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News from NCI
Recent NCI reports that may be
of interest:
The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer was published
in the July 1, 2004, (Vol. 101, Issue 1) issue of the journal, Cancer.
The authors of this year's report are Ahmedin Jemal, Ph.D. (ACS), Limin
X. Clegg, Ph.D. (NCI), Elizabeth Ward, Ph.D. (ACS), Lynn A.G. Ries, M.S.
(NCI), Xiaocheng Wu, M.D. (NAACCR), Patricia M. Jamison (CDC), Phyllis
A. Wingo, Ph.D. (CDC), Holly L. Howe, Ph.D. (NAACCR), Robert N. Anderson,
Ph.D. (CDC), and Brenda K. Edwards, Ph.D.(NCI). The report includes a
special feature on cancer survival data.
A 75 page report, Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium: Evaluating
Screening Performance in Practice, was recently published by NCI (NIH
Publication No. 04- 5490). The report, describing the organization, activities
and research results of BCSC, is available online at: http://breastscreening.cancer.gov/espp.pdf.
Hardcopies of the publication can be requested from Robin Yabroff: yabroffr@mail.nih.gov.
From the report's preface: "The BCSC has proved to be an invaluable
resource for all American radiologists, in its collection and dissemination
of robust data on the current practice of mammography in a representative
cross-section of the U.S." - Edward A. Sickles, M.D., Professor in
Residence, Department of Radiology, UCSF
- Martin Brown, NCI
Ed's Corner of the World
News from the CRN PI
The CRN strategic planning process is underway. I am very grateful to
our hardworking committee (Suzanne Fletcher, Ann Geiger, Sarah Greene,
Dave Nerenz, andTom Vogt) who are meeting over the summer to provide the
Steering Committee with a report at our October meeting. Their purview
is broad, but with special emphasis on increasing publications.
In this vein, we are pursuing the idea of a Journal supplement or monograph
to highlight the CRN, and to display the range of our research. In response
to a request for possible contributions to such an issue, we were delighted
to receive 22 manuscript abstracts. We will be communicating with journal
editors shortly.
This issue of the CRN Connection features our Academic Liaison Committee.
As you can see, they are a diverse and highly distinguished group. What
is less obvious is how much they have already contributed (e.g., reviewing
pilot project proposals), and how important their involvement is to the
Steering Committee, the NCI and to reviewers of our grants. They are highly
valuable resources to us all.
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