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AACR Journal Cancer Discovery Receives Prestigious 2011 PROSE Award

February 7, 2012

PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research’s newest journal, Cancer Discovery, has received a 2011 American Publishers...

AACR Supports World Cancer Day, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012

February 3, 2012

PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research supports World Cancer Day on Saturday, Feb. 4, and the efforts of the Union for...

Soy Isoflavone Supplements Did Not Provide Breast Cancer Protections

February 3, 2012

PHILADELPHIA — Soy isoflavone supplements did not decrease breast cancer cell proliferation in a randomized clinical trial, according to a...

AACR Congratulates David G. Nathan, M.D., on Receiving Lifetime Achievement Award from ASH

January 24, 2012

PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research congratulates David G. Nathan, M.D., a member of the AACR Foundation’s Board...

Possible New Pathway Can Overcome Glioblastoma Resistance

January 24, 2012

PHILADELPHIA — Glioblastoma, a lethal brain cancer, is one of the most resistant to available therapies and patients typically live...

Applications Open for Carcinoid Tumor and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Grants

January 18, 2012

PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research is currently accepting applications for the 2012 Caring for Carcinoid...

Scientists Uncover Novel Mechanism of Glioblastoma Development

January 18, 2012

PHILADELPHIA — Most research on glioblastoma development, a complicated tumor of the brain with a poor prognosis, has focused on the gene...

AACR Announces Revised News Release Embargo Policy

January 17, 2012

PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research has updated its embargo sanctions policy.

Ganetespib Showed Activity in KRAS-Mutant NSCLC as Monotherapy and in Combinations

January 10, 2012

SAN DIEGO — The investigational drug ganetespib, a synthetic second-generation Hsp90 inhibitor, slowed the growth of cancer cells taken from...

Precancer Markers Identified in Airway Epithelium Cells of Healthy Smokers

January 10, 2012

SAN DIEGO — Smoking may be associated with the development of molecular features of cancer in the large airway epithelium.

Sorafenib Effective in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, but Low Survival Rates Reported

January 9, 2012

SAN DIEGO — Sorafenib was effective in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and a KRAS mutation, but survival rates were reportedly...

Sensitive Detection Method Analyzes Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients With Lung Cancer

January 9, 2012

SAN DIEGO — Researchers have developed a method to analyze circulating tumor cells in the blood of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Estrogen-Targeting Drug Combo May Help Prevent Lung Cancer

January 9, 2012

SAN DIEGO — A combination of drugs that target estrogen production significantly reduced the number of tobacco carcinogen-induced lung tumors...

Genetic Composition of Multicentric Lung Tumors Appears to be Similar

January 9, 2012

SAN DIEGO — Multicentric carcinogenesis with the same genetic mutation appears to occur in lung adenocarcinoma, according to data presented at...

Researchers Map Potential Genetic Origins, Pathways of Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers

January 9, 2012

SAN DIEGO — Researchers have begun to identify which mutations and pathway changes lead to lung cancer in never-smokers — a first step in...

Lung Cancer Conference to Focus on New Diagnostic Techniques, Potential Treatments

January 5, 2012

SAN DIEGO — Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States and often the most fatal unless caught early, but scientists...

Antiestrogen Therapy May Decrease Risk for Melanoma

January 4, 2012

PHILADELPHIA — Women with breast cancer who take antiestrogen supplements may be decreasing their risk for melanoma, according to a study...

Agent Shows Ability to Suppress Brain Metastasis and Related Damage

January 3, 2012

PHILADELPHIA — Scientists are one step closer to repairing the damage caused by brain metastasis, a major challenge in cancer treatment,...

Gene Identified in Increasing Pancreatic Cancer Risk

December 29, 2011

PHILADELPHIA — Mutations in the ATM gene may increase the hereditary risk for pancreatic cancer, according to data published in Cancer...

Stand Up To Cancer and Melanoma Research Alliance Announce Dream Team

December 14, 2011

PHILADELPHIA — Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) and SU2C’s scientific partner, the American Association...

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