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High Dose Chemotherapy Significantly Prolongs Survival for Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia [Posted: 11/17/2008]

Large, Multi-Center Trial Demonstrates Comparable Accuracy for Virtual Colonoscopy and Standard Colonoscopy [Posted: 09/17/2008]

NCI Responds to Hurricanes [Posted: 09/05/2008]

The Cancer Genome Atlas Reports First Results of Comprehensive Study of Brain Tumors: Large-Scale Effort Identifies New Genetic Mutations, Core Pathways [Posted: 09/04/2008]

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]

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Denosumab May Help Prevent Bone Loss Related to Use of Aromatase Inhibitors [Posted: 09/11/2008]

Bortezomib Approved for First-Line Treatment of Multiple Myeloma [Posted: 09/11/2008]

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]

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