[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Breast cancer is a disease that cannot be prevented. It occurs when malignant cancer cells form in the tissues of the breast when a cell’s DNA is damaged. …
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National Cancer Center recognizes that basic cancer research is central to discovering better treatments and finding a cure. That’s why we support young, post-doctorate research scientists at the start of their careers when funding opportunities are extremely limited.
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Leukemia is a cancer of the blood and the body’s blood-forming tissues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system. It occurs when blood cells acquire DNA mutations that…
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pediatric cancer is different from adult cancers. There are 16 known major types of pediatric cancer and hundreds of subtypes. In the United States in 2019, an estimated 11,060…
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[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]NCC Board President Barry Peek and Executive Director Regina English were pleased to announce that Carolyn Sargent, Executive Vice President at Rubenstein Associates, has joined the National Cancer Center’s…
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Genetically modified microbes release “nanobodies” that alert the immune system to cancer in mice, scientists report.
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]NY Times By Nicholas Bakalar The prevalence of cancer-causing HPV strains has dropped markedly in women who have been vaccinated. The vaccine against HPV, introduced in 2006, appears to…
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[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]A sarcoma is a rare kind of cancer. Sarcomas are different from the much more common carcinomas because they happen in a different kind of tissue. Sarcomas grow in…
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A recent study on absorption into the bloodstream has caused concern, but you should be more worried about skin cancer.
We are pleased that survival rates among cancer patients is rising in large part due to steady advances in research
