Fight against tobacco moves to cyberspace (Fall, 2009)
September 14, 2009 The drop in the number of Americans who smoke, from 42.4 percent in 1965 to just under 20 percent in 2007, is touted as one of the... Read more »
September 14, 2009 The drop in the number of Americans who smoke, from 42.4 percent in 1965 to just under 20 percent in 2007, is touted as one of the... Read more »
September 14, 2009 When breast cancer patients believe that their disease is being adequately managed, they are likely to stick with a treatment plan, UNC Gillings School of Global Public... Read more »
September 14, 2009 UNC selected as AHRQ cancer research site Using data from 2.5 million cancer patients — fully 25 percent of the nation’s cancer population — two University of... Read more »
September 14, 2009 There’s no question that smoking cigarettes is unhealthy. If you can’t kick the habit, however, you may want to rethink what dietary supplements you take each day.... Read more »
September 14, 2009 What is it about red meat and dairy products that increases people’s risk of developing colon cancer? Eric Park, PhD, research assistant professor of nutrition at the... Read more »
September 14, 2009 Imagine you’re a cancer patient, about to discuss chemotherapy with your doctor. But first, the lab draws some blood. Now, imagine that simple act allows your oncologist... Read more »
September 14, 2009 It started more than a decade ago, when a group of women on Long Island became concerned about reports that the breast cancer rate in their region... Read more »
September 14, 2009 “Neuroblastoma” is a big word for a cancer that affects the smallest among us and in relatively small numbers. But UNC-led research could bring huge benefits by... Read more »
September 14, 2009 Throughout his two decades of studying head and neck cancers, Andrew Olshan, PhD, has uncovered information that has helped physicians treat and possibly prevent the disease. Treatments... Read more »
September 14, 2009 UNC sweeps state in wide-ranging study to find causes of breast cancer in black women Each year in North Carolina, about 8,100 women are diagnosed with breast... Read more »