NCI Cancer Bulletin for September 20, 2011

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September 20, 2011 • Volume 8 / Number 18

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  • Featured Article: HPV Vaccine Study in Costa Rica Yields Insights on Cancer Prevention » 
  • For Young Women, Breast Conserving Surgery May Be Acceptable Alternative to Mastectomy » 
  • Fluorescent Probe Helps Surgeons Find Ovarian Cancer Cells » 
  • Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants Could Alleviate Projected Oncology Workforce
    Shortage » 
  • Study Suggests How the BRCA1 Protein May Help Suppress Tumors » 
  • Bacterium Associated with Stomach Cancer Directly Damages DNA » 

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  • A Conversation with Dr. Ted Trimble on NCI's Center for Global Health »

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  • In Breast Cancer, Moving Toward More Personalized Hormone Therapies » 
  • Unpublished Phase III Cancer Trials: Eliminating the Negative? » 
  • Featured Clinical Trial: Studying the Natural Course of Precursor Conditions to Multiple Myeloma  » 
  • Researchers Discuss State-of-the Science on Myelodysplastic Syndromes » 

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NCI Cancer Bulletin for September 6, 2011

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September 6, 2011 • Volume 8 / Number 17

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  • Featured Article: FDA Approves New Drugs to Treat Skin, Blood, and Lung Cancers » 
  • Negative Colonoscopy Associated with Low Colorectal Cancer Risk » 
  • Smokers at Greater Risk of Bladder Cancer than Previously Estimated » 
  • Hereditary Mutations in BAP1 Gene Raise Risk of Mesothelioma » 
  • Use of Radioactive Iodine to Treat Thyroid Cancer on the Rise » 
  • Colorectal Cancer Genomes Sequenced » 

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  • Inside NCI: A Conversation with Dr. Norm Coleman about Radiation Research » 

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  • Clinical Trial Shows Potential Benefit of HPV Vaccine for Anal Cancer » 
  • Targeting the Accomplices: Homing in on Immune Cells that Aid Tumors » 
  • The Art of Medicine: Using Narrative and the Humanities in Medical Training » 
  • Featured Clinical Trial: Sequencing Treatment with a PARP Inhibitor and Chemotherapy » 

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