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UND researchers link residential radon exposure to increased risk of ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women 

Categories: News, Research

A first-of-its-kind study published by University of North Dakota researchers today in JAMA Network Open reveals a significant association between residential radon gas—a common, modifiable environmental hazard—and an increased risk of ovarian cancer incidence and mortality among postmenopausal women.  The prospective cohort study, led by researchers at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) and the University of North Carolina […]

From the Dean: The path forward

Categories: From the Dean

We’re just short of eight months into this pandemic and all of us have to be asking: Is this ever going to end? My last “normal” day was on Friday, March 13, of all days. Talk about bad luck! Since then, Susan and I haven’t been able to visit two of our grandkids or their […]