Holiday greetings from the NCI Cancer Bulletin Team

 

December 21, 2012 Dear NCI Cancer Bulletin Subscribers, The staff of the NCI Cancer Bulletin would like to wish each of you a joyous holiday season and a healthy and happy new year. Next month, we will begin our tenth year of bringing you news about cancer research, whether supported by NCI or other institutions from across the nation and the world. All of our content can be accessed through our archive/search page. As we do every year, we have compiled a list of feature stories published over the past year that we think are worth another look. We chose these in-depth articles not only because of their popularity with readers, but also for their potential impact on clinical practice and/or their value as important but underreported topics. Studies Raise Concerns about Partial-Breast Radiation Therapy (January 10) Staying Alive: New Technique Grows Normal and Cancer Cells Rapidly (January 24) Connecting the Dots: Network Analysis Helps Public Health Researchers Get the Big Picture (February 7) Leading Health Organizations Revise Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines (March 20) A Conversation with Dr. Bert Vogelstein about Whole-Genome Sequencing to Predict Cancer Risk (April 3) A Transfer of Power: Harnessing Patients’ Immune Cells to Treat Their Cancer (May 1) Many Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancers Have Chronic Health Problems, Unhealthy Behaviors (June 26) A Tough Transition: Cancer Survivorship Plans Slow to Take Hold (June 26) To Eat or Not to Eat: With Cancer Therapies, That Is the Question (July 10) As Patient Navigation Expands and Evolves, Nurses Assume Many Roles  (July 24) Using New Approach, Scientists Find Evidence for Cancer Stem Cells (August 7) Singled Out: Researchers Look to Single Cells for Cancer Insights (September 18) Study Urges Caution on Source of Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplants (October 30) Dietary Intervention for Patients Receiving Chemoradiotherapy for Lung Cancer (November 13) Crunching Numbers: What Cancer Screening Statistics Really Tell Us  (November 27) All That Glitters: A Glimpse into the Future of Cancer Screening (November 27) Dr. Titia de Lange: Telomere Function and Cancer (December 11)   Thank you again for your interest and support. We hope you'll continue to read each issue and encourage others to subscribe. We also appreciate your story ideas and feedback. Send your suggestions and comments to us by e-mail at ncicancerbulletin@mail.nih.gov. Best regards, The NCI Cancer Bulletin Team Do you know someone who would enjoy receiving the NCI Cancer Bulletin? To send a copy of the latest issue to a colleague, go to http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/sendtocolleague. The NCI Cancer Bulletin will be sent to you biweekly unless you unsubscribe. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to nci-bulletin-signoff-request@list.nih.gov.

 

 

 

NCI Cancer Bulletin for November 13, 2012

 

December 11, 2012 • Volume 9 / Number 24 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: Ten Years of Tamoxifen Leads to Fewer Breast Cancer Recurrences, Improves Survival » Chemotherapy after Surgery Improves Survival When Some Breast Cancers Return » New Targeted Treatment May Slow Disease in Patients with Advanced GIST » Study Explores Why Double Mastectomy Rate Is on the Rise » Higher Dose of Breast Cancer Drug Associated with Longer Survival » Noninvasive Test for Kidney Cancer May Lessen Need for Surgery » In Depth Read This Issue Experimental Drug Shows Promise against Drug-Resistant Leukemias » Comparative Oncology: Man's Best Friend in More Ways than One » Featured Clinical Trial: Treating Patients with High-Risk Smoldering Myeloma » Profiles in Cancer Research: Dr. Titia de Lange » Updates Read This Issue FDA Update » Notes »   Do you know someone who would enjoy receiving the NCI Cancer Bulletin? To send a copy of the latest issue to a colleague, visit www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin. The NCI Cancer Bulletin will be sent to you biweekly unless you unsubscribe. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to nci-bulletin-signoff-request@list.nih.gov.

 

NCI Cancer Bulletin for November 27, 2012

November 27, 2012 • Volume 9 / Number 23 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 Guest Commentary by Dr. Otis Brawley: The Benefits and Harms of Cancer Screening » A Conversation with Dr. Virginia Moyer, Chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force » Features Read This Issue Crunching Numbers: What Cancer Screening Statistics Really Tell Us » Using an Ocean of Data, Researchers Model Real-Life Benefits of Cancer Screening » After Landmark Study, Exploring Questions about Lung Cancer Screening » Building a Better Cancer Screening Process » All That Glitters: A Glimpse into the Future of Cancer Screening » Selected Resources: Cancer Screening » Multimedia Read This Issue Inside NCI: Dr. Barry Kramer on Cancer Screening » Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Cancer Screening » Infographic: Benefits and Harms of PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer » News Read This Issue Decades of Data Point to Overdiagnosis from Breast Cancer Screening » After Negative Colonoscopy, Rescreening with Other Tests May Be Effective » Longer Delays in Breast Cancer Treatment May Affect Survival » Fusion Gene Linked to Rare Form of Childhood Leukemia » Alternative Type of Brachytherapy Proves Effective in Mice » Updates Read This Issue HHS Update » CDC Update » Notes »

 

NCI Cancer Bulletin for November 13, 2012

November 13, 2012 • Volume 9 / Number 22 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: Study Shows Importance of Early End-of-Life Care Discussions » Drug May Reduce Cognitive Decline Following Radiation for Brain Metastases » Brazil's Strong Antismoking Policies Credited with Saving Lives » Possible Cause of Doxorubicin-Induced Heart Damage Identified » Study Reveals New Mechanism of Action for Class of Targeted Therapy » Also in the News: Radium-223 Improves Survival in Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer » Also in the Journals: Genetic Factors Linked to Lung Cancer in Asian Women Who Have Never Smoked » Multimedia Read This Issue NIH Research Radio: A Clinical Trial for HIV-Positive Cancer Patients » In Depth Read This Issue Decades Later, Chernobyl Accident Yields Clues to Leukemia Risk » Featured Clinical Trial: Dietary Intervention for Patients Receiving Chemoradiotherapy for Lung Cancer » DREAMing Big to Solve Cancer Research Challenges » Updates Read This Issue FDA Update » CDC Update » Cancer.gov Update » Notes » Do you know someone who would enjoy receiving the NCI Cancer Bulletin? To send a copy of the latest issue to a colleague, visit www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin. The NCI Cancer Bulletin will be sent to you biweekly unless you unsubscribe. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to nci-bulletin-signoff-request@list.nih.gov.

