- Overall cancer death rates are declining in America, according to The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2009.
- The incidence of some cancers associated with HPV has increased.
- Last year was the 20th anniversary of the discovery of the Janus kinase (JAK)–signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) pathway, both of which have roles in hematologic cancers.
- Massachusetts researchers have developed a high-tech camera you can swallow that may be an alternative to endoscopy for cancer diagnosis.