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Reporting on Scientific

Journal Articles

Jeremy Moore, M.A.

Senior Manager, Science Communications

American Association for Cancer Research

jeremy.moore@aacr.org

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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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FOLLO W THE NEWS

Subscribe to Newswise

Check Eurekalert 

Find a PR Person you trust 

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KEEP IN TOUCH

Jeremy Moore

Senior Manager, Science Communications

Office: 267-646-0557

Cell: 609-519-0212

jeremy.moore@aacr.org

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THANK YOU