 

NCI Cancer Bulletin for October 30, 2012

 

October 30, 2012 • Volume 9 / Number 21 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: Study Urges Caution on Source of Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplants » Study Looks at Terminal Cancer Patients' Expectations of Chemotherapy » Imatinib May Help Treat Aggressive Lymphoma » Researchers Identify Possible Biomarker for Early-Stage Lung Cancer » In Mice, Combining Cancer Vaccine and Low-Dose Anti-Angiogenesis Drug Shows Promise against Breast Cancer » Commentary Read This Issue Building Momentum: NCI's Center for Global Health » A Conversation with Dr. Patrick Loehrer about Improving Cancer Care in Kenya » In Depth Read This Issue Tackling the Complexity of Genes and Environments in Cancer » Featured Clinical Trial: Safety of Stem Cell Transplants for HIV-Positive Cancer Patients » Updates Read This Issue Notes »   Do you know someone who would enjoy receiving the NCI Cancer Bulletin? To send a copy of the latest issue to a colleague, visit www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin. The NCI Cancer Bulletin will be sent to you biweekly unless you unsubscribe. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to nci-bulletin-signoff-request@list.nih.gov.

 

NCI Cancer Bulletin for October 16, 2012

October 16, 2012 • Volume 9 / Number 20 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: Treatment Options for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Expand and Evolve » Adding Chemotherapy to Radiation Improves Survival for Some Patients with Rare Brain Cancer » HIV Linked to Rising Rates of Anal Cancer among U.S. Men » HIV Drug Blocks Growth of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Cells » Exercise, Behavioral Therapy Reduce Menopausal Symptoms Caused by Breast Cancer Treatment » Also in the Journals: Study Compares Screening Methods for Lynch Syndrome » In Depth Read This Issue New Biomarker May Allow Earlier Diagnosis of Mesothelioma » Featured Clinical Trial: Comparing Relaxation Programs for Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy » Basser Research Center: Focusing on BRCA-Related Cancers » Updates Read This Issue Notes » Do you know someone who would enjoy receiving the NCI Cancer Bulletin? To send a copy of the latest issue to a colleague, visit www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin. The NCI Cancer Bulletin will be sent to you biweekly unless you unsubscribe. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to nci-bulletin-signoff-request@list.nih.gov.

 

NCI Cancer Bulletin for October 2, 2012

Ocober 2, 2012 • Volume 9 / Number 19 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 Benefits Some Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer » Drug Combination More Effective than Single Drug for Advanced Melanoma » Health Care Costs a Major Barrier for Young Adult Cancer Survivors » Many Women whose Tumors Disappear after Chemotherapy Have Mastectomies » Commentary Read This Issue Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Breast Cancer Awareness Month » Multimedia Read This Issue NIH Research Radio: Building a Biobank » In Depth Read This Issue Turning Genes Up, Not On: A New View of the Myc Protein » With CellMiner, Researchers Prospect for Cancer Discoveries » New Tools Enhance Molecular Portraits of Breast Cancers » Featured Clinical Trial: Comparing Radiation Therapy Regimens for Early-Stage Breast Cancer » Updates Read This Issue Legislative Update » FDA Update » Notes »   Do you know someone who would enjoy receiving the NCI Cancer Bulletin? To send a copy of the latest issue to a colleague, visit www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin. The NCI Cancer Bulletin will be sent to you biweekly unless you unsubscribe. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to nci-bulletin-signoff-request@list.nih.gov.

 

NCI Cancer Bulletin for September 18, 2012

 

September 18, 2012 • Volume 9 / 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: Lung Cancer Genome Surveys Find Many Potential Drug Targets » Diagnostic Radiation Exposure May Raise Breast Cancer Risk in Some BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers » New Drug Improves Survival in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer » Drug Targeting Tumor Suppressor Shows Promise in First Human Study » Study Reveals How Breast Cancer Spreads to Lymph Nodes » Also in the Journals: Smoky Coal Associated with Increased Risk of Lung Cancer in Rural China » Also in the Journals: Best Practices Can Reduce Central-Line Infections in Children with Cancer » Commentary Read This Issue Guest Commentary by Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh: Changing Social Norms about Tobacco Use, One Campus at a Time » A Conversation with Dr. John Stamatoyannopoulos about ENCODE and Cancer Research » In Depth Read This Issue Building a Biobank to Explore Mysteries of the Genome  » Singled Out: Researchers Look to Single Cells for Cancer Insights » Featured Clinical Trial: Treating KSHV-Associated Multicentric Castleman Disease » Updates Read This Issue AHRQ Update » FDA Update » Notes » Multimedia Read This Issue Cancer Research Now: Building a Biobank »   Do you know someone who would enjoy receiving the NCI Cancer Bulletin? To send a copy of the latest issue to a colleague, visit www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin. The NCI Cancer Bulletin will be sent to you biweekly unless you unsubscribe. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to nci-bulletin-signoff-request@list.nih.gov.