A study led by researchers at NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center has highlighted the role of DNA methylation in the increased risk of several cancers, including breast cancer, among rescuers and survivors of the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City.
Breast cancer surgeon Tari A. King was appointed as chief surgical officer for the cancer service line at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and Emory Healthcare. Joining Emory on July 14, she will also be the chief of the newly formed Division of Breast Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine and co-director of Winship’s Glenn Family Breast Center.
