The state Department of Public Health has teamed with Jackson Labs, an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with an office in Farmington, to launch a prevention and training inititative focused on hereditary cancers, including breast, cervical, ovarian and colorectal cancers. With grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, DPH will conduct a public education campaign about the importance of knowing and sharing family health history and potential cancer risk factors, while Jackson Labs will offer free, online training for health care providers on family cancer risk assessments. “Family history is an important element of a comprehensive cancer risk assessment,” says DPH Commissioner Dr.
from News http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/DPH-lab-team-for-cancer-education-program-12536773.php
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