Quality of life after adopting compared with childbirth with or without assisted reproduction.

Objective: This study compares quality of life among couples who had adopted a child 4-5.5 years previously with couples whose conception was spontaneous, as well as with couples who had successful or unsuccessful in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Gender perspective on quality of life, comparisons between groups 4-5.5 years after unsuccessful or successful IVF treatment.

Objective: To describe and compare quality of life in men and women who had in vitro fertilization (IVF) within the Swedish public health system 4-5.5 years previously, either unsuccessfully and were subsequently living without children, or successfully, having children aged 4-5.5 years.

Quality of life for couples 4-5.5 years after unsuccessful IVF treatment.

Objective: To describe quality of life in men and women who had terminated in vitro fertilization (IVF) within the public health system 4-5.5 years previously, and for whom treatment did not result in childbirth.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

I2 imaging: cancer biology and the tumor microenvironment.

The use of imaging techniques to understand the role of the tumor microenvironment in cancer progression was the topic of a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-sponsored think tank entitled "I2 Imaging: Cancer Biology and the Tumor Microenvironment," held in Alexandria, Virginia on June 8 to 10, 2006. Participants discussed both recent progress in the use of imaging to dissect cellular and molecular interactions within the tumor microenvironment and the challenges that remain. Recommendations made to the NCI included (a) holding an annual meeting at which biologists, clinicians, and imaging scientists could exchange data, facilitating new collaborations within this multidisciplinary field; (b) funding both research and training specifically designed to foster a cross-disciplinary focus; (c) creating and making available a variety of resources to interested investigators, such as a repository of stromal cells and extracellular matrix molecules; and (d) taking steps to encourage translation of the basic research findings into the clinic.

Meeting report: NCI think tanks in cancer biology.

Over the past year and a half, the Division of Cancer Biology of NCI has been assessing the state of cancer biology, with the goal of developing a research agenda for the near future that would accelerate progress in cancer research. Our goal was to identify emerging concepts and promising opportunities for investigation across nine scientific areas with unusual promise for rapid progress. A series of meetings called Think Tanks was convened, each involving a panel of 15-25 experts.