Applications for the 2009 ASCO Cancer Foundation Grants Program Now Being Accepted 

Junior faculty and researchers just beginning their careers are invited to submit applications for the 2009 ASCO Cancer Foundation Grants Program, which includes the Career Development Award (CDA) and the Young Investigator Award (YIA).

JCO Impact Factor Increases to 15.484 from 13.598 

As reported in the Thomson Reuters 2007 Journal Citation Report, ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology ranks fifth among the 132 oncology journals monitored worldwide, and is in the top 1% of all 6,417 STM publications surveyed.

July 23: Senators Introduce $5.2 Billion FY 2008 Supplemental Funding for NIH, Congress Overrides President's Veto of Medicare Legislation 

On July 16, Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee leadership introduced a FY 2008 supplemental bill that would add $5.2 billion to the NIH budget, including $1.2 billion for NCI. Congress Overrides President's Veto of Medicare Legislation. On July 15, the House of Representatives and the Senate both voted to override the President’s veto of H.R. 6331, which would avert the 10.6% cut to Medicare physician payments.

Active surveillance a good option for some men with early prostate cancer

July 24, 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Active surveillance appears to be an appropriate choice for the management of low-risk patients with early prostate cancer, according to researchers.

Snus use may increase cancer risk

July 24, 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Use of Scandinavian moist snuff (snus), claimed to be a safer alternative to smoking, may increase the risk of some cancers, according to a report in the July 1st issue of the International Journal of Cancer.

Study Finds that Significant Proportion of Men Told Wife's Cancer was Incurable Late or Not at All 

Alexandria, Va.—A study conducted in Sweden found that more than 40 percent of widowers in that country whose wives died from cancer four or five years earlier reported they were either never told that their spouse’s cancer was incurable, or they heard this information during the last week of her life. Eighty-six percent of widowers believed next-of-kin should be told immediately when a wife’s cancer is incurable, including 71 percent of the men who did not recall being told this information. The study, which is the largest to explore this topic, is being published online July 10 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO).

Advances in Lung, Testicular Cancer 

Chicago, IL—Two plenary studies and other research evaluating screening and treatment options for patients with lung and testicular cancer were released today at a press briefing for the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).