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The Cancer Prevention Program Team
(from left to right): Dr. Andrew Dannenberg, Co-Director; Barbara Smolek, Manager; Dr. Alfred Neugut, Co-Director; and Sally S. Oh, Administrative Assistant.

Cancer Prevention | Issue Six

Increasing the Use of Cervical Cancer Screening by Primary Care Physicians
Cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer-related death in women. Guidelines for screening are important-provided enough physicians see them. Learn about the latest approaches in peer-to-peer education. [more]

Early Detection of Lung Cancer

The advances in lung cancer screening with computed tomography (CT) scans have replaced grainy images with clear, detailed ones, and made early detection of lung cancer more effective. Learn more about these innovations and see the images they can produce. [more]

Computed Tomographic Colonography (Virtual Colonoscopy)

A new technique, virtual colonscopy, is making colorectal cancer screening easier than it has been in the past. By making 3-D reconstructions of the colon, physicians can identify suspicious polyps with accuracy that is approaching that of traditional colonoscopy. [more]

Affiliated Hospital Profile
The Bassett Healthcare Regional Cancer Program, an affiliate of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, provides screening and education on cancer prevention to upstate New York. [more]

The Avon Project Awards
A special tribute to some of the investigators who have conducted research in the area of cancer prevention and public health as it relates to breast cancer. [more]

Spotlight

The Work of Dr. Jean Mager Stellman

Dr. Jean Mager Stellman is an international authority on occupational health and safety, as well as women's health. In our "Spotlight," get to know Dr. Stellman and her research. [more]

Columbia University Study of Agent Orange and Vietnam Veterans

The effects of exposure to Agent Orange are a health concern for some of the 3 million US veterans who returned from Vietnam. Our "Spotlight" continues with this look at an important research project being conducted by Drs. Jeanne and Steven Stellman. [more]

Calendar

September 15, 2002
2002 Komen New York City Race for the Cure® [more]

September 16, 2002
Free Prostate Cancer Screening [more]

October 5, 2002
Breast Cancer Screening [more]

October 8, 2002
Genetics and Cancer Prevention Lecture Series, Division of Hematology/Oncology [more]

October 14-19, 2002
Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research [more]

October 26, 2002
Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening [more]

November 11, 2002, 5:00 PM
Genetics and Cancer Prevention Lecture Series, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases [more]

November 12, 2002, 8:00 AM
Genetics and Cancer Prevention Lecture Series, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology [more]

November 19, 2002, 1:30 PM
Genetics and Cancer Prevention Lecture Series, Department of Dermatology [more]

January 30, 2003
Genetics and Cancer Prevention Lecture Series, Division of Hematology/Oncology [more]


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