State of Cancer, Nanoparticles, AYA and More…

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Here are a few newsworthy items in the world of cancer research:

  • The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has just released a report, State of Cancer Care in America 2016, its third annual assessment of national trends in cancer care delivery. You can read the full report in the Journal of Oncology Practice.
  • Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have demonstrated that nanoparticles can target tumors while avoiding healthy tissue in cancer patients. Read more on their findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
  • JAMA Pediatrics has recently published a narrative review where authors from MacMaster University in Canada examine the current status of cancer in adolescents and young adults (AYA). The article discusses incidence and survival as well as opportunities for progress.
  • New research from Yale, Georgetown and the University of Michigan reveals that differences in smoking habits between African Americans and whites may lead to a disparity in screening for lung cancer. The comparative paper looks at initiation of smoking, cessation and intensity by age from 1890-1990. The results were published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology Accepting Submissions for 2016

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Congratulations to Shigeki Watanabe on winning the 2015 prize for his work on synaptic vesicle endocytosis! The annual Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is an international award that honors young scientists for their contributions to neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. The winner receives:

  • Prize money of $25,000 USD
  • Full support to attend the prize ceremony held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
  • Complimentary Eppendorf products worth $1,000 USD
  • Five-year subscription to Science and Science Online
  • Invitation for a later trip to Hamburg to visit Eppendorf

The deadline for the 2016 prize is June 15, 2016. Researchers who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply with a 1,000-word entrance essay. The winner’s and up to three finalists’ essays will be published in Science and on Science Online. Apply today!

Did You Know… March is National Nutrition Month!

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To celebrate National Nutrition Month, here is a curated list of key library resources (books/eBooks, and journals/eJournals) available to MSK users and related to the fields of nutrition and dietetics. All content listed can be found using the main search box on our website or searching Tri-Cat (our online catalog). Note: if you are not on campus, please first login to the library website using Remote Access to view full, subscribed content in the links below.

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