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Landmark PLCO Cancer Screening Trial Leaves Legacy Through Data

POSTED: May 27, 2025
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog
AUTHOR: Alyssa Voss, M.P.H.

More than thirty years ago, NCI announced an ambitious cancer screening trial to find answers about the utility of cancer screening tests in preventing deaths from four types of cancer. This year, the Prostate, Lung,…
Executive Summary of the NCORP Research Base Statistical Leads Meeting

A meeting of statistical leads from the seven NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Research Bases with statisticians from the Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP) Biometry Research Group took place on July… Learn more
POSTED: 1/20/2022
SOURCE: DCP News
An illustration of a displaying a bronchoscopy, entering via nasal swabs to detect a suspicious nodule.
Identifying New Biomarkers to Detect Lung Cancer Earlier
Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide killing 1.8 million people each year, is often diagnosed at an advanced stage when the chances for a cure are limited.

In the United States, almost 60… Learn more
POSTED: 1/14/2022
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog
AUTHOR: Jack J. Lee, Ph.D.