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RESEARCH UPDATE: ON THE CLINICAL FRONT Caffeinated Coffee and Tea and the Risk of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Among Chinese Coffee and tea are the most widely consumed beverages in the world and epidemiological evidence... Read More
POSTED: 04/29/2019
SOURCE: DCP News
Could a Vaccine Prevent Colorectal Cancer in People with Lynch Syndrome?
Researchers have taken the first steps toward developing a vaccine to prevent cancer in people with Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition that elevates a person’s risk of colorectal, endometrial, and other types of cancer.... Read More
POSTED: 04/19/2019
SOURCE: NCI Cancer Currents Blog
TMIST PI Pisano: “Are we further reducing breast cancer mortality the more intensively we screen?”
The Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial, a massive randomized trial of early detection, is asking an important question: Is digital breast tomosynthesis better than digital mammography in reducing development... Read More
POSTED: 03/19/2019
SOURCE: The Cancer Letter
NCI participated in the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, held March 29–April 3, 2019, at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA, including presenting the following research results from... Read More
POSTED: 03/15/2019
SOURCE: DCP News
At 12 NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) sites across the United States, a new kind of study will soon be opening for patients with advanced malignancies being treated with molecularly targeted therapies. The... Read More
POSTED: 03/01/2019
SOURCE: DCP News
After Lung Cancer Screening, Follow-Up Procedures May Be Riskier than Thought
Being screened for lung cancer can lead to follow-up diagnostic procedures, including invasive ones. The risk of complications from those invasive procedures may be higher than previously thought, a new study suggests. By... Read More
POSTED: 02/08/2019
SOURCE: NCI Cancer Currents Blog
RESEARCH UPDATE: ON THE CLINICAL FRONT Circulating Bile Acids in Response to a Whole vs Refined Grain Dietary Pattern in Healthy Adults Little is known about circulating plasma bile acid concentrations and their capacity... Read More
POSTED: 01/24/2019
SOURCE: DCP News
FHP Health Center in Guam was approved in January as the newest affiliate of the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) to bring cancer clinical trials and cancer care delivery studies to... Read More
POSTED: 01/24/2019
SOURCE: DCP News
The Final Verdict on Finasteride
Finasteride, a generic hormone-blocking drug, was found to reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 25 percent in the landmark Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT). Long- term data, published today in the New England Journal... Read More
POSTED: 01/23/2019
SOURCE: SWOG News
Managing Cancer Pain: Are Better Approaches on the Horizon?
Pain is a common and much-feared symptom among people being treated for cancer and long-term survivors. Cancer pain can be caused by the disease itself, its treatments, or a combination of the two. It may be short-lived or... Read More
POSTED: 01/23/2019
SOURCE: NCI Cancer Currents Blog
Hepatitis Goes Undiagnosed in Cancer Patients
Results from the largest study of hepatitis B and C and HIV infection prevalence in cancer patients show that an alarmingly high rate of undiagnosed acute and chronic hepatitis B and C. Hepatitis B and C are serious but... Read More
POSTED: 01/17/2019
SOURCE: SWOG News
For Early-Stage Lung Cancer, Study Identifies Potential New Biomarker, Treatment Target
A new study has identified a potential biomarker of early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The biomarker could help diagnose precancerous lung growths (called nodules or lesions) and early-stage lung cancers... Read More
POSTED: 01/03/2019
SOURCE: NCI Cancer Currents Blog