The Cancer Letter Archives
The Cancer Letter was founded in 1973, two years after Congress passed the National Cancer Act of 1971. These archives represent the first 40 years of The Cancer Letter, which is published weekly.
CCL
Vol.
33
No.
5
May 28, 2010
- Screening Mammograms In Young Women Have Low Accuracy, Detect Few Cancers
- Lower Stomach Cancers Increasing In Younger U.S. Whites, Study Finds
- AE-941 Shark Cartilage Doesn’t Improve Lung Cancer Survival
- An Adult Surgery Adapted To Children Increased Survival Of Rare Abdominal Cancer
- Mothers’ Smoking, Depression Influences Teen Smoking
- Advanced Radiation Technique Reduced Swallowing Problems
- Coffee, Soft Drinks Have Little Association With Colon Cancer
- Radiotherapy Provides Longer Life To Brain Cancer Patients
- No Benefit To Kidney Removal For Elderly With Kidney Cancer
- ASCO Annual Meeting Abstracts Posted Online
- NCI Approved Clinical Trials
TCL
Vol.
36
No.
21
June 04, 2010
- Shaky Start For FY11 Appropriations Cycle As Congress Feels Pressure to Cut Spending
- Medicare Cuts Payments To Physicians By 21%. House Bill Would Mandate Medicare Coverage Of CT Scans For Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Science Agencies Seek To Measure Effect Of Research Funding
- Karmanos Cancer Institute, CDC, Blue Cross To Begin Environmental Cancer Program
TCL
Vol.
36
No.
23
June 18, 2010
- Medicare’s 21% Pay Cut In Effect Today; Congress Unlikely To Abandon SGR
- Tasigna Wins New Indication For CML; Jevtana Approved For Prostate Cancer
- Ohio State Breaks Ground For $1 Billion Expansion Of Medical Center, Cancer Hospital
- Groups Lobby Congress For $5.8 Billion Budget For NCI, Increases For Other Programs
CCL
Vol.
33
No.
6
June 25, 2010
- Results With New Agents, New Approaches Highlighted At ASCO Annual Meeting
- Taxol Plus Carboplatin Increased Survival Of NSCLC In Patients 70 And Older
- New Therapies Could Benefit Patients With Difficult Cancers
- Radiation Improves Survival In Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Survivors With Gene Variant At More Risk For Heart Disease
- ASCO, FDA Website To Help Demystify Expanded Access
- NCI Trials Listed