Recent News

• NCCN Updates Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Guidelines (4/22/2008)
• Prepare Now for Aging Population’s Breast Cancer Surge, Doctors Urge at NCCN Annual Conference (3/27/2008)
• Oncology Researcher Forecasts Increased Use of Predictive Medicine at NCCN Conference (3/27/2008)
• BCBSA and NCCN Announce Strategic Collaboration (3/13/2008)
• Sequence of Treatments May Induce Clinical Response in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients (3/13/2008)
• Is Cancer Community In Alignment About ‘Cure’ and ‘Costs’? NCCN Conference Panel Asks (3/7/2008)
• NCCN Conference Offers a Peek into Internet Medicine’s Future (3/6/2008)
• NCCN and Cerner Collaborate to Improve Oncology Care (3/4/2008)
• NCCN Updates Ovarian Cancer Guidelines (2/26/2008)
• NCCN Updates Breast Cancer Guidelines (1/22/2008)
• JNCCN Articles Now Available On Medscape (1/11/2008)
• NCCN Updates Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Guidelines (11/26/2007)
• NCCN Receives Major Grant for Anti-Cancer Drug Study (11/15/2007)
• NCCN Updates Central Nervous System Cancers Guidelines (10/23/2007)
• NCCN Updates Multiple Myeloma Guidelines (10/23/2007)
• NCCN Updates Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Guidelines (10/23/2007)
• JNCCN Named as Reference by CMS for Off-Label Coverage Decisions (10/22/2007)
• NCCN Updates Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans Guidelines (9/11/2007)
• NCCN Updates Hepatobiliary Cancer Guidelines (9/11/2007)
• JNCCN Task Force Supplements Now Available On-Line (9/11/2007)

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NCCN in the News

• NCCN Member Institution Opens Oncology-Specific Clinical Research Center (4/3/2008)
• NCCN Named as Strategic Collaborator of BCBSA (3/13/2008)
• Pietenpol Chosen to Lead Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (1/17/2008)
• NCCN and UnitedHealthcare Collaboration Benefits Patients (1/16/2008)
• To the marrow: New drugs offer hope in treatment of blood cancer (12/2/2007)
• Discovery Could Increase Tumors` Sensitivity to Radiation Therapy (11/1/2007)
• Roswell Park Receives Grant to Further Research in Multiple Myeloma (10/31/2007)
• Targeted Marrow Irradiation Reduces Side Effects for Bone Marrow Transplant Patients (10/29/2007)
• Genome Update Defines Landscape of Breast and Colon Cancers--Represents next major step in cancer genome sequencing (10/11/2007)
• OSU Study: Personal Digital Assistants Help Cancer Patients (10/8/2007)
• Cancer Patients, Lost in a Maze of Uneven Care (7/29/2007)
• Michael V. Seiden, M.D., Ph.D., Takes Office As Fox Chase Cancer Center President and CEO (6/1/2007)
• NCCN Member Institution Receives $8.95 Million Drug Discovery Grant from NCI (5/16/2007)
• Roswell Park CEO Introduced (4/24/2007)
• PERSONAL HEALTH: Nausea? There's No Need to Suffer in Silence (10/24/2006)
• Your Breast-Cancer SURVIVAL Guide (10/1/2006)
• NCCN Director: 2006 Project Aims to Expedite Data Collection (5/10/2006)
• Fewer women to receive chemo for breast cancer (12/11/2005)
• Tackling the Emotional Side of Cancer (1/11/2005)
• The NCCN guidelines: how do they relate to community oncology practice? (11/18/2004)
• JNCCN Honored with APEX Award for Publication Excellence (8/6/2003)
• Pharmacia Gives $3.15 Million Grant To NCCN To Advance Innovative Cancer Research Collaboration (8/26/2002)
• Hartford Life® and Strategic Health Development Corporation® Team Up With The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (8/26/2002)
• Cancer Patients Get Simple Words to Say How it Hurts (6/18/2001)
• CNN.com Health Guidelines Released for Cancer Pain Treatment (4/4/2001)
• Prostate dilemmas: Early detection is forcing more men to weigh the difficult treatment options (5/22/2000)
• Prostate cancer: Kinder cuts mean sharper dilemmas (4/3/2000)
• Medtronic To Support New Research Effort by NCCN Network of Cancer Centers (10/14/1999)

