The number of cases of HPV+ cervical precancers has dropped by 21 percent from 2008 to 2014, according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In recent years, NCI spending on extramural research has been following the same trajectory as Congressional appropriations for the institute: up, up, up.
Amy Abernethy, a thought leader in the field of evidence generation and the development of real-world evidence, was named principal deputy commissioner at FDA.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a $30 million gift from O'Neal Industries Inc., a family-owned global business based in Birmingham.