Summary of the December 2, 2009 issue of JNCI

Issue 23 of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute includes an editorial that discusses how the news media can sometimes exaggerate fears and hopes in coverage of cancer research. Also in this issue, there are studies that looked at the age-specific evaluation of HPV DNA testing vs. cytology screening and the adverse symptom reporting by patients vs. clinicians. Another study found an association between erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and venous thromboembolism. Also in this issue, a study looked at detecting overall survival benefit derived from progression free-survival. And in this issue's brief communication, researchers looked at the effects of aspirin and folic acid on inflammation markers for colorectal adenomas.