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 20: Skin Cancer Remains the Most Common Cancer in U.S.; Americans Urged to Take Action (EPA)
- 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)
New from CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Skin Cancer Twitter Chat
Dawn Holman and Meg Watson will answer your questions about skin cancer on Thursday, May 23 at 3 pm EDT. Use the hashtag #CDCCancerChat to follow the chat and ask questions.
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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