Focus on Cancer Epidemiology & Chemoprevention

Focus is the online newsletter for Norris Cotton Cancer Center.

News is posted as it happens, making Focus the most up-to-date source of information about the developments and people at the Cancer Center.

Below are all the Focus articles related specifically to our Cancer Epidemiology and Chemoprevention Research Program. All Focus articles are also available.

Duration of ibuprofen use may be related to a reduced cancer risk, especially in those with certain genetic marker.

November 05, 2012

Which Fish Should I Eat?

After reviewing numerous fish advisories, researchers conclude that we need simpler consumer guidelines and more stringent fish management policies.

October 15, 2012

Two Cancer Center Researchers Named AAAS Fellows

Two members of Norris Cotton Cancer Center's research team have been selected as 2011 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science.

December 09, 2011

Rice Evaluated as Source of Fetal Arsenic Exposure

New Dartmouth research underscores concerns about arsenic levels in rice and risks for pregnant women.

December 05, 2011

Looking for Mastectomy Alternatives

Dartmouth cancer researchers Michael Sporn, MD, and Karen Liby, PhD, continue their research into promising new agents for preventing ER-negative breast cancer.

April 27, 2011

Research Links HPV Infection to Increased Risk for Skin Cancer

A research team led by the Cancer Center's Margaret Karagas, PhD, has found that people with several skin types of human papillomaviruses were more likely to develop certain skin cancers compared to people with no HPVs.

October 27, 2010