Latest News and Accomplishments
News about scientific advances in cancer prevention, program activities and projects are listed:
2008
Prostate Cancer Prevention Study Shows No Benefit for Use of Selenium and Vitamin E Supplements (Posted 12/9/08, Press Release)
Breast Cancer Family History Boosts Risk, Even without BRCA Mutations
(Posted 12/2/08, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
What Comes After PSA? (Posted 10/7/08, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Several Colorectal Cancer Screening Methods are Equally Effective, Panel Says (Posted 10/7/08, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Expanding the “Power of Palliation” Through Research (Posted 9/9/08, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Panel Recommends Against PSA Testing in Men 75 or Older (Posted 8/5/2008, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Lessons Learned from Katrina (CCOP story) (Posted 8/5/2008, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Protein Biomarkers Point to Early Stage Pancreatic Cancer (Posted 6/10/08, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Ovarian Cancer Study Could Speed Early Detection (Posted 6/10/08, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Studies Make Case for Finasteride to Prevent Prostate Cancer (Posted 5/27/08, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Vitamin D Not Associated with Decreased Prostate Cancer Risk (Posted 5/27/08, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Selenium to Prevent Recurrence of Colorectal Polyps (Posted 5/27/08, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Drug Combination Cuts Risk of Advanced Colon Polyps (Posted 4/15/2008, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
APC 5-Year Results: Adenoma Recurrence Reduced, Cardiac Risks Clearer (Posted 4/15/2008, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
A Conversation with Dr. Asad Umar (Posted 4/15/2008, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Early Detection Research Network 4th Report, January 2008 (PDF file) (Posted 2/5/2008, DCP Publication)
Cancer Doctors May Need Training on Empathy Skills (Posted 01/08/2008, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
2007
Trials Demonstrate Investigational Compound's Chemoprevention Potential (Posted 12/18/2007, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Cervical Cancer Screening Approach Slowly Shifting (Posted 12/18/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
More Accurate Method of Estimating Invasive Breast Cancer Risk in African American Women Developed (Posted 11/27/2007, Press Release)
New Guidelines on Cervical Cancer Screening Released (Posted 10/09/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
A Conversation with Dr. M. Scott Lucia (Posted 09/25/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
FDA Approves Raloxifene for Breast Cancer Prevention (Posted 09/25/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Finasteride Not Linked to High-Grade Prostate Cancers (Posted 09/11/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Ovary Removal Linked to Cognitive Problems, Dementia (Posted 09/11/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Testing Carbohydrates as Cancer Biomarkers (Posted 08/21/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
New Initiative to Study the Glycobiology of Cancer Could Aid Understanding of Cancer Risk and Detection (Posted 08/22/07, Press Release)
Common Cancers May Involve Fused Genes (Posted 08/07/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
ODAC Recommends Raloxifene Approval for Breast Cancer Prevention (Posted 08/07/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
CCOP Profile: Columbia River Oncology Program (Posted 08/07/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Breast Cancer Survivors Test Diet High in Fruits and Veggies (Posted 07/24/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Education and Exercise to Prevent Lymphadema (Posted 07/24/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Director’s Update: Challenges in Cancer Prevention (Posted 06/26/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Folic Acid Study Shows Surprising Results (Posted 06/12/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Moving Cancer Stem Cells toward the Clinic (Posted 05/29/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
HPV a Risk Factor for Oropharyngeal Cancer (Posted 05/15/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Vitamin D Conference Held (Posted 05/15/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Breast Cancer Decline Mirrors Drop in Hormone Use (Posted 05/01/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy (Posted 04/03/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Cancer Epigenetics: Standards for Basic Research May Speed Clinical Tests (Posted 03/27/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Epigenetics and Cancer Prevention (Posted 03/13/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Fine-tuning Prevention Drugs (Posted 03/13/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Unmasking Diet’s Impact on Cells and Cancer Risk (Posted 03/13/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Studies Affirm Tamoxifen's Long-Term Preventive Benefit (Posted 02/27/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
The Trials and Tested Agents of Breast Cancer Chemoprevention (Posted 02/27/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Calcium Offers Prolonged Protection From Colorectal Adenomas (Posted 01/23/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Guidelines Released for Accessing PCPT Biorepository Samples (Posted 01/09/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
More Data Needed on Hormone Use and Breast Cancer Rates (Posted 01/09/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
Low-Fat Diet May Help Prevent Breast Cancer Recurrence (Posted 01/03/07, NCI Cancer Bulletin)
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