Unproven for older women, digital mammography saps Medicare dollars

By Joe Eaton, Elizabeth Lucas and David Donald

High-tech, digital mammography may not be any better at detecting breast cancer in women over 65 than older film-based systems, but Medicare

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Cancer Institute":

"… s.In fact, for traditional Medicare-aged women, the results of a five-year National Cancer Institute sponsored trial released in 2005 suggest the machines find no more cancers …"

"… f Medicine released the results of a massive five-year trial funded by the National Cancer Institute, the government’s principal agency for cancer research. The Digital Mamm …"

Diesel dangers: Mining companies get first look at government cancer study

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

A long-delayed government epidemiological study of possible ties between diesel exhaust and lung cancer in miners may finally be published t

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Cancer Institute":

"… liance, the Methane Awareness Resource Group Diesel Coalition, accused the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of …"

"… tives of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s NIOSH, and the National Cancer Institute, citing ongoing litigation, declined to comment for this story.Industry ma …"

"… f workers at so-named metal and nonmetal mines was launched in 1995 by the National Cancer Institute and NIOSH to build on studies that suggested a link between diesel and lun …"

Brain cancer trial may influence science on toxic chemical

By Jim Morris

A McCullom Lake, Ill., plant, operated by Rohm and Haas, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co., is at the root of a potentially groundbreaking la

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Cancer Institute":

"… e general U.S. population at the rate of 6.4 per 100,000, according to the National Cancer Institute. But the town has recorded 13 benign brain tumors in addition to the 17 ma …"

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Science policy politicized

By The Center for Public Integrity

The Bush administration demonstrated disdain for science by allowing key scientific posts in government to go unfilled for over a year

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Cancer Institute":

"… ronicled lapses in scientific integrity across the government — from the National Cancer Institute, which falsely connected abortions to breast cancer, to the Environmental …"

A science panel's curious end

By Marina Walker Guevara

How a critical advisory group got sidelined by two administrations

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Cancer Institute":

"… reluctant—but ultimately yielding—Clinton administration to release a National Cancer Institute study that concluded that nuclear fallout had affected Americans nationwid …"

Forty percent of Medicare spending on common cancer screenings unnecessary, probe suggests

By Rochelle Sharpe and Elizabeth Lucas

Forty percent of Medicare spending on common cancer screenings may be unnecessary

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Cancer Institute":

"… Paps every year,” says Dr. Mark Schiffman, a senior investigator at the National Cancer Institute.. “A large percentage do not need to be getting them.”Gynecologists ma …"

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Digital mammography no better than film for most women, despite increased costs

By Joe Eaton

New report shows little difference despite increased costs for digital

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Cancer Institute":

"… of which are more common in younger women. The study was performed by the National Cancer Institute-funded Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium.In contrast with an earlier s …"

Brominated battle: Soda chemical has cloudy health history

By Brett Israel

Experts now urge a closer look at a chemical, banned in other countries, now popping up in U.S. sodas.

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Cancer Institute":

"… rce of calories for teenagers between the ages of 14 to 18, according to a National Cancer Institute study. For adults, soda, energy and sports drinks are the fourth largest s …"

Landmark diesel exhaust study stalled amid industry and congressional objections

By Jim Morris

Publication of a landmark government study of lung cancer in miners is delayed by an industry group and its congressional allies

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Cancer Institute":

"… time being, at least, the results of an $11.5 million investigation by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health are under lo …"

"… ich detail the study’s results, have been accepted by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.None of the last three papers can see the light of day until the legal dis …"

"… cuit, Dr. Robert Hoover, director of epidemiology and biostatistics at the National Cancer Institute, said it would be "unconscionable that there be further delay in publicati …"

Long-delayed diesel study published

By Jim Morris

Landmark study of miners shows elevated risk of cancer from engine exhaust

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Cancer Institute":

"… iesel exhaust levels are elevated,” Joseph Fraumeni Jr., director of the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, said in a press release …"

"… apers detailing the study’s results were published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. One of them concluded that diesel-induced lung cancer “may represe …"

"… Court Order."The second paper published Friday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute noted that “future occupational and environmental exposure levels to [di …"

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