NCI Cancer Bulletin for April 20, 2010

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April 20, 2010 • Volume 7 / Number 8

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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

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  • Long-term Follow-up Confirms Breast Cancer Risk Reduction with Raloxifene » 
  • MicroRNAs Linked to Trastuzumab Resistance, Brain Metastases » 
  • Diabetes Drug Metformin Prevents Lung Tumors in Mice » 
  • Cancer Risk Tools May Need Regular Recalibration » 
  • Profiling Airway Cells May Identify Smokers at Highest Risk of Cancer » 
  • Peptide Helps Chemotherapy Penetrate Deep into Tumors » 

Commentary

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  • Director's Update: An Unexpected Opportunity, a Welcome Honor »
  • Guest Commentary by Dr. Carolyn Clancy: Focusing the Research Enterprise on the Patient »

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  • Trial Makes Push Toward More Individualized Lung Cancer Therapy » 
  • Genome Study of Aggressive Breast Cancer Yields Clues to Metastasis » 
  • Featured Clinical Trial: Pioglitazone for Oral Premalignant Lesions » 
  • IoM Committee Recommends Overhaul of NCI Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program » 

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NCI Cancer Bulletin for April 6, 2010

NCI Cancer Bulletin: A Trusted Source for Cancer Research News
April 6, 2010 • Volume 7 / Number 7

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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.

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  • Dutasteride Decreases Prostate Cancer Risk » 
  • Phase III Lung and Pancreatic Cancer Trials Stopped » 
  • Use of Health Care Services May Contribute to Colorectal Cancer Disparities » 
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Commonly Used by Pediatric Patients » 
  • Breast Cancer Study Tests Effects of Zoledronic Acid » 

Commentary

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  • Guest Director's Update: Improving the Efficiency of Clinical Trials—Decreasing Activation Times by Fifty Percent »
  • Guest Commentary by Ambassador Nancy Brinker: Collaborating Globally to Address Breast Cancer in Latin America »
  • A Conversation with Dr. Robert T. Croyle on Communicating Science »

In Depth

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  • Scientists Restore DNA Repair in Mice with BRCA1 Gene Mutations » 
  • Focusing on Older Cancer Patients: A Clinical Need and a Research Necessity » 
  • Featured Clinical Trial: New Chemotherapy Drug for Advanced Cervical Cancer » 
  • Cancer Center Profile: Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center » 

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