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Guest Author: Davendra Sohal, MD, MPH A very well-written recent news story in The New York Times, "When Gene Tests for Breast Cancer Reveal Grim Data but No Guidance," described critical elements of the role of genomics in cancer care, and the problems that doctors face while making decisions…

Guest Author: Li Li, MD, PhD Earlier this week the National Cancer Institute released The Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer (1975-2012). While this report shows a continuing trend of decline of mortality for most cancers for both men and women, thanks largely to progress in prevention…

For women with the most common type of breast cancer, a new way to analyze magnetic resonance images (MRI) data appears to reliably distinguish between patients who would need only hormonal treatment and those who also need chemotherapy, researchers from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ report. The…

This is exceptionally good news!  As you can see from NCI Director Doug Lowy's message below, the president's budget confirms his intention to fund cancer research through NCI. Please review and recognize that your opportunity to participate begins with your next grant submission.  Given the…

I recently wrote an opinion piece on "Cleveland's Place in the Cancer Moonshot" that was published in the Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com. While I hope you will read the piece in its entirety, I want to call your attention to one particular section: "The moonshot can also help us in the cancer…

In his State of the Union speech earlier this week, President Obama asked Vice President Joe Biden to lead the "moonshot" to cure cancer that Biden asked for last year. This statement has received national attention and has created quite a buzz over the last few days. Key leaders in cancer…