American Association for Cancer Research

AACR Press Releases

Few Women Take Tamoxifen to Prevent Breast Cancer

February 8, 2010

PHILADELPHIA – Researchers with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have found that the prevalence of tamoxifen use for the prevention of...

More Smokers than Non-smokers Accept HPV Vaccination for Their Daughters

February 8, 2010

PHILADELPHIA – A parent’s existing health habits or behaviors, like cigarette smoking, may influence the likelihood that they will have...

Soft Drink Consumption May Increase Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

February 8, 2010

• Increased sugar intake may stimulate tumor growth through effects of insulin.• Pancreatic cancer rates increased nearly twofold over...

AACR to Host 101st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

February 4, 2010

Affecting one in two men and one in three women, cancer remains a leading cause of death around the world. This year, in the nation’s capital,...

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Pathway to Leadership Grant Awarded to Johns Hopkins Early-career Investigator

January 19, 2010

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and the American Association for Cancer Research have awarded Zeshaan A. Rasheed, M.D., Ph.D., the 2010...

Lung Cancer Conference Leaders Honor Paul A. Bunn Jr., M.D.

January 13, 2010

CORONADO, Calif. — The American Association for Cancer Research and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)...

Gene Testing Identifies Lung Cancer Patients Who Benefit from ALK-Inhibitor Drug

January 12, 2010

• ALK gene rearrangements occur in about 3 to 5 percent of cases.• Lung cancer is recognized as different diseases at a molecular...

Green Tea Could Modify the Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Lung Cancer Risk

January 12, 2010

• Green tea reduced the risk of lung cancer in smokers.• Benefit was also seen in non-smokers. CORONADO, Calif. — Drinking green...

Drug with Unique Disruption of Tumor Blood Flow Shows Promise

January 12, 2010

• ASA404 effective and well tolerated, regardless of histology.• Possible use for targeted therapy for this patient group. CORONADO,...

Novel Growth Pattern Classification Predictive of Outcome in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

January 12, 2010

• Researchers divided tumors into three types of growth patterns.• Independent predictive value for survival found in these patients.•...

Second Round of Gefitinib May be Promising Lung Cancer Therapy

January 12, 2010

• Gefitinib treatment ineffective as first-line therapy.• Limited treatment options are available in this patient group.• Disease...

EGFR Gene Signature Predicts Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Prognosis

January 12, 2010

• 93-gene signature developed that correlates with EGFR mutation.• Testing also being conducted in head and neck, colorectal and breast...

Erlotinib Dosing in Lung Cancer Depends on Smoking Status

January 12, 2010

• Smokers tolerated higher doses of erlotinib.• Erlotinib is used as a second-line therapy.• Side effects included rash and diarrhea. ...

MicroRNA Profiling Identifies Chemoresistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer

January 12, 2010

• Chemoresistance to first-line therapy affects about 6,500 patients a year.• Only two first-line chemotherapies are currently standard...

Pediatric Cancer Survivors at Risk for Diseases that Predispose Them to Heart Disease

January 7, 2010

• Survival represents a victory, but also a challenge.• Survivors more likely to have diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood...

American Association for Cancer Research to Host Lung Cancer Conference

January 6, 2010

CORONADO, Calif. — Promising results from Phase II clinical trials and important biological advances in diagnosis and prognosis will be...

Natural Compounds in Pomegranates May Prevent Growth of Hormone-dependent Breast Cancer

January 5, 2010

• Anti-aromatase phytochemicals detected in pomegranates.• Urolithin B inhibited estrogen production and reduced cancer spread.•...

Celebrex Inhibited the Burden of Skin Cancer in High-risk Patients

January 5, 2010

• Cancer increased 30 percent less in patients on the NSAID treatment.• This effect was seen in patients with severe disease. ...

AACR Announces New Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Research

January 4, 2010

The American Association for Cancer Research welcomes George C. Prendergast, Ph.D., as the new editor-in-chief of Cancer Research, the oldest journal...