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...five-year subcontract from Klausner’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Science Applications International Corporation funded Harvard’s Molecular Target Laboratory, which studies the role of proteins in diseases...
...debate flared up again last week when an independent advisory panel to the National Cancer Institute concluded that a harsh critique by two Danish researchers of the data supporting mammography's benefits had enough merit that its conclusions should be addressed in the cancer database maintained by the NCI. For now, the cancer institute is not changing its basic recommendation that women age 40 and older undergo routine mammograms. But it is planning to review the policy. "This is a very complex issue," says Dr. Peter Greenwald, director of cancer prevention at the NCI. "It doesn't mean that...
...Before women start canceling appointments for mammograms, they should know that most doctors (and the NCI) still agree that women over 40 should have the test every year as a preventative measure. (Women under 40 with a strong family history should speak with their doctors about starting mammograms earlier, and women over 20 should do monthly self-exams...
...those are the guidelines to stick with, says Dr. David Decker, an oncologist specializing in breast cancer at the William Beaumont Hospital in metro Detroit. "I tell patients to continue following the recommendations from the American Cancer Society and the NCI," he says...
...dirty bombs, conventional weapons used to spray radioactive material--anything from used reactor rods to contaminated clothing--over wide areas. Although the death toll wouldn't be great, the contamination and the public panic could be widespread. "The ultimate dirty bomb is a nuclear power reactor," says NCI's Leventhal. That someone will run a jet into a cooling tower isn't the only risk. Periodically the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has staged mock attacks against facilities, and the faux intruders won half the time--meaning they were in a position to cause severe damage. It's a target-rich environment...