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New Study of Targeted Therapies for Breast Cancer Establishes Model for Global Clinical Trials  [Posted: 02/29/2008]

President's Cancer Panel Annual Report: 2006-2007

Researchers Identify Novel Molecular Pattern Linked to Colon Cancer Prognosis  [Posted: 01/29/2008]

NCI Biospecimen Best Practices Forums

More Accurate Method of Estimating Invasive Breast Cancer Risk in African American Women Developed  [Posted: 11/27/2007]

NCAB Working Group Report on Biomedical Technology

Annual Report to the Nation Finds Cancer Death Rate Decline Doubling
Special Feature Examines Cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives  [Posted: 10/15/2007]


October Is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Clinical Trials Highlights
Taxane Combinations Marginally Better than Anthracyclines for Metastatic Breast Cancer  [Posted: 05/21/2008]

Long-Term Smoking Cessation Cuts Cancer, Mortality Risk  [Posted: 05/21/2008]

Imiquimod May Help to Prevent Vulvar Cancer  [Posted: 04/08/2008]

Sorafenib Increases the Risk of High Blood Pressure  [Posted: 04/02/2008]

Anastrozole, Tamoxifen, and Bone Loss on the ATAC Trial  [Posted: 03/26/2008]

Sentinel Node Dissection Safe in the Treatment of Early Vulvar Cancer  [Posted: 03/19/2008]

Stomach Cancer Drug, S-1, Shows Promise in Japanese Trial  [Posted: 03/12/2008]

Experimental Drug for Osteosarcoma Improves Overall Survival  [Posted: 03/04/2008]

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