NEWS
Heavy Diesel Exhaust Linked to Lung Cancer Deaths in Miners
Long-awaited results from an epidemiological study of workers in non-metal mines suggest that exposure to exhaust from diesel-powered equipment in mines is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. Even exposure to moderate levels of diesel exhaust was associated with some increased risk of death from the disease among underground miners. The findings are from the Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study (DEMS). Read more > >
Vemurafenib Improves Survival for Patients with Metastatic Melanoma
Longer-term follow up reveals significant benefit for patients with V600 mutationLess-Invasive Colorectal Screening Test May Detect Cancer as Effectively as Colonoscopy
But colonoscopy detected adenomas better than fecal immunochemical testingChemotherapy Can Impair Cognition More than Two Decades Later
Breast cancer patients who received CMF chemotherapy show long-term cognitive deficitsGene Mutation Implicated in Heightened Breast Cancer Risk in Some Families
Altered Abraxas gene hinders DNA repairStudy Details Cancer-Promoting Activity of mTOR Protein
In mouse model, investigational drug shows promise for blocking mTORAlso 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
A Conversation with The Who's Roger Daltrey about Teen Cancer Centers
For the past 12 years, the rock singer has been an outspoken advocate for teens and young adults with cancer. He spoke recently with the NCI Cancer Bulletin about his latest activities and the importance of this often overlooked segment of the cancer patient community.
IN DEPTH
Colonoscopy Reduces Risk of Death from Colorectal Cancer in High-Risk Patients
Study finds link between adenoma removal and long-term mortality reduction
Featured Clinical Trial: Exploring the Anticancer Potential of Valproic Acid in Advanced Thyroid Cancer
Will the drug increase the uptake of radioactive iodine and cause cancer cells to die?
UPDATES
Cancer.gov Update
- NCI's Cancer.gov Goes Mobile
- NCI Launches Smokefree Texting Service in Spanish
Notes
- In Memoriam: Dr. Renato Dulbecco
- Cyberseminar Will Explore How to Customize Health Materials
- Public Comment Sought on Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
- National Cancer Advisory Board Holds First Meeting of 2012
A MESSAGE TO READERS
Coverage of AACR Annual Meeting
The American Association for Cancer Research's 103rd Annual Meeting will take place March 31–April 4 in Chicago, IL. Click on the tile to learn more about sessions with NCI staff and activities at the NCI exhibit booth. Look for highlights from the meeting in the April 3 issue of the NCI Cancer Bulletin.
Selected articles from past issues of the NCI Cancer Bulletin are available in Spanish.
The NCI Cancer Bulletin is produced by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which was established in 1937. Through basic, clinical, and population-based biomedical research and training, NCI conducts and supports research that will lead to a future in which we can identify the environmental and genetic causes of cancer, prevent cancer before it starts, identify cancers that do develop at the earliest stage, eliminate cancers through innovative treatment interventions, and biologically control those cancers that we cannot eliminate so they become manageable, chronic diseases.
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