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Cancer Prevention | Issue Seventeen

Harnessing Smokers' Genomes to Optimize Quitting Success
In Every Would-Be Ex-Smoker's Genes, a 'Personalized' Path to Cessation [more]

The Brain Tumor Foundation’s Dr. Patrick Kelly: Turning Prevention from Dream to Reality
Early Detection of Brain Malignancies Remains the Best Hope for a Cure, Group’s Founder Says [more]

Can Genes Explain the Higher Rate of Prostate Cancer Among Black Men?
Genetic Differences Exist, but Only More Research Will Show Why the Disease is More Common in Men of African Descent [more]

Spotlight On...
Aflatoxin, Hepatitis B Virus and Human Liver Cancer: Decades of Discovery
John D. Groopman, PhD [more]

Big Tobacco on the Offensive As Nations Tighten Rules
As smoking rates plummet in affluent countries, cigarette giants fight similar changes elsewhere [more]

Gruesome Images Making Their Way to U.S. Cigarette Packaging
FDA unveils proposed labeling that experts say can cut smoking rates [more]

Strong Evidence That Daily Sunscreen Use Can Prevent Melanoma
15-year trial finds over 50% drop in incidence, and 73% decline for invasive disease [more]

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Letter From the Editors
A common belief is that universal truths exist in science that are inviolate, and that our experiments can or should find these truths and they will guide our medical or other interventions forevermore. More realistic is that life changes on a day to day basis, as does medicine, and that what was true for decades or even a few years ago may no longer apply. We need to have the flexibility of mind to appreciate this and be able to adjust our behaviors to reflect it. [more]

News from the NCI
Tool Helps Women With Decisions on Raloxifene or Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer Prevention [more]

Issues and Insights
Screening for Lung Cancer: Does the Evidence Support Population-Based Screening?

Gary M. Strauss, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Medical Director of Lung Cancer Program
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA

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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

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]

Other Information Resources
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Make 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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