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July 15, 2016
Guest Author: Greg Cooper
Colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death in this country, though over the past decade, both the incidence and mortality have been declining. Colorectal screening is universally recommended as a means to detect premalignant adenomas as well as ear...

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May 06, 2016
Alex Huang, MD, PhD, co-Leader of the Hematopoietic and Immune Cancer Biology Program of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and pediatric oncologist at the Angie Fowler Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Institute at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, has been named to a selec...
May 06, 2016
In an effort to move to the next stage of genomic research big data, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has established a new genomic data commons: https://gds.nih.gov/.
All investigators can access this site to query genomics data across large populations. This will take you beyond The Cancer Ge...
April 29, 2016
I just signed up for VeloSano Bike to Cure, marking the second year that the Case CCC will coordinate a team. I'm hoping you will join me.
We had a great time last year, and this year should be even better, and our team even larger! I encourage you to take the time to sign up. Information about ou...

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April 15, 2016
At the end of this week, many of you will be attending the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
Once again, we are excited to have many members and trainees participating, presenting, and leading sessions. If we accidentally missed anyone, please email canc...
March 11, 2016
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 an...
March 04, 2016
Guest Author: Neal Meropol, MD
Timely (within 24 months of completion) reporting of the results of clinical trials in ClinicalTrials.gov is a federal mandate. ӰƵ was found to be a top performer in a recent study of all clinical trials (not just cancer) listed on this si...
February 24, 2016
A new report published in the journal Neuro-Oncology and funded by the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)finds that malignant brain tumors are the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in adolescents and young adults aged 15-39 and the most common cancer occurring among 15-19 year olds.
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February 19, 2016
The world is moving fast. The President's budget request for the NCI has been released.
Please look carefully at this extensive document. It is your opportunity to lock in your research to the identified priorities and to augment the scope with your area of interest. We can all benefit, but only if...
February 18, 2016
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 ӰƵ report.
The ...