August 21, 2008 — The concentration of certain molecules called volatile organic compounds (VOCs) given off by a cancer may ultimately contribute to accurate diagnosis of skin cancer. These results were recently presented at the 2008 annual American Chemical Society meeting.

August 21, 2008 — Livial® (tibolone), an agent used to reduce menopausal symptoms as well as bone loss, significantly reduces the risk of breast cancer and prevents bone loss and fractures in older postmenopausal women; however, it doubles the risk of stroke among postmenopausal women. These results were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

August 21, 2008 — Researchers affiliated with the Scandinavian Prostatic Cancer Group Study Number 4 have reported the following: “Radical prostatectomy reduces prostate cancer mortality and risk of metastases with little or no further increase in benefit 10 or more years after surgery.” The details of the 3rd report of this randomized trial appeared in an early online publication in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on August 11, 2008.