NewYork-Presbyterian Cancer Prevention Issue 6: Cancer Prevention for Consumers | Issue Six

Controlling the State of Tobacco in the City of New York

Thu, 07 Dec 2005 21:29:00 GMT

A Model for Cancer and Disease Prevention
In 2003, there was a sharp decline in smoking prevalence in New York City after a decade during which the proportion of adult smokers remained steady at about 22%. This decline corresponded to implementation of a five-point tobacco control strategy, launched in 2002, that consists of taxation, legal action, cessation, public education, and evaluation. [more]

Issues & Insights

Wed, 18 Oct 2005 18:34:00 GMT

While substantial preclinical and epidemiological data indicate that cancer is preventable (at least in part), the dilemma facing the scientific community today is how to efficiently identify strategies that can be delivered to large at-risk populations. [more]

Sir Richard Doll 1912-2005

Fri, 13 Oct 2005 13:29:00 GMT

An Inspiration and Mentor to a Generation of Cancer Prevention Researchers
The death of Sir Richard Doll this year at the age of 92 brings to a close an era spanning six decades in which cancer epidemiology was born, grew up, and attained its maturity. [more]

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Fri, 20 Oct 2005 19:27:00 GMT