“Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Carriers, Tobacco Smoke, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Lung Cancer Risk,” Archives of Internal Medicine; Vol. 168, No. 10; May 26, 2008. Available at www.archinternmed.com or www.pubmed.gov
Cancer and Community
Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes: www.crcfl.net
“How to Find a Support Group” on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4749.aspx
Taking the Lead
Skin cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page5229.aspx
NCI’s melanoma webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/melanoma
Ovarian cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4233.aspx
NCI’s ovarian cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/ovarian
A Step (or Leap, or Jump, or Stretch) in the Right Direction
“Physical Activity and Male Colorectal Cancer Survival,” Archives of Internal Medicine; Vol. 169, No. 22; Dec. 14, 2009. Available at archinte.ama-assn.org or www.pubmed.gov
“The Colon Health and Life-Long Exercise Change Trial: A randomized trial of the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group,” Current Oncology; Vol. 15, No. 6; December 2008. Available at www.current-oncology.com and www.pubmed.gov
“Physical Activity and Survival After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis,” Journal of Clinical Oncology; Vol. 24, No. 22; Aug. 1, 2006. Available at jco.ascopubs.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Impact of Physical Activity on Cancer Recurrence and Survival in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer: Findings from CALGB 89803,” Journal of Clinical Oncology; Vol. 24, No. 22; Aug. 1, 2006. Available at jco.ascopubs.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Survival,” Breast Cancer Research; Vol. 11, No. 5; Sept. 1, 2009. Available at breast-cancer-research.com or www.pubmed.gov
“Physical Activity and Survival After Breast Cancer Diagnosis,” Journal of the American Medical Association; Vol. 293, No. 20; May 25, 2005. Available at www.jama.com or www.pubmed.gov
Colorectal cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4242.aspx
NCI’s colon and rectal cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/colon-and-rectal
The Culture and Cancer of Rural Poverty
Appalachia Community Cancer Network: www.accnweb.com
Appalachian Regional Commission: www.arc.gov
Faith Moves Mountains: www.faithmovesmountains.org
Office of Rural and Community Health and Community Partnerships: www.etsu.edu/kellogg
“Evaluation of Educational Materials on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Appalachian Kentucky,” Preventing Chronic Disease; Vol. 3, No. 2; April 2006. Available at www.cdc.gov/pcd or www.pubmed.gov
“Appalachian Teen Smokers: Not on tobacco 15 months later,” American Journal of Public Health; Vol. 94, No. 2; February 2004. Available at ajph.aphapublications.org or www.pubmed.gov
Elephant Tales
Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: www.iom.edu/Reports/2007/Cancer-Care-for-the-Whole-Patient-Meeting-Psychosocial-Health-Needs.aspx
CancerCare: www.cancercare.org
Association of Oncology Social Work: www.aosw.org
The Molecules That Make Your Cancer Your Own
NCI factsheet on proteomics and cancer: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/detection/proteomics
NCI’s Clinical Proteomic Technologies for Cancer Initiative: proteomics.cancer.gov
The Human Proteome Organization: www.hupo.org
“Mass Spectrometry to Classify Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients for Clinical Outcome After Treatment With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: A multicohort cross-institutional study,” Journal of the National Cancer Institute; Vol. 99, No. 11; June 6, 2007. Available at jnci.oxfordjournals.org or www.pubmed.gov
American Eyewitness
Dorothea Lange: A life beyond limits, by Linda Gordon
Dorothea Lange: A photographer’s life, by Milton Meltzer
Restless Spirit: The life and work of Dorothea Lange, by Elizabeth Partridge
Daring to Look: Dorothea Lange’s photographs and reports from the field, by Anne Whiston Spirn
NCI’s esophageal cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/esophageal
“Verification and Unmasking of Widely Used Human Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Cell Lines,” Journal of the National Cancer Institute; Vol. 102, No. 4; Feb. 24, 2010. Available at jnci.oxfordjournals.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Identification of Bona Fide Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Cell Lines,” Journal of the National Cancer Institute; Vol. 102, No. 4; Feb. 24, 2010. Available at jnci.oxfordjournals.org or www.pubmed.gov
Cancer Screening Conundrum
“The Benefits and Harms of Mammography Screening: Understanding the trade-offs,” Journal of the American Medical Association; Vol. 303, No. 2; Jan. 13, 2010. Available at www.jama.com or www.pubmed.gov
“Screening for Breast Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement,” Annals of Internal Medicine; Vol. 151, No. 10; Nov. 17, 2009. Available at www.annals.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Numbers Needed to Decide,” Journal of the National Cancer Institute; Vol. 101, No. 17; Sept. 2, 2009. Available at jnci.oxfordjournals.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
recommendation statement,” Annals of Internal Medicine; Vol. 149, No. 3; Aug. 5, 2008. Available at www.annals.org or www.pubmed.gov
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm
American Cancer Society screening guidelines: www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/content/ped_2_3x_acs_cancer_detection_guidelines_36.asp
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: www.acog.org
Cancerblog
mAss Kickers: www.masskickers.com
Brain cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4224.aspx
NCI’s brain tumor webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/brain
Tackling a Rare Cancer
Chordoma Foundation: www.chordomafoundation.org
“What Happens to a Donated Tumor?” CR magazine; Vol. 4, No. 3; Summer 2009. Available at www.CRmagazine.org