Cancer Prevention

2009
Issue 13

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Cancer Prevention | Issue Thirteen
[In Feature]
Global Trends in Cancer Occurrence: Priorities for Cancer PreventionMichael J. Thun: Global Trends in Cancer Occurrence: Priorities for Cancer Prevention
Cancer is now the third leading cause of death worldwide, with more than 12 million new cases and 7.6 million cancer deaths estimated to have occurred in 2007. By 2030, the projected number of deaths from all types of cancer combined is expected to reach 11.5 million, nearly double the 6 million in 1990. [more]
 
Making the Fight Against Prostate Cancer His Business Financier Michael Milken Stepped Up Philanthropy When Battle Turned Personal Making the Fight Against Prostate Cancer His Business Financier Michael Milken Stepped Up Philanthropy When Battle Turned Personal
As many scientists, physicians and patient advocates see it, the fight to understand and eradicate prostate cancer has become a quintessential “before and after” story: the slow pace of change before Wall Street powerhouse and philanthropist Michael Milken joined the fray in 1993, and the revolution in science that's happened ever since. [more]
 
John M. Pezzuto: Soliciting Nature's Help for the Prevention of Cancer Insights, Ingredients From Land and Sea May Fight Malignancy John M. Pezzuto: Soliciting Nature's Help for the Prevention of Cancer Insights, Ingredients From Land and Sea May Fight Malignancy
Cancer may be prevented or delayed through the use of naturally occurring chemicals, and with support from the U.S. National Cancer Institute, we are discovering ways to prevent this life-threatening disease. [more]
 
Spotlight On...
If prevention has in recent years found its place at the forefront of the war against cancer, then Dr. Frank L. Meyskens, Jr. has surely helped put it there. Few have worked so tirelessly, and with such sense of purpose, to better determine the roots of carcinogenesis and target exciting new agents to fight it. [more]
 
Recruiting an Army to Help Prevent Breast Cancer
Love/Avon 'Army of Women' Initiative Seeks 1 Million Volunteers [more]
 
Cancer Retreats in US, Rises Elsewhere
Screening, lifestyle changes may be key to these trends, experts say [more]
 
NSAID Painkillers May Cut Breast Cancer Risk
Meta-analysis involving almost 3 million people suggests an effect [more]
[In Letter From the Editors]
Letter From the Editors
New medical innovations become accepted by the medical community and public through various routes and with different levels of evidence. [more]
[In News from the NCI]
News from the NCI
Clues from an NCI-funded blood sample bank have led scientists to the startling revelation that almost all multiple myeloma patients show a distinct pattern of changes in blood many years before symptomatic disease begins. [more]
[In Issues & Insights]
Issues and Insights
While no one questions the desirability of colorectal screening for cancer, tests that are useful for screening continue to be evaluated by experts. Recent interest has focused on CT colonography, a procedure by which the colon is evaluated by radiologists with methods that resemble CT scans and that provide views of the inside of the colon similar to those seen with regular colonoscopy. Debate continues to rage over whether it is ready to be added to the panel of tests suitable for regular screening by average-risk adults. We present two articles on the pro and con side regarding this issue.

The Argument For CT Colonography
By Michael Macari, MD

The Argument Against CT Colonography
By Douglas K. Rex, MD
[In Cinical]
Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials
If you are interested in learning more about a trial, access the Web site address or call the phone number provided for additional information. [more]
Cancer Prevention Legislation
[In Legislation]
Federal Legislation
Federal legislation pertaining to cancer and its prevention that is under consideration in the US Congress. [more]
 
State Legislation
Legislation pertaining to cancer and its prevention that is under consideration in various states. [more]
 
Make Your Voice HeardMake Your Voice Heard
Contact your Congressional representatives, the White House, or other government agencies to express your support of cancer prevention legislation and to urge the funding of cancer prevention research. [more]
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