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Large Portion of Late-Stage Breast Cancers Associated With Absence of Screening (Posted: 10/19/2004) - Increasing mammography screening rates and investing in research to improve breast cancer detection technologies should be top priorities, according to authors of a study published in the October 20, 2004, Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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