Genetic Clue to Rare Ovarian Cancers Found

Canadian researchers have identified a gene mutation that appears to be common in a rare form of ovarian cancer known as granulosa-cell tumors. They discovered the mutation by sequencing RNA from the tumors of four women with the disease, which accounts for up to 5 percent of ovarian cancers. Read more > >

• Treatment Regimen Extends Survival for Women with Cervical Cancer

  Significantly improved survival comes at the cost of increased side effects

• Standard Treatment for Anal Cancer Confirmed

  Large trial concludes that the current therapy should not be changed

• Donated Stem Cell Transplants Better than Self-transplants for Most Patients with AML

  Patients with intermediate- and poor-risk disease showed a clear benefit

• Restoring MicroRNA Expression Stops the Spread of Liver Cancer in Mice

  Study results show promise of approach for cancer treatment

• Among the Elderly, Adverse Events from Colonoscopy Are Rare

  The risk of these events, however, rises with age and certain health conditions

Guest Director's Update: New Center Explores Imaging Technologies for Localized Cancer Treatments

By Dr. Bradford Wood

The new Center for Interventional Oncology was established earlier this year at the NIH Clinical Center (CC) to develop and translate image-guided technologies for localized cancer treatments. The Center is a collaboration involving the CC, NCI, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The Center will draw on the strengths of each institute to investigate how imaging technology and advanced devices can diagnose and treat localized cancers in ways that are precisely targeted and minimally or non-invasive. It will also help bridge the gap between diagnosis and therapy, and between emerging technology and procedural medicine. Read more > >