versus Watchful Waiting in Some with Prostate Cancer » 
  • Cabozantinib Shrinks Tumors and Bone Metastases in Prostate and Other Cancers » 
  • Also in the Journals: Cabozantinib May Shrink Some Rare Thyroid Tumors » 
  • End-of-Life Care for Lung Cancer Patients Differs in U.S. and Ontario » 
  • Researchers Identify New Way Tumor Cells May Adapt to Stressful Conditions » 

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  • HPV and Pap Co-Testing Safely Extend Cervical Cancer Screening Intervals » 
  • Despite Skepticism, HPV Vaccine Proves Effective » 
  • Featured Clinical Trial: Metformin to Treat Early-Stage Breast Cancer » 
  • Scientific Meetings through the Lens of Twitter » 

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NCI Cancer Bulletin for May 17, 2011

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May 17, 2011 • Volume 8 / Number 10

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  • Featured Article: Chemotherapy Regimen Extends Survival in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Patients » 
  • Study Finds Colonoscopy Screening Overused in Medicare Beneficiaries » 
  • Prostate Cancer Study Provides More Data on Surgery versus Watchful Waiting » 
  • Breast Cancers Arising between Mammograms Have Aggressive Features » 
  • Patient Reports of Family Cancer History Are Often Inaccurate » 

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  • In Rare Skin Cancer, Virus Emerges as Target and Tool » 
  • Straight from the Source: Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes » 
  • Combining Targeted Cancer Therapies: Much Promise, Many Hurdles » 
  • Featured Clinical Trial: Lenalidomide and Radiation for Children with Brain Cancers » 

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NCI Cancer Bulletin for May 3, 2011

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May 3, 2011 • Volume 8 / Number 9

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  • Featured Article: FDA Approves Abiraterone for Advanced Prostate Cancer » 
  • Tool Weighs Benefits, Risks of Raloxifene or Tamoxifen to Prevent Breast Cancer » 
  • Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Use for Breast Cancer Influenced by Reimbursement » 
  • Whole-Genome Sequencing Improves Cancer Diagnoses » 
  • Researchers Identify Proteins that Help Hepatitis C Virus Enter Liver Cells » 

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  • A Conversation with Drs. Maureen Hatch and Kiyohiko Mabuchi on the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster » 

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  • Chernobyl Tissue Bank Provides a Unique Resource to Researchers » 
  • Use and Acceptance of HPV Vaccine Still a Work in Progress » 
  • Design Dilemma: The Debate over Using Placebos in Cancer Clinical Trials » 
  • Featured Clinical Trial: Testing Dose-Dense Paclitaxel for Ovarian and Related Cancers » 

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