New from NCI | ||
Facebook Live Event: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month | ||
On March 7 from 1:30-2:00 p.m. ET, join colorectal cancer experts Dr. LeeAnn Bailey of NCI and Dr. James Zabora and Theron Scott of the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center as they discuss colorectal cancer prevention and screening. | ||
Aspirin to Reduce Cancer Risk | ||
Millions of U.S. adults take aspirin to reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke. But studies over the last two decades have suggested that regular aspirin use may also decrease the risk of developing or dying from some types of cancer. Learn how researchers are investigating how aspirin works against cancer. | ||
U.S. Cancer Mortality Rates Falling, But Some Regions Left Behind A study of nationwide mortality data found that cancer deaths in the United States dropped between 1980 and 2014. However, deaths from cancer are still high in some areas and 160 counties had a substantial increase in cancer deaths during that time period. | ||
Video—Metastasis: How Cancer Spreads This animation shows how cancer cells travel from the place in the body where they first formed to other parts of the body. Watch the video and learn more on our Metastatic Cancer page. | ||
PDQ Summary Updates | ||
Childhood Astrocytomas Treatment Our PDQ summary on childhood astrocytomas has had a major revision. It includes updated information on factors that affect prognosis and treatment, descriptions and examples of low-grade and high-grade tumors, different treatment options, and the treatments used for newly diagnosed and recurrent low-grade and high-grade tumors. | ||
Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment We’ve updated our PDQ summary on childhood soft tissue sarcoma with a complete revision of the section that describes the stages of this disease. |
Los avances de la medicina en el campo de la genética, por ende de la herencia, están modificando el paisaje del conocimiento médico de las enfermedades. Este BLOG intenta informar acerca de los avances proveyendo orientación al enfermo y su familia así como información científica al profesional del equipo de salud de habla hispana.
martes, 28 de febrero de 2017
Cancer Information Highlights, February 28, 2017
Cancer Information Highlights, February 28, 2017
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