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NIH study finds increases in risk of certain leukemias related to treatment
February 14, 2013A new study describes the pattern of risk for chemotherapy-related acute myeloid leukemia among adult cancer survivors over the past three decades who have previously been treated with chemotherapy for other cancers. These patterns coincide with major shifts in treatment practices. In particular, the study found that the risk of treatment-related AML among patients treated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma has increased steadily during the last few decades.
Leukemia, the first and second time around
February 14, 2013
Sometimes rising or falling trends in cancer rates can mask more complicated scientific aspects of the disease. Consider a relatively rare form of leukemia known as AML that predominantly affects middle-age and elderly adults. Based on data from NCI and others recently released in the Annual Report to the Nation, an estimated 14,000 people will develop AML in the United States in 2013, and an estimated 10,000 people will die from it.
Project SEARCH: An internship program and much more
January 18, 2013
When Project SEARCH interns enter the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Md., they are immediately recognizable—from their matching, sky-blue polo shirts to their smiling faces. Now in its third year, the program, which began at the NIH Clinical Center, offers internships at several NIH institutes, including the National Cancer Institute, to young adults with disabilities, who learn employability skills and gain work experience.
The Living Lab: Navigating into cells
December 6, 2012
The Living Lab is an innovative partnership between NIH institutes and private industry, to use cutting-edge electron microscopy to navigate into cells and viruses. Sriram Subramaniam, Ph. D., director of the NIH component of the Living Lab, is pictured holding a model of the three-dimensional structure of a portion of a protein complex from the surface of HIV.
Surveys show time is ripe to deliver on health-related Internet-based tools
November 21, 2012
The 2012 version of NCI’s Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) shows that Americans expect doctors’ offices, hospitals, and clinics to maintain health information in a sharable, electronic format. Conducted since 2003, HINTS findings help NCI devise better methods of patient communications and shared decision-making.
Report to the Nation shows cancer death rates dropping
January 7, 2013
The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2009, shows that overall cancer death rates continued to decline in the U.S. among both men and women, among all major racial and ethnic groups, and for all of the most common cancer sites.
- Study finds increases in risk of leukemias related to treatmentFebruary 14, 2013
- Sunitinib benefits patients with renal cell carcinomaFebruary 7, 2013
- Bevacizumab improves survival for patients with advanced cervical cancer February 7, 2013
- NIH scientists identify molecular link between metabolism and breast cancerFebruary 5, 2013
NCI-designated Cancer Centers: dedicated to research
August 15, 2012
Obtaining an NCI designation for a cancer center is usually a years-long process of building — facilities, faculty, and most importantly, a research portfolio — culminated by a rigorous review process. Selection provides recognition of research excellence
- Study tracks genetic evolution of form of leukemiaFebruary 15, 2013
- Combo of Avastin, second drug shows promise fighting brain cancerFebruary 15, 2013
- Drug reverses radioiodine resistance in some thyroid cancersFebruary 14, 2013
- Biological diversity in triple-negative breast cancerFebruary 14, 2013
