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LSUHSC RESEARCH FINDS HPV-RELATED HEAD & NECK CANCERS RISING, HIGHEST IN MIDDLE-AGED WHITE MEN
New Orleans, LA – Research led by Lauren Cole, a public health graduate student, and Dr. Edward Peters, Associate Professor of Public Health and Director of the Epidemiology Program at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, reports that the incidence of head and neck cancer has risen at sites associated with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection, with the greatest increase among middle-aged white men.
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See the video on head and neck cancers linked to hpv infections
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH PHD FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The School of Public Health is SEEKING Superior Doctoral Students for PhD Fellowships in the following Public Health Sciences:
· Biostatistics
· Community Health Sciences
· Epidemiology
The Priority Consideration Deadline for these Fellowships is April 30, 2012
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Our Programs
Academic:
BEHAVIORAL & COMMUNITY
HEALTH SCIENCES- BIOSTATISTICS
- ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH SCIENCES - EPIDEMIOLOGY
- HEALTH POLICY & SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT - RESEARCH & SERVICE PROGRAMS:
- LOUISIANA TUMOR REGISTRY
- CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM /
LOUISIANA BREAST &
CERVICAL HEALTH - TOBACCO CONTROL INITIATIVE /
TOBACCO FREE LIVING - DELTA REGION AETC
- TRIM TEENS
- RESPONSE TO OIL SPILL
News & Events
May 16, 2012
School of Public Health Pre-Commencement Awards Ceremony, 10:00a - 12:00p
May 17, 2012
LSUHSC School of Public Health Commencement, 10:00a,
UNO Lakefront Arena
May 22, 2012
Last Day for Summer Semester Registration
May 23, 2012
Summer Semester Begins
May 28, 2012
Memorial Holiday