News Archive

• NCCN Updates Kidney Cancer Guidelines (8/1/2007)
• NCCN Updates Cervical Cancer Guidelines (8/1/2007)
• NCCN Updates Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Guidelines (6/19/2007)
• NCCN Task Force Develops Clinical Recommendations for PET in Cancer Evaluation and Management (6/5/2007)
• NCCN Updates Thyroid Carcinoma Guidelines (5/31/2007)
• NCCN Updates Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Guidelines (5/22/2007)
• NCCN Updates Head and Neck Cancers Guidelines (5/22/2007)
• NCCN Updates Prevention and Treatment of Cancer-Related Infections Guidelines (5/1/2007)
• NCCN Board of Directors Welcomes New Chair and Vice-Chair (4/11/2007)
• NCCN Adds 21st Member (3/22/2007)
• Arresting Stem Cells May Trump Tumor Shrinkage in Rating Cancer Treatments, Researcher Says (3/19/2007)
• Cancer Drugs’ ‘Spectacular Costs’ Shift Market Dynamic, MDs Say at NCCN Annual Conference (3/16/2007)
• Robot Spurs Men’s Recovery After Surgery, Urologist Says at NCCN Annual Conference (3/16/2007)
• Journalists Acknowledge Their Own Battles in War on Cancer at NCCN Annual Conference (3/15/2007)
• NCCN 12th Annual Conference: Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology & Quality Cancer Care™ to Be Held March 14 – 18, 2007 in Hollywood, Florida (3/7/2007)
• NCCN Updates Cancer- and Treatment-Related Anemia Guidelines (3/5/2007)
• NCCN Updates Occult Primary Guidelines (2/26/2007)
• NCCN Updates Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Guidelines (2/26/2007)
• NCCN to Present Guidelines in China (2/21/2007)
• NCCN Updates Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Guidelines (2/13/2007)
• NCCN Updates Prostate Cancer Guidelines (1/29/2007)
• NCCN Updates Colon Cancer Guidelines (1/29/2007)
• NCCN Updates Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Guidelines (1/29/2007)
• NCCN Updates Antiemesis Guidelines (1/8/2007)
• NCCN Offers HER2 Testing for Breast Cancer Patients™ (1/8/2007)
• NCCN Updates Multiple Myeloma Guidelines (1/8/2007)
• NCCN Drugs and Biologics Compendium™ New Search Enabled (12/19/2006)
• NCCN Breast Cancer Guidelines now available at Medscape (12/13/2006)
• NCCN Updates Breast Cancer Guidelines (12/13/2006)
• Agenda and Speakers for NCCN 12th Annual Conference Now Available (11/14/2006)
• NCCN Updates Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Guidelines (10/3/2006)
• NCCN to Host First Annual Hematologic Malignancies Congress in NYC (9/5/2006)
• NCCN Receives $2 Million Grant from Pfizer (9/5/2006)
• Oncology Groups Publish Seven Measures of Quality Care for Breast and Colorectal Cancers (8/14/2006)
• JNCCN Indexed in EMBASE, EMCare and Scopus (8/11/2006)
• JNCCN Readership Scores Continue to Rise (7/24/2006)
• ASCO Requests CMS to Recognize NCCN Compendium (7/18/2006)
• NCCN Announces Important Updates to Cancer- and Treatment-Related Anemia Guidelines (5/10/2006)
• NCCN Announces Important Updates to Soft Tissue Sarcoma Guidelines (5/10/2006)
• NCCN Announces Important Updates to Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Clinical Practice Guidelines (4/13/2006)
• NCCN Introduces Venous Thromboembolic Disease Guidelines (4/4/2006)
• NCCN Adds 20^th Member (3/15/2006)
• NCCN Announces Important Updates to Kidney Cancer Clinical Practice Guidelines (3/7/2006)
• NCCN Announces Important Updates to Ovarian Cancer Clinical Practice Guidelines (3/6/2006)
• NCCN Announces Important Updates to Myelodysplastic Syndromes Guidelines (2/23/2006)
• Top Cancer Experts Gather at NCCN 11th Annual Conference: Clinical Practice Guidelines & Quality Cancer Care™ (2/7/2006)
