Cancer Information Highlights

Cancer Information Highlights

Cancer Information Highlights From the National Cancer Institute Updating you about cancer causes, prevention, screening, treatment, coping, and more New from NCI Survivorship Care for Children This new page explains the importance of follow-up care after treatment is finished, discusses possible late effects of cancer and its treatment, and suggests questions to ask your child’s health care team. Photoimmunotherapy Video This video describes a new treatment approach, called near-infrared photoimmunotherapy, which uses infrared light to help kill cancer cells. Photoimmunotherapy is being tested in clinical trials in patients with tumors that cannot be treated by surgery. Improving Public Health through Increased Tobacco Regulation  NCI’s Dr. Robert Croyle discusses the Food and Drug Administration’s release of a rule that extends its regulatory authority over tobacco products to include cigars, e-cigarettes, and hookah (waterpipe) tobacco. New Images for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment We’ve added new images of a CT scan of the head and neck and external beam radiation therapy used to treat head and neck cancers. This page links to our PDQ summaries on head and neck cancers that include the new images. Drug Approval for Leukemia and Squamous Cell Carcinoma We've added a new drug summary for hydroxyurea, which is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

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