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October 3, 2024 34 mins

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women behind skin cancer, with approximately 13.1% of women estimated to receive a diagnosis of breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is pioneering research to understand how we can better prevent breast cancer and promote risk reduction. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, NCI Division of Cancer Prevention Breast and Gynecological Cancer Research Chief Dr. Brandy Heckman-Stoddard about cutting-edge solutions in cancer prevention and how you can talk to your family and doctors to stay ahead in protecting your health.

Dr. Brandy Heckman-Stoddard has led the Breast and Gynecological Cancer Research Group in NCI's Division of Cancer Prevention for 6 years. She is also currently the acting chief of the division's community oncology and prevention trials and is the project scientist for breast cancer and uterine cancer for the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network. She has been with NCI since serving as a cancer prevention fellow in 2009.

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