In order to maintain accurate family histories from their patients, physicians should get a comprehensive family history by age 30, and then update it every five to 10 years because histories change significantly between ages 30 and 50 years. According to a new study by a multi-institution team of NCI-supported researchers, getting updated histories every
Author: Brooke Layne Hardison
Scientists from the National Lung Screening Trial, who originally announced preliminary findings in November 2010, have now published their results, showing a 20 percent reduction in lung mortality among heavy smokers screened with low-dose CT compared to those screened with chest X-ray. Watch Dr. Richard Fagerstrom, NCI mathematical statistician, discuss the NLST concept design and primary results
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Researchers have developed a more accurate method for estimating breast cancer risk for Asian and Pacific Islander American (APA) women. Most current risk estimates rely on data from non-Hispanic white women, but researchers have now come up with a statistical model that more specifically assesses risk for American women who identify themselves as Chinese, Japanese,