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Alumni award winners: What we know now
[ Winter 2011] We asked this year’s winners James Dalen, Fernando Guerra, Lynn Rosenberg, and David Schottenfeld: What do you know now about improving the public’s health that you didn’t when you started out in your career? James Dalen, SM '72 “The people are…
Smokeless tobacco products designed to attract the young
New smokeless tobacco products with slick packaging and candy-like appearance can lure young people and others into smoking, and, despite having lower nicotine levels, still cause cancer and other health risks, says Gregory N. Connolly, professor of the practice…
New study finds high levels of acrylamide in diet may increase ovarian, endometrial cancer risk
November 10, 2010 -- Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found an increased risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer among non-smoking post-menopausal women who consume food and beverages containing high levels of acrylamide, a naturally…
Infectious disease: HPV vaccine appears to be cost-effective way to prevent anal cancer in young males
Jane Kim, assistant professor of health decision science at HSPH, is the author of a study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on the cost-effectiveness of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in young men and teen boys. Kim was…
HSPH awarded four-year, $10.5 million grant for research on genetic risk for breast cancer
October 15, 2010 -- David Hunter, Dean for Academic Affairs and Vincent L. Gregory Professor in Cancer Prevention, is the contact principal investigator for a four-year, $10.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to continue studying the…
Using mammography to screen women for breast cancer may be less effective in reducing death rates than previously estimated
For immediate release: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Boston, MA -- A new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found that a breast cancer screening program in Norway, which made mammographic screening available to…
Where DNA meets daily life
[Fall 2010] The intersection of genes and the environment is the new target of public health research. Red hair is a genetically determined trait. And when redheads with Celtic roots move to sun-drenched countries near the equator, their…
Global Health Leaders advocate for expanding cancer care in developing countries
For immediate release: Monday, August 16, 2010 BOSTON, MA -- Once thought to be a problem primarily in the developed world, cancer is now a leading cause of death and disability in poorer countries. Almost two-thirds of the…
Global health leaders advocate for expanding cancer care in developing countries
Once thought to be a problem primarily in the developed world, cancer is now a leading cause of death and disability in poorer countries. Almost two-thirds of the 7.6 million cancer deaths in the world occur in low-…
Lung cancer disparities center at HSPH announced as one of ten awardees for Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities
For immediate release: Monday, May 3, 2010 Boston, MA -- The Lung Cancer Disparities Center at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has been named one of ten Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD) by…