Tag: Cervical cancer
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Nation & World
Drop in cancer deaths lifts U.S. life expectancy
A decline in cancer mortality was a prominent feature of recent good news about U.S. life expectancy. The Gazette spoke with the director of the Chan School’s Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention to understand why.
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Nation & World
Cervical cancer screening could be less frequent, start later
A Harvard Chan School study suggests that relaxing current U.S. guidelines could provide greater health benefits with less harm and for less money in women who are vaccinated against human papillomavirus.
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Nation & World
Bridging the doctor-patient divide
Graduating Harvard Medical School student Katherine Johnson hopes to bridge barriers between doctors and patients by using her skills in the community as she begins her residency.