Colonoscopy remains the gold standard for screening despite recent tarnish

Abstract

This news section offers Cancer readers timely information on events, public policy analysis, topical issues, and personalities. In this issue, we take a closer look at the confusion surrounding a recent study that seemed to indicate that colonoscopies are not as effective as commonly thought at detecting colorectal cancer. In addition, new research provides a better understanding of the role of type XII collagen in the biology and progression of breast cancer, and results of a recent phase 1 study examine the feasibility, safety, and therapeutic potential of “off‐the‐shelf” chimeric antigen receptor T‐cell therapy for children with aggressive leukemia.