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Rebecca Smith and Anna Tosteson

New study examining women’s breast density knowledge suggests opportunities for improvement

A Dartmouth Cancer Center and Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium study highlights a need for more effective breast density notification and for tools to engage women in understanding their personal breast cancer risks and screening options.

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Rian Hasson, MD

Breaking Down Rural Barriers to Early Lung Cancer Screening

NCCC takes a close look at rural barriers to early lung cancer screening and explores better access options.

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Early Winter Cooking

Chicken and rice soup, shredded brussels sprouts salad and chocolate cherry truffles prepared by oncology dietitian Elise Cushman, RD.

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Garrett T. Wasp, MD and Amelia M. Cullinan, MD

Approaching Serious Illness Conversations

Research-backed tools, data and teamwork optimize a difficult yet important task for any care provider: having serious illness conversations with patients and their families.

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Arti Gaur

Accelerating Innovations for Cancer

Launched in 2020, the Dartmouth Innovations Accelerator for Cancer is turning research concept into action.

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Jichang Han, BS

Graduate Student in Cancer Research is First at Dartmouth to Receive Prestigious NCI Award

PhD candidate Jichang Han receives Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award from the National Cancer Institute to support transition to an independent career in cancer research.

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health Increases Minimum Wage to $17 per Hour

Responding to labor shortage, health system makes second major minimum wage adjustment in nine months

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Audrey Calderwood, MD

The Impact of COVID-19 on Colorectal Cancer Screening

Researchers take a close look at the impact of the pandemic on endoscopy volumes and what that could mean for colorectal cancer diagnoses.

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Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean Diet with Oncology Nutritionist, Hannah R. Wolf, RD, LD

The Mediterranean Diet is one of a series of educational events and classes held by the oncology dieticians at Norris Cotton Cancer Center.

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Ron Routhier on motorcycle

Our Patients. Their Stories. Ron Routhier

An in-depth look at Ron Routhier’s aggressive prostate cancer and an out-of-the-box approach to treatment have given him years to his life that he wasn’t expecting.

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