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.
TCL
Vol.
34
No.
40
October 31, 2008
- Randomized Trial Finds Supplement Use Didn’t Prevent Prostate Cancer After 5 Years.
- NIH Consensus Panel Calls for Large Randomized Trials of Hepatitis B Therapies.
- ACS Awards $54 Million in Research Grants.
- ASCO, Komen Begin Initiative To Address Cancer Care Disparities.
- NAS Report Advises Candidates on Filling Key Science Positions.
CCL
Vol.
31
No.
10
October 31, 2008
- Children’s Oncology Group Study Shows Improved Care For Childhood Brain Tumors
- NCI Begins Large National Clinical Trial To Validate Biomarker For Lung Cancer
- Study Examines Lung Cancer Among Lifelong Nonsmokers
- Aggressive, Tailored Therapy Improves Survival, Study Finds
- Tamoxifen Makes ER-Negative Breast Cancer Easier To Find
- Blacks Less Likely To Receive Standard Radiation Therapy
- Low Percentage Of Trials Published In Medical Journals
- Ontak Approved For Lymphoma
- Treanda Approved For B-Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
- NCI Cooperative Group, Cancer Center Trials Listed
TCL
Vol.
34
No.
42
November 14, 2008
- After 30 Years As NCI-Designated Center, Vermont Cancer Center Loses Core Grant.
- House Committee Probes NCI $5.2 Billion Sole-Source Contract With SAIC-Frederick.
- Amgen’s Aranesp Sales Dropped By Half, Continue To Fall.
- Kington Named Acting NIH Director.
- Obituary: I. Bernard Weinstein, 78, Of Columbia Univ.
- Mace Rothenberg Leaves Vanderbilt For Pfizer Oncology.
TCL
Vol.
34
No.
43
November 21, 2008
- Research vs. Delivery? Advisors Debate NCI Role In Review of Community Program.
- Senate Democrats Include $1 Billion Boost To NIH In Economic Stimulus Package.
- Obama Picks Daschle for HHS Secretary. Waxman Gains Chairmanship of Energy & Commerce.
- SWOG Wins Funding For H. Pylori Trial.
- Monica Bertagnolli To Succeed Schilsky As CALGB Chairman.
- States Spent Only 3.2% Of Settlement Money On Smoking Cessation.
- Nancy Davidson Named Director Of UPCI, Succeeding Herberman.
CCL
Vol.
31
No.
11
November 28, 2008
- Iressa Just As Effective As Chemotherapy For Second-Line Therapy, Study Finds
- High Dose Chemotherapy Significantly Prolongs Survival In ECOG Clinical Trial
- Novel Four Drug Combination Safe For Lung Cancer Therapy
- No Protective Effect From Long-Term Vitamin E or C
- NCI Cooperative Group, Cancer Center Trials Listed
TCL
Vol.
34
No.
44
December 05, 2008
- AACR Selects Eight Finalists To Compete For $15 Million Grants Funded By Telethon.
- NCI To End CIS Partnership Program In 2010.
- Annual Report Finds Cancer Incidence And Death Rates Fell For First Time.
- ASCO Strategic Plan Addresses Shortage Of Oncologists. AACR To Serve As Scientific Collaborator For Love/Avon Army of Women.
TCL
Vol.
34
No.
45
December 12, 2008