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National Cancer Institute Announces Major Commitment to Nanotechnology for Cancer Research (Posted: 09/13/2004) - The National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced today at a media briefing a new $144.3 million, five-year initiative to develop and apply nanotechnology to cancer.
Study Suggests Physicians Overperform Surveillance Colonoscopies (Posted: 08/16/2004) - Physicians appear to be performing surveillance colonoscopies at frequencies higher than those recommended by evidence-based medical guidelines, according to results of a survey conducted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Location of Potential Familial Lung Cancer Gene Discovered (Posted: 07/26/2004) - Researchers have discovered a possible inherited component for lung cancer, a disease normally associated with external causes, such as cigarette smoking.
NCI Study Finds No Conclusive Evidence that Breast Implants Affect Development of Connective Tissue Disorders (Posted: 09/30/2004, Updated: 10/18/2004) - Researchers at the NCI, part of the National Institutes of Health, found no convincing evidence that breast implants have an effect on the development of subsequent connective tissue disorders.
NIH Announces New Funding for Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers (Posted: 10/13/2004) - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced new funding for the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers (TTURC) initiative, which originally awarded grants to seven research centers in 1999.
Scientists Begin Validation Study of Test to Detect Recurrence of Bladder Cancer (Posted: 10/04/2004) - A three-year study to validate a test to detect the recurrence of bladder cancer has been initiated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), at 12 centers* across the United States and Canada. This test was conceived and is being conducted by NCI's Early Detection Research Network (EDRN).
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