NCI Cancer Bulletin for March 6, 2012

 

March 6, 2012 • Volume 9 / Number 5 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: Heavy Diesel Exhaust Linked to Lung Cancer Deaths in Miners » Vemurafenib Improves Survival for Patients with Metastatic Melanoma » Less-Invasive Colorectal Screening Test May Detect Cancer as Effectively as Colonoscopy » Chemotherapy Can Impair Cognition More than Two Decades Later » Gene Mutation Implicated in Heightened Breast Cancer Risk in Some Families » Study Details Cancer-Promoting Activity of mTOR Protein » Also in the News: Judge Rules against Graphic Warnings on Cigarette Packages » Also in the Journals: Questioning the Use of Progression-Free Survival as a Clinical Trial Endpoint » Commentary Read This Issue ·         A Conversation with The Who’s Roger Daltrey about Teen Cancer Centers »   In Depth Read This Issue Colonoscopy Reduces Risk of Death from Colorectal Cancer in High-Rick Patients » Featured Clinical Trial: Exploring the Anticancer Potential of Valproic Acid in Advanced Thyroid Cancer »   Updates Read This Issue Cancer.gov » 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.