NIH study confirms bladder cancer risk from smoking is higher than previously estimated Current cigarette smokers have a higher risk of bladder cancer than previously reported, and the risk in women is now comparable to that in men, according to a study by scientists from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes
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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
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
Click here to listen to Dr. Paul Spellman, computational scientist, discuss TCGA and the ovarian cancer results.