Yearly Lung Cancer Scans Are Advised for People 50 and Over With Shorter Smoking Histories
NY TIMES article on new advice from an influential panel will make more women and African-Americans eligible for CT scans, but some...
February is Black History Month and National Cancer Awareness Month
NCC salutes the work of Dr. Isaac Powell, who practices urologic oncology at Wayne State University with a focus on the genetics...
Yale researchers develop injection to treat skin cancer
At the recommendation of Scientific Advisory Board member Dr. John Kirkwood, NCC has been funding post doctoral research in melanoma for over...
Helen Irving, RN, MBA Appointed to National Cancer Center Board of Directors
Career healthcare administrator will tap extensive knowledge and deep network to advance mission
Career healthcare administrator will tap extensive knowledge and deep network...
New Scan Finds Prostate Cancer Cells Hiding in the Body
The following article in the New York Times describes a new scan discovered by scientific cancer research to diagnose prostate cancer. Such advances in...
National Cancer Center Launches New Project to Fund Scientific Research on Prostate Cancer
$40,000 grants will be awarded annually to young scientists pursuing innovative studies for the treatment and cure of prostate cancer
NEW YORK – October...
Cancer Death Rate in U.S. Sees Sharpest One-Year Drop
Cancer death rates in the U.S. plummet to an all-time low with advances in treating lung and skin cancers, as recently cited...
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month!
Early Detection is the Key to Preventing Cervical Cancer.
National Cancer Center Founder Dr. James Ernest Ayre, co-inventor of the Ayre Spatula, played...
Support National Cancer Center and Give the Gift of Good Health
It’s the holiday season. A time for reflecting on the emotional and material gifts we have personally received this year, and a...
Crispr Takes Its First Steps in Editing Genes to Fight Cancer
By Denise Grady , The NY Times
So far, a procedure that turbocharges the immune system to attack tumors seems safe, but it’s too soon...