Cancer Research News

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Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention this month:

  • New data on Lung cancer incidence rates from 2005-2009 are indicating a decrease among women and men in the United States in some states and stable trends in others. Continued efforts on tobacco prevention and control strategies are key to reducing the overall number of cases.
  • Scientists at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute have developed a new computer/mathematical model to predict the behavior of a patient’s tumor and best treatment options. For more, please read ScienceDaily.
  • New Study published in Circulation Research explores the relationship between percentile ranking and citation impact of NIH cardiovascular R01 grant applications for the period between 2001 and 2008.

Please feel free to contact Marisol Hernandez for comments on the latest cancer research news.

MSK in the News

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MSK teams up with the LGBT Cancer Network and more…

  • MSK hosted a conference on cancer in the LGBT community.  In conjunction with the National LGBT Cancer Network, the conference, held at Memorial Sloan Kettering on Jan 18th, was attended by allied health professionals, students, researchers, clinicians and survivors.  The intention of the conference was to provide attendees information about LGBT cancer risks and care of LGBT individuals, among other goals.
  • Mark Kris, Chair in Thoracic Oncology at MSK recently discussed new drugs for lung cancer.  One of the groups of drugs Dr. Kris talked about was antibody medications that are still in trials. They may provide significant benefits for lung cancer patients which so far, appear to be long lasting. Continue reading →

How To Receive Weekly Emails from The Cancer Letter

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The Cancer Letter is a weekly publication by Paul Goldberg that provides information on the development of cancer therapies, cancer research funding and health care finance, legislation and policy. The MSK Library provides an institutional subscription to this publication. If you would like to receive emails when new issues come out, please follow these instructions to subscribe via email:

1. Search in the MSKSearch Tab on the Library website for Cancer letter
2. Click on the link to The Cancer Letter under eJournals
3. Click on the link to Cancer Letter Publications
4. Click on Mailing List which is located in the page header (black bar)
5. Enter your email address and name, and click Subscribe
6. Click on the link in the email that you receive to confirm subscription.

For more information on related publications and setting up journal alerts, email Ask-A-Librarian or call the general reference line at 212.639.7439.