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Cancer Headlines

Explore the latest public health research and insights about cancer.

Funding cuts and sky-high inflation have made Argentine scientists thrifty and creative. Do they have lessons for U.S. colleagues?

Public Health Magazine

Less than half of Americans know that they’re increasing their cancer risk by drinking alcohol. Updated warning labels could help raise awareness.

Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Nilanjan Chatterjee

Cuts to NIH funding for biostatistical research would erode the United States' competitive edge, hindering the health, economy, and overall security of the nation.

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Cancer Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of cancer? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Ashi Weeraratna, PhD, studies how cancer cells move to distant sites and how changes in the normal cells around a tumor contribute to their movement, especially as we age.

Elizabeth Platz
Professor
Epidemiology

Elizabeth A. Platz, ScD, MPH, uses molecular epidemiology to understand the mechanisms of cancer incidence and progression to identify prevention and treatment strategies.

Professor
Epidemiology

Gypsyamber D’Souza, PhD '07, MS, MPH, researches infectious diseases and cancer prevention, focusing on translational epidemiology to answer patient and policy questions.