A worrisome scarcity of cancer drugs has heightened concerns about the troubled generic drug industry. Congress and the White House are seeking ways to address widespread supply problems.
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How to Think About the New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
A breast cancer surgeon’s take on the new mammogram advice.
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Biden Chooses Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to Lead National Institutes of Health
President Biden said on Monday that he had selected Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, who has led the National Cancer Institute since October, to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health.
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When Should Women Get Regular Mammograms? At 40, U.S. Panel Now Says.
The new advice comes as breast cancer diagnoses rise among younger women and mortality rates among Black women remain persistently high.
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New Mammogram Advice: What to Know
If you’re at average risk for breast cancer, start getting mammograms at 40 and go every two years, an influential scientific panel says. Many women were doing it anyway.