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About the 2006 AACR Education Book

[Please Note:The 2006 AACR Education Book Online includes one article that was received after the print version went to press. "Perspectives on Constructing and Deconstructing 3D Tissue Models of Human Cancer," by Jonathan A. Garlick, is a part of the Educational Session on Mechanistic Studies of Tumorigenesis in Context and appears on page 403.]

The Education Committee developed 34 Educational Sessions and 6 Methods Workshops for the 2006 AACR Educational Program. Each of the 158 presenters in the educational program were invited to submit an original manuscript summarizing their field of interest for publication in the 2006 AACR Education Book. Session chairpersons were invited to submit Introductions to their sessions.

Of the 158 presenters, 76 submitted articles for publication in the following general format:

Background. A brief statement defining the topic and purpose of the speaker’s presentation, providing the context of the presentation in and its relevance to the field using a selective review of the literature.

Discussion. A description of the current state of the current state of the speaker’s field of interest, acknowledging controversies, unresolved questions, or recent developments related to the topic and providing data to support key points.

Future Directions. A brief outline of the speaker’s vision of the future of the field and identifying areas that merit further exploration.

References. Previous reviews were cited where appropriate to avoid an excessively long reference list.

How to Cite Articles in the 2006 AACR Education Book

The articles published in this Education Book may be cited by listing the authors, article title, publication title, year of publication, and page number as shown in the following example:

Welch D. Defining a Cancer Metastasis. In: Matrisian L, Chairperson. How Good Are Our Models for Cancer Invasion and Metastases? Proceedings of the Educational Session at the 97th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2006 Apr 1-5; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; 2006. p 111-115. (AACR Education Book).

About the 2005 AACR Education Book