National Cancer Institute

The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool is a questionnaire on the National Cancer Institute website. The actor says her score prompted further tests and the discovery of an aggressive form of the disease.

The National Cancer Institute award will fund a five-year study that will include 300 medical cannabis users and 300 non-medical users. Researchers hope to learn who would benefit most from cannabis.

Surgical oncologist Dr. Monica Bertagnolli was nominated for the post by President Biden on May 15. She takes over for acting director Dr. Lawrence Tabak, who has been leading NIH since December 2021.

The five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute will support the research of Moffitt’s Lung Cancer Metabolism Group, which is working on four projects to develop new therapies.

A recent study found that some of the country’s most prestigious cancer centers charge nearly $1,700 over the course of treatment for some types of the disease.

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