High-Fat Dairy Linked to Higher Mortality for Breast Cancer Survivors
May 17, 2013 | Story
RWJF scholar conducts first study to examine effects of high- and low-fat dairy intake on breast cancer survival.
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Confusion Reigns: Cutting Through the Overload of Information on Cancer Prevention
March 15, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Health & Society Scholar writes about research on how Americans make sense of information on the causes of cancer and ways to prevent it.
Human Capital News Roundup: Medication errors affecting children with cancer, particulate matter, the needs of urban communities, and more.
May 2, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows, alumni and grantees.
Helping Cancer Patients Choose the Most Effective Treatment
September 13, 2012 | Story
A Physician Faculty scholar creates guidelines for breast cancer patients struggling with the decision of a lifetime.
Harold Amos Scholar Advances Science on Prostate Cancer
July 18, 2011 | Story
Working with an international team, Levi Garraway's use of whole genome sequencing affords deeper understanding of disease, opens new avenues of inquiry and points way to better diagnoses and treatments.
Does Local Television News Coverage Cultivate Fatalistic Beliefs about Cancer Prevention
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In a study published online and in the June issue of the Journal of Communication, Niederdeppe finds that local television news audiences are more likely to hold confused, pessimistic beliefs about cancer prevention than those who do not watch local TV news. People who hold these kinds of beliefs are less likely to take proven steps to prevent cancer, he says.
Harold Amos Scholar Named Director of Stanford Cancer Outreach Programs
April 13, 2010 | Story
Kim Rhoads to combine clinical, research and community organizing skills to implement research-based outreach programs.
Investigator Champions the Cause of People with Rare Cancers
January 26, 2010 | Story
A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter takes up the case of patients determined to fight for treatments for diseases the world of medicine virtually ignores.
Increasing Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in the United States, 1973-2002
May 10, 2006 | Journal Article
This study examined the 2.4-fold increase (from 3.6 to 8.7 per 100,000) in thyroid cancer in the United States between 1973 and 2002. Mortality from thyroid cancer remained stable at approximately 0.5 per 100,000. Eighty seven percent of the increas ...
Challenges in Systematic Reviews of Economic Analyses: Part 2
June 21, 2005 | Journal Article
Part 2