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Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer deaths continue downward trend; modest improvements in survival for pancreatic cancer
Thu, Oct 27 2022
Overall cancer death rates continued to fall among men, women, children, and adolescents and young adults in every major racial and ethnic group in the United States from 2015 to 2019, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.
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Monica Bertagnolli begins work as 16th director of the National Cancer Institute
Mon, Oct 03 2022
Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., begins her tenure as the 16th director of the National Cancer Institute on October 3, 2022. She previously served as the Richard E. Wilson Professor of Surgery in the field of surgical oncology at Harvard Medical School, a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a member of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment and Sarcoma Centers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
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A healthy lifestyle may help former smokers lower their risk of death from all causes
Thu, Sep 22 2022
A new study finds that former smokers who stick to a healthy lifestyle have a lower risk of dying from all causes, including cancer and heart and lung disease, than those who don’t have healthy habits.
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NCI study of tea drinkers in the UK suggests health benefits from black tea
Mon, Aug 29 2022
A prospective study of half a million tea drinkers in the U.K. suggests potential mortality benefits of drinking black tea may be associated with a lower risk of death.
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Many types of leisure time activity may lower risk of death for older adults
Wed, Aug 24 2022
A study found equivalent amounts of 7 different activities were associated with a lower risk of death from any cause, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
