Month: March 2021

Yearly Lung Cancer Scans Are Advised for People 50 and Over With Shorter Smoking Histories

NY TIMES article on new advice from an influential panel will make more women and African-Americans eligible for CT scans, but some who need them most may not be able to afford them.

Yale researchers develop injection to treat skin cancer

At the recommendation of Scientific Advisory Board member Dr. John Kirkwood, NCC has been funding post doctoral research in melanoma for over two decades. We commend Yale researchers for their new findings. Yale researchers are developing a skin cancer treatment that involves injecting nanoparticles into the tumor, killing cancer cells with a two-pronged approach, as a potential alternative to surgery.

National Cancer Center Announces +20% Increase in Research Fellowship Awards

The National Cancer Center is pleased to announce it has increased its 2020-21 research grant awards by +20%, resulting in the appointment of three additional research fellows to pursue promising and innovative…
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