Cancer News
CDC’s Latest Cancer Research
- Recruiting women for a study on perceived risk of cancer: influence of survey topic salience and early versus late response
- Strategies to reduce indoor tanning [PDF-315KB]
- Preventing skin cancer through reduction of indoor tanning [PDF-179KB]
- Recommendations of a multi-disciplinary panel regarding communication around prostate cancer screening
Federal Government Cancer News
- May 15: FDA Approves New Drug for Advanced Prostate Cancer (FDA)
- May 14: FDA Approves First Companion Diagnostic for Gene Change Linked to a Kind of Lung Cancer (FDA)
- May 6: FDA Issues Proposal to Increase Consumer Awareness of Tanning Bed Risks (FDA)
- May 1: Study Establishes Basis for Genomic Classification of Endometrial Cancers (NIH)
New from CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
New Skin Cancer Infographic
A colorful graphic counters the most common myths about indoor tanning.
Featured Scientist: Dawn Holman, MPH
Dawn Holman, MPH is a behavioral scientist in CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control's Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch. She has taken a leadership role in many of the Division's skin cancer prevention efforts, including examining national surveillance data to describe trends and correlates of sun-protective behaviors, indoor tanning, and sunburns among U.S. adolescents and adults.
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