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Reporting on Scientific
Journal Articles
Jeremy Moore, M.A.
Senior Manager, Science Communications
American Association for Cancer Research
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Why is Cancer Newsworthy?
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Why is Cancer Newsworthy?
Number 1 cause of death, surpassing heart disease in 2010
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Why is Cancer Newsworthy?
Number 1 cause of death, surpassing heart disease in 2010
In the United States, it affects one in threewomen and one in two men
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Why is Cancer Newsworthy?
Number 1 cause of death, surpassing heart disease in 2010
In the United States, it affects one in threewomen and one in two men
Consequences both biological and psychological
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Why is Cancer Newsworthy?
Money
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Why is Cancer Newsworthy?
Money
Government Money
NCI Budget, 2009: $4.96 billion
NCI Budget, 2010: $5.1 billion
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Why is Cancer Newsworthy?
Money
Government Money
NCI Budget, 2009: $4.96 billion
NCI Budget, 2010: $5.1 billion
Budget Request for 2011
$5.26 Billion
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Why is Cancer Newsworthy?
Money
Private Money
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Why is Cancer Newsworthy?
Money
Private Money
Corporate and Philanthropic
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Scientific Inquiry
In fact I have not failed 1,000 times.
I have successfully discovered 1,000
ways not to make a light bulb.--Thomas Edison
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Scientific Inquiry
Cancer
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Scientific Inquiry
Cancer
Out of control cell growth
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Scientific Inquiry
Cancer
Out of control cell growth
More than 200 diseases
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Cancer
CURE?
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Cancer
CURE
vs.
CONTROL
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Cancer: The Scientific Questions
Diagnosis
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Diagnosis
Bladder Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Breast Cancer
Colon Cancer
Skin Cancer
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Cancer: The Scientific Questions
Diagnosis
Screening
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Screening
Questions surrounding PSA, Mammography,Colonoscopy
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Sensitivity vs. Specificity
Sensitivity
Correctly Identifying WhoIs Sick
Specificity
Correctly Identifying WhoIs Not Sick
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MicroRNA
The discovery of MicroRNA can be equated withthe idea that weve known for years that cars
existed and only recently discovered they have a
transmission. Its that fundamental.Philip Sharp, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate from M.I.T.
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MicroRNA News from AnnualMeeting 2010
miR-21 and miR-106a are associated with anoverall poor prognosis and that overexpressionsof miR-181b and miR-203 are associated with
poor outcomes in blacks for colorectal cancer MicroRNA-31 (miR-31) repressed specific tumor
suppressors and, therefore, may be a novelpharmacologic target for lung cancer therapy
and chemoprevention.
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MicroRNA News from AnnualMeeting 2010
High levels of miR-21 were significantlycorrelated with poor response to Herceptin.
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DNA Methylation Levels
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Cancer: The Scientific Questions
Diagnosis
Screening
Personalized Medicine
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PersonalizedMedicine
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Cancer: The Scientific Questions
Diagnosis
Screening
Personalized Medicine
Prevention
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Prevention
At least half of all cancer deaths are preventableby what we already know about healthy eating,
exercise, maintaining appropriate weight,
avoiding smoking and going for regularscreenings.
Ernest T. Hawk, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice President of the Division of Cancer Preventionand Population Sciences at The University of
Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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Prevention
Healthy Living
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Prevention
Healthy Living
Chemoprevention
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Prevention
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Scientific Inquiry
75 Clinical Trials
&
11 Systematic Reviews
Are Being Published Every Single Day
Bastian H, Glaszio P, Chalmers I, et al. (2010). Seventy-Five Trials and Eleven Systematic Reviews a Day: How Will WeEver Keep Up? P LOS Med 7 (9): e1000326. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000326.
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Journals to Watch
New England Journal of Medicine
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Journals to Watch
New England Journal of Medicine
Journal of the American Medical Association
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Journals to Watch
New England Journal of Medicine
Journal of the American Medical Association
Cancer
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Journals to Watch
New England Journal of Medicine
Journal of the American Medical Association
Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology
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Journals to Watch
Cancer Research
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Journals to Watch
Cancer Research
Clinical Cancer Research
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Journals to Watch
Cancer Research
Clinical Cancer Research
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
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Journals to Watch
Cancer Research
Clinical Cancer Research
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
Cancer Prevention Research
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Journals to Watch
Cancer Research
Clinical Cancer Research
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
Cancer Prevention Research
Molecular Cancer Research
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
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NEWS FLASH
CANCER DISCOVERY
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NEWS FLASH
CANCER DISCOVERY Officially announcing next week
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NEWS FLASH
CANCER DISCOVERY Officially announcing next week
Editors in Chief, Jose Baselga, M.D, Ph.D. and Lewis
Cantley, Ph.D.
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NEWS FLASH
CANCER DISCOVERY Officially announcing next week
Editors in Chief, Jose Baselga, M.D., Ph.D., and Lewis
Cantley, Ph.D.
Will be the premier venue for the publication andbroad dissemination of high impact research in allareas of cancer research
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NEWS FLASH
CANCER DISCOVERY Officially announcing next week
Editors in Chief, Jose Baselga, M.D., Ph.D., and Lewis
Cantley, Ph.D.
Will be the premier venue for the publication andbroad dissemination of high-impact research in allareas of cancer research.
First papers will be published online April 2011
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NEWS FLASH
CANCER DISCOVERY Officially announcing next week
Editors in Chief, Jose Baselga, M.D., Ph.D., and Lewis
Cantley, Ph.D.
Will be the premier venue for the publication andbroad dissemination of high-impact research in allareas of cancer research
First papers will be published online April 2011 In Print July 2011
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THE ANATO MY OF AN ABSTRACT
Conclusions, not titles
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THE ANATO MY OF AN ABSTRACT
Conclusions, not titles
Goals
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THE ANATO MY OF AN ABSTRACT
Conclusions, not titles
Goals
Population Samples
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THE ANATO MY OF AN ABSTRACT
Statistics
P Values, anything less than .05 is significant
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THE ANATO MY OF AN ABSTRACT
Statistics
P Values, anything less than .05 is significant
Hazard Ratios
HR=1.23, 95% CI, 1.05-1.10
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THE ANATO MY OF AN ABSTRACT
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