David N. Danforth
Staff Clinician
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Danforth received his B.A. and M.D. from Northwestern University and his M.S. in physiology from the University of New Mexico. He completed his surgical residency at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NYC, NY, and received fellowship training in surgical oncology at the Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, and at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Additional research training included a senior staff fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Marc Lippman, NCI.
Research Interest
molecular characteristics of breast epithelium, breast cancer disparities, breast carcinogenesis, breast cancer management, breast cancer prevention
Publications
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Simone NL, Dan T, Shih J, Smith SL, Sciuto L, Lita E, Lippman ME, Glatstein E, Swain SM, Danforth DN, Camphausen K. Twenty-five year results of the national cancer institute randomized breast conservation trial. Breast cancer research and treatment. 2012 Feb 1;132(1):197-203.
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Danforth Jr DN. Disparities in breast cancer outcomes between Caucasian and African American women: a model for describing the relationship of biological and nonbiological factors. Breast cancer research. 2013 Jun 27;15(3):208.
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Danforth DN, Warner AC, Wangsa D, Ried T, Duelli D, Filie AC, Prindiville SA. An improved breast epithelial sampling method for molecular profiling and biomarker analysis in women at risk for breast cancer. Breast cancer: basic and clinical research. 2015;9:31.
