Q: Are we making much headway against cancer?
A: The answer is clearly yes, but with qualifications. First, the good news. According to the statistics published by the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, and the American Cancer Society, the death rates from all cancers combined have decreased in both men and women and in most racial and ethnic groups. These advances were primarily driven by reductions in the death rates... Continue reading >>
Samuel Broder, M.D.
Oncology
Chief Medical Officer, Celera; Former Director, National Cancer Institute
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Bryan J. Arling, MD
Bryan J. Arling, M.D.
General Internal Medicine
Clinical Professor of Medicine, George Washington University Medical Center
Deborah Armstrong
Deborah Armstrong, M.D.
Medical Oncology, Breast and Gynecological Cancers
Associate Professor of Oncology, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
Roger S. Blumenthal, M.D., F.A.C.C. Professor of Medicine Director, The Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease
Roger S. Blumenthal, M.D.
Cardiology
Director, The Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease; Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dr. Samuel Broder
Samuel Broder, M.D.
Oncology
Chief Medical Officer, Celera; Former Director, National Cancer Institute
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Kenneth Cooper, M.D.
Preventive Medicine, Physical Fitness
Founder and Chairman, Cooper Aerobics Center
Dr. Tracy Gaudet
Tracy Gaudet, M.D.
Integrative Medicine; Obstetrics & Gynecology
Executive Director, Duke Integrative Medicine; Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center
Janice Kiecolt-Glaser
Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology, Psychoneuroimmunology
Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Steven E. Nissen MD MACC Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Steven E. Nissen, M.D.
Cardiology
Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; former President of the American College of Cardiology
Dr. Judith Palfrey
Judith Palfrey, M.D.
General Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; President-elect, American Academy of Pediatrics
Marcia Stefanick, Ph.D, Professor of Medicine (Stanford Prevention Research Center, SPRC) and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine.
Marcia Stefanick, Ph.D.
Women's Health, Disease Prevention
Professor of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center; Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Walter C. Willett, M.D.
Nutrition
Chairman, Department of Nutrition and Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health
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