World J Gastroenterol . 2009 Dec 14; 15(46): 5867-70 Kaemmerer D, Prasad V, Daffner W, Hörsch D, Klöppel G, Hommann M, Baum RP Pancreatic endocrine tumors are rare but are among the most common neuroendocrine neoplasms of the abdomen.

Researchers from Yale University and Mirna Therapeutics, Inc., reversed the growth of lung tumors in mice using a naturally occurring tumor suppressor microRNA. The study reveals that a tiny bit of RNA may one day play a big role in cancer treatment, and provides hope for future patients battling one of the most prevalent and difficult to treat cancers.

Supplementation with a selenium-based antioxidant compound decreased the risk of developing new polyps of the large bowel called colorectal metachronous adenomas in people who previously had colorectal polyps removed.

International prostate cancer expert Dr. Oliver Sartor of Tulane Cancer Center is the first oncologist in the United States to offer patients an experimental new treatment for late-stage prostate cancer through a multi-center clinical trial that is currently recruiting patients at 100 sites across 20 countries worldwide

NeurogesX, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGSX) announces that it will hold a conference call at 8:30a.m.