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Gina Kolata is a science reporter for the New York Times, a position she has held since September 1987. Prior to that Kolata had worked at Science magazine which she joined as a copy editor in 1973 and then as a writer in 1974.

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Behind Cancer Guidelines, Quest for Data

A few years ago, an independent group that issues guidelines on cancer screening decided to review its recommendations for breast cancer. It had last issued guidelines in 2002, but things had changed there was new science and researchers had become ...

From GINA KOLATA, The New York Times,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Cancer Institute,  American Cancer Society,  Department of Health,  National Institutes of Health

Get a Mammogram. No Don’t. Repeat.

The problem is that the screening test is not very helpful in preventing breast cancer deaths. Current estimates are that it reduces the death rate by 15 percent. If it were completely effective it would reduce the death rate by 100 percent. And ...

From GINA KOLATA, The New York Times,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Institutes of Health,  American Cancer Society,  National Cancer Institute,  U.S. Senate,  American College of Physicians

Mammogram Debate Took Group by Surprise

The federal Preventive Services Task Force, the group that created a political firestorm this week with its recommendation that women get less-frequent mammograms, was created to be insulated from politics. Dr. J. Michael McGinnis created the ...

From GINA KOLATA, The New York Times,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: George W. Bush,  U.S. Congress,  American Cancer Society,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama

Despite new mammogram guide, U.S. says its policy won't change

recommendations, by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, had "caused a great deal of confusion and worry." Sebelius then stressed that the task force "is an outside independent panel of doctors and scientists who make recommendations" and who ...

From KEVIN SACK AND GINA KOLATA NEW YORK TIMES, The San Jose Mercury News,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: White House,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  National Cancer Institute

In Reversal, U.S. Guidelines Urge Mammograms at 50, Not 40

Most women should start regular breast cancer screening at age 50, not 40, according to new guidelines released Monday by an influential group that provides guidance to doctors, insurance companies and policy makers. The new recommendations reverse ...

From GINA KOLATA, The New York Times,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: American Cancer Society,  U.S. Congress,  University of Texas,  Tommy G. Thompson,  University of Washington

Medicines to Deter Some Cancers Are Not Taken

Many Americans do not think twice about taking medicines to prevent heart disease and stroke. But cancer is different. Much of what Americans do in the name of warding off cancer has not been shown to matter, and some things are actually harmful. Yet ...

From GINA KOLATA, Boston Globe,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Cancer Institute,  Bayer,  University of Texas,  Fred Hutchinson,  American Cancer Society

Drugs to Deter Some Cancers Are Not Taken

Many Americans do not think twice about taking medicines to prevent heart disease and stroke. But cancer is different. Much of what Americans do in the name of warding off cancer has not been shown to matter, and some things are actually harmful. Yet ...

From GINA KOLATA, The New York Times,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: American Cancer Society,  University of Texas,  Fred Hutchinson

Train the Mind to Run Right Through Winter

IN late summer, Sharon Henderson, the manager of the Lululemon athletic clothing store in my town, started organizing Saturday morning group runs. People had two options: three miles at a slower pace or six miles at a faster one. There was a good ...

From GINA KOLATA, Boston Globe,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ohio State University

Older heart bypass method is best, a study shows

For decades, bypass surgery, in which surgeons improve blood flow to the heart by sewing new blood vessels to get around blocked ones, was done the same way. The heart was stopped while blood was pumped through a heart-lung machine to do the heart's ...

From GINA KOLATA NEW YORK TIMES, The San Jose Mercury News,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New England Journal of Medicine,  Eric Peterson,  New York University

Personal Best: Train the Mind to Run Right Through Winter

IN late summer, Sharon Henderson, the manager of the Lululemon athletic clothing store in my town, started organizing Saturday morning group runs. People had two options: three miles at a slower pace or six miles at a faster one. There was a good ...

From GINA KOLATA, The New York Times,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ohio State University

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