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Melanoma Drugs Have Unintended Effects in Some Tumors

Some patients with advanced melanoma have had dramatic responses to a new class of targeted drugs in early stage clinical trials. While the long-term effects of these drugs, called BRAF inhibitors, are not yet known, two reports suggest that these drugs may have unintended consequences in patients whose tumors lack mutations in the BRAF gene. Read more > >

• Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer May Not Help Early Detection

  The symptoms are fairly nonspecific and the disease is rare

• Trastuzumab Benefits Women with Locally Advanced, Inflammatory Breast Cancer

  Giving the drug before and after surgery may reduce tumor growth and recurrence

• Tumor-targeting Antibodies Against Glycoproteins May Be Markers of Early Cancer

  Autoantibodies found in patients with cancer but not in healthy control subjects

• Gene Mutation Linked to Poor Survival in Children with Medulloblastoma

  Finding may explain why some patients with good prognosis still don't fare well

Guest Director's Update: Join the Cancer.gov Evolution

by Dr. Lenora Johnson

We all know the cliché, but it's true nevertheless: We live in a small world, one that seems to get smaller with each new technological advance. Almost immediately after the tragic earthquake in Haiti, for instance, smart phones, Twitter feeds, and blogs were literally buzzing with the news, and almost as quickly people responded with aid, often using these same communication tools. Even now, in the midst of record snow storms blanketing the nation's capital, NCI's ability to communicate vital information is hardly affected. Read more > >