1997 Press Releases NCI and University of Alabama in Huntsville to Conduct Breast Cancer Study, Offer Screening Exams in Triana, Ala. 12/22/97 New Biotechnology Product Has its Origins in NCI Laboratory 12/15/97 Scientists Report New Clues on How HIV Enters Human Body 12/12/97 NCI's Office of Cancer Survivorship Awards Money for 20 New Studies 11/13/97 NCI Selects First Members of New Director's Consumer Liaison Group 11/6/97 NCI Scientists Publish Data on Transplacental Tumorigenicity of AZT 11/03/97 The National Cancer Institute Launches Education Campaign on Mammography and Breast Cancer Risk 10/27/97 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers Public Affairs Network 10/97 Food Service Workers and Teens Most at Risk From Dangers of Passive Smoke in the Workplace 10/22/97 Calcium Channel Blockers and Breast Cancer Risk 10/15/97 NCI Announces Initiative with Ortho Biotech for Cancer Survivor Issues 10/8/97 NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS: Data From Iodine-131 Fallout Study Now Available 10/1/97 Health Plans in Midwest Agree to Cover Patient Care Costs of NCI Cooperative Group Sponsored Clinical Trials 9/19/97 Researchers Find First Gene Linked to Leading Cause of Blindness 9/18/97 U.S. Children Failing to Meet National Dietary Recommendations: Extra Fat and Added Sugar are Main Culprits 9/2/97 Scientists Discover A Second Gene Alteration That Slows Progression to AIDS 8/14/97 NCI Releases Results of Nationwide Study of Radioactive Fallout from Nuclear Tests 8/1/97 New CGAP Website: A Powerful New Tool in the Study of Cancer 8/1/97 Study Finds PCBs May Increase Risk for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma 7/24/97 NCI Announces Reorganization and Two Senior Appointments 7/23/97 Charles Harkin Award for Research in Thyroid Cancer 7/22/97 Study Finds Magnetic Fields Do Not Raise Children's Leukemia Risk 7/2/97 Breast Cancer Prevention Trial Completes Recruitment: Answers Expected in Two to Three Years 6/23/97 Estrogen for Endometrial Cancer Survivors? National, High-Priority Study Starts Enrolling Patients 6/23/97 Statement of Richard Klausner before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Arlen Specter, Chairman 6/19/97 NCI Response to "Cancer Undefeated" Article 5/28/97 NCI Launches Career Development Program for New Scientists 5/27/97 Genetic Counseling Experts Directory Available on NCI Website 5/14/97 Three Breast Cancer Gene Alterations in Jewish Community Carry Increased Cancer Risk, but Lower Than in Previous Studies 5/14/97 Abnormal Moles Found To Increase Risk for Melanoma 5/13/97 Researchers Suggest Measuring Telomeres May Provide a Better Understanding of AIDS 5/5/97 Estrogen for Survivors of Uterine Cancer? A New Study Will Resolve Debate 4/29/97 Researchers Report Man Who Inherited Protective Gene Changes Became Infected with HIV-1 4/25/97 Risks of Cigarette Smoking for Women on the Rise 4/23/97 Spring Research Festival Planned at Fort Detrick 4/22/97 Importance of Psychosocial Support for Cancer Patients Recognized; New Partnership Will Share Resources and Information 4/22/97 Kaposi's Sarcoma Has Origin in Single Cell 4/2/97 Extended Mortality and Cancer Incidence Follow-Up of Hill Air Force Base Employees 3/31/97 Statement from the National Cancer Institute on the National Cancer Advisory Board Recommendations on Mammography 3/27/97 Bone Marrow Transplant Survivors Face Later Tumor Risk 3/26/97 Researchers Clone Gene Linked to Childhood Eye Disease 3/4/97 The National Cancer Institute and US TOO Join Forces to Reach Men about Prostate Cancer 2/5/97 Paternal Smoking May Increase Childhood Cancer Risk 2/5/97 NCI Launches National Study of Abnormal Pap Tests in Cervical Cancer Screening 1/30/97 NCI Launches Study of High-Dose Chemotherapy With Stem Cell Transplants for Ovarian Cancer 1/15/97 NCI and VA Make It Easier for Veterans to Enter Studies, Get Advanced Care for Cancer 1/13/97 Current Press Releases | Press Releases 1999 | 1998 Press Releases | 1996 Press Releases