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Many women underestimate breast density as a risk factor for breast cancer, study shows

Posted on January 24, 2023

Dense breast tissue has been associated with up to a 4 times higher risk of breast cancer, however, a new study suggests few women view breast density as a significant of a…

Telling the National Cancer Story: Nearly 50 Years of the SEER Program

Posted on December 23, 2021

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971. Its passage created programs like the Surveillance, Epidemiology, Continue reading Source: NLM

First in Human: The Trials of Building 10

Posted on August 9, 2017

By Rebecca Warlow ~ A new documentary, First in Human: The Trials of Building 10, produced by McGee Media for the Discovery Channel, explores the Continue reading Source: NLM

Helen Coley Nauts: Advocate for Immunotherapy

Posted on April 19, 2016

By Douglas Atkins Helen Coley Nauts (1907–2001) was the daughter of a prominent physician and surgeon whom many consider to be the Father of Immunotherapy Continue reading Source: NLM

Smoking and You

Posted on November 19, 2015

By Sarah Eilers Today is the 40th annual Great American Smokeout. The first was held in California in 1976, and the American Cancer Society took Continue reading Source: NLM

Cancer: Researching the History of a Malady

Posted on March 30, 2015

By Rebecca C. Warlow Almost every individual has been touched by a cancer diagnosis, whether as a patient, or as a family member or friend Continue reading Source: NLM

Rare Footage of FDR at NIH

Posted on September 10, 2014

By Rebecca C. Warlow On October 31, 1940, just days before President Franklin Delano Roosevelt would be elected to an unprecedented third term as President Continue reading Source: NLM

Percivall Pott: Orthopedics and Occupational Health

Posted on January 6, 2014

By Michael J. North Today we commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Percivall Pott (1714–1788), an English surgeon who is known as one Continue reading Source: NLM

The Reward of Courage

Posted on September 3, 2013

By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Michael Sappol NLM Releases a Rare, 1921 Silent Film on Cancer Prevention Produced in 1921 by the American Society for Continue reading Source: NLM

Fry Now. Pay Later.

Posted on July 19, 2013

This 1985 poster titled “Fry Now. Pay Later.” from the American Cancer Society conveys an important message that is still valid today. There is a proven link between sun exposure and skin…

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