• NCCN Announces Important Updates to Several Clinical Practice Guidelines (1/27/2006)
• NCCN Offers On-Line Tool for 2006 CMS Oncology Demonstration Program (1/27/2006)
• Christopher E. Desch, M.D., Joins National Comprehensive Cancer Network as National Medical Director (1/27/2006)
• NCCN Announces Two New Breast Cancer Resources (12/6/2005)
• NCCN 11th Annual Conference: Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology & Quality Cancer Care™ (11/29/2005)
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Encourages Use of NCCN Guidelines in Oncology Demonstration Project for 2006 (11/8/2005)
• NCCN and Roche Collaborate on Innovative Cancer Research (10/31/2005)
• NCCN Releases Updated Treatment Guidelines for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (10/27/2005)
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network and Univision Collaborate to Raise Cancer Awareness Among Hispanics (10/11/2005)
• NCCN Releases Growth Factors and Lung, Kidney, Testicular, Gastric and Esophageal Cancers Chapters of the NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium™ (9/13/2005)
• NCCN Launches On-Demand Learning at www.nccn.org (8/9/2005)
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network and Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Launch Multiple Myeloma Resource Line for Physicians (8/8/2005)
• Diane E. Paul, MS, RN, Joins National Comprehensive Cancer Network as Vice President, Clinical Trials Network (6/13/2005)
• NCCN Releases New Myeloid Growth Factors Clinical Practice Guidelines (4/19/2005)
• NCCN Releases Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Chapters of the NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium™ (2/28/2005)
• New Treatment Options Featured in NCCN Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Clinical Practice Guidelines (2/28/2005)
• Patricia J. Goldsmith Joins National Comprehensive Cancer Network as Senior Vice President, Business Development, Public Affairs and Policy (1/18/2005)
• Comprehensive Help is Now Available When Cancer Patients Experience Distress (1/11/2005)
• NCCN Releases First Three Chapters of the NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium™ (11/29/2004)
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network Wins Medical Marketing & Media Award (10/28/2004)
• NCCN Announces the NCCN Drugs and Biologics Compendium™ (8/2/2004)
• New Treatment Options Featured in NCCN Colorectal Clinical Practice Guidelines (4/20/2004)
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network Places Patients and Physicians on the Same Page - Latest Treatment Guidelines Demystify How Care Decisions Are Made In Advanced Cancer and Palliative Care (4/13/2004)
• New Treatment Options Featured in NCCN Antiemesis Guidelines (4/7/2004)
• NCCN and ACS Bladder Cancer Guide Aids Patients and Families (3/9/2004)
• New Treatment Options Featured in NCCN Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Clinical Practice Guidelines (3/8/2004)
• New Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Treatment Guidelines Available for Patients (1/6/2004)
• New Treatment Options Featured in NCCN Breast Cancer Clinical Practice Guidelines (11/18/2003)
• NCCN Breast Cancer Outcomes Project Plays Significant Role in Research (10/28/2003)
• NCCN Announces Release of Newly-Updated Breast Cancer Guidelines for Patients (9/29/2003)
• The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Launches Clinical Trials Network to Speed Drug Discovery (6/5/2002)
• Pharmacia Gives $3.15 Million Grant to NCCN to Advance Innovative Cancer Research Collaboration (1/1/2002)