NCI Cancer Bulletin for May 31, 2011

May 31, 2011 • Volume 8 / Number 11 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 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 »  In Depth Read This Issue 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 »  Updates Read This Issue FDA Update »  Cancer.gov Update »  Notes »

NCI Cancer Bulletin for May 17, 2011

May 17, 2011 • Volume 8 / Number 10 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: 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 »  In Depth Read This Issue 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 »  Updates Read This Issue FDA Update »  Legislative Update »  Notes »

NCI Cancer Bulletin for May 3, 2011

May 3, 2011 • Volume 8 / Number 9 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: 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 »  Commentary Read This Issue A Conversation with Drs. Maureen Hatch and Kiyohiko Mabuchi on the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster »  In Depth Read This Issue 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 »  Updates Read This Issue FDA Update »  Legislative Update »  Notes »