Racial divide in breast cancer, India’s cancer struggles, and other news

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Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have caught our attention the past two weeks:

  • The New York Times reports how India struggles to make cancer care more affordable, while drug companies are involved in patent disputes.
  • The difference in mortality rates between black women and white women with breast cancer has widened since 1975, according to the National Cancer Institute.
  • According to a study published in Cancer Immunology Research, engineered immune cells showed antitumor activity in two patients with advanced cancers.
  • According to a study published in Preventative Medicine, a diagnosis of cancer in a celebrity sharply increases efforts to quit smoking.

Cancer Science to be Open Access in 2014

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Wiley announced that articles published by Cancer Science will be fully open access from 2014. All articles will be freely available to read, download and share. Cancer Science, one of the leading oncology journals in Asia, is published on behalf of the Japanese Cancer Association and attracts over 1,300 submissions annually worldwide. It has attained an Impact Factor of 3.479.

A publication fee will be charged for publishing papers in this journal. Please refer to the article publication charges page for more details. The journal has started accepting open access submissions. All articles submitted will now be acknowledged as open access articles.

Library Hours: New Year’s

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The main Library (located in the Rockefeller Research Laboratories Building) and the Cyber Library (located in the Zuckerman Research Center) will close at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, December 31st.

On Wednesday, January 1st, both locations will be closed in observance of the New Year.

On Thursday, January 2nd, the main Library will reopen at 8:30 AM and the Cyber Library will reopen at 8:00 AM.

Please schedule any research consultation, reference assistance, or personalized training with your librarian accordingly. Email Ask-A-Librarian or call the general reference line at 212.639.7439 to set up an appointment to discuss your information needs.

Best wishes for a Happy New Year!