National Cancer Institute News

National Cancer Institute News.

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  Mammogram Redux

  By Darragh Worland | Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:51 PM ET

  with age, with one death prevented for every 377 women in their 60s.Reaction in the health care and cancer communities has been mixed. The National Cancer Institute said it would re-evaluate its guidelines in light of the report. The National Breast Cancer Coalition, Breast Cance Read More

  More like this in: American Cancer Society, The New York Times, United States, Breast Cancer, Women's Health, National Breast Cancer Coalition, US, Science, Politics & Policy, Healthcare, Health & Fitness
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  Wonder Spice

  By Courtney Rubin | Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:37 AM ET

  of obesity and alcohol intake, esophageal cancer rates have shot up since the 1970s, making it the sixth most common cause of cancer death. The National Cancer Institute estimates that 14,530 people will die from esophageal cancer this year in the US, and there will be 16,470 new cases. Les Read More

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  Improving the Odds for Cancer Patients

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:31 PM ET

  spare the healthy cells, but risk allowing some cancer cells to thrive. Now, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) believe they've found a process that can actually protect healthy cells from radiation while effectively treatin Read More

  More like this in: Cancer, Medicine, Science Daily, Chemotherapy, University of Pittsburgh, Technology, Science, Cutting-edge, Healthcare, Innovation & Discovery, Life Sciences
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  Helping Teens Kick the Habit

  By John Casey | Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  center's Public Health Sciences Division. Peterson and Kealey have papers on their work appearing in the most recent issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.The National Institutes of Health paid for the study of 2,100 teenage smokers from 50 high schools in Washington.Th Read More

  More like this in: National Institutes of Health, Teen Smoking, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Science, Social Responsibility, Healthcare, Innovation & Discovery, Life Sciences, Activism, Development
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  Chronic Fatigue? Help Is On The Way

  By Kirk Bromley | Sat Oct 10, 2009 4:00 PM ET

  you crippingly exhausted much of the time.The finding comes from Judy Mikovits of the Whittemore Peterson Institute in Nevada and colleagues at the National Cancer Institute and the Cleveland Clinic. What they discovered is that the same virus that plays a role in prostate cancer also seems to b Read More

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  Believe It: Organics Are Good for You

  By Ben Corbett | Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:00 AM ET

  Some alarming facts? In 1940, one in 20 women developed breast cancer in their lifetimes. Today, that's one in seven. In 2009, according to the National Cancer Institute, it is estimated that 192,370 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Likewise, one in six men now develo Read More

  More like this in: Reuters, Breast Cancer, Organic Food, Pesticides, Fish and Wildlife Service, Rachel Carson, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition