The vast majority of patients with multiple myeloma develop signature changes in their blood that can be identified years before symptoms of the cancer appear, new research suggests. Using rare prediagnostic blood samples, the researchers were able to detect this precursor stage in some patients up to a decade before multiple myeloma was diagnosed. The findings provide important clues for understanding how the disease begins and progresses, the study authors said. Read more > >
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The marker, a metabolite called sarcosine, may also play a role in the disease
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A large Danish cohort study finds no convincing association between fertility drug use and risk of ovarian cancer
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Most recent data show that hepatocellular carcinoma incidence has tripled since 1975, with the greatest increase occurring in the last 13 years
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Researchers recommend avoiding green-tea supplements during bortezomib therapy
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An anti-cancer drug activates RhoB, a tumor-suppressor gene
- Men should discuss with their doctors whether 5-alpha reductase inhibitors may reduce their prostate cancer risk
With President Barack Obama's signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on February 17, 2009, came newfound hope in many circles that our economy can start down the road to recovery. As the President himself has said, it will not be easy. This recovery package is just the first step and, undoubtedly, just one of many interventions.
The economic stimulus package presents a tremendous opportunity for the biomedical research establishment. Under the new law, NIH will receive approximately $10.4 billion for use in fiscal years 2009 and 2010, $8.2 billion of which is specifically tagged for research. Of that $8.2 billion, approximately $1.26 billion will go to NCI. NCI's leadership is working under an accelerated timetable to create a spending plan that meets the stimulus package goals.
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