December2009

National Institutes of Health: Overall Cancer Rates Continue to Decline

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Monica Mewshaw

National Institutes of Health: Overall Cancer Rates Continue to Decline

According to the recently-released National Cancer Institute annual report, featured in the journal Cancer, cancer diagnosis rates have fallen by an average of 1 percent each year from 1999 to 2006. Better news? Cancer mortality rates also declined between 2001 and 2006.
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AAMC Nurses Impact the World Outside AAMC’s Walls

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Monica Mewshaw

AAMC Nurses Impact the World Outside AAMC’s Walls

In October, 2009, AAMC Emergency Department nurse Stephanie Otten, R.N., traveled to India with Operation Smile, becoming the latest example of AAMC nurses and technicians donating their time, compassion, and expertise to those in need of medical care.

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