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What Are Clinical Trials?
Introduction to Clinical Trials Clinical trials are research studies designed to find ways to improve health and cancer care. Each study tries to answer scientific questions and to find better ...
Cancer Vaccines
A vaccine helps the body fight disease. Most people are familiar with vaccines for diseases like chicken pox or the flu. Vaccines (sometimes called vaccinations) help train the immune system ...
What you need to know about the HPV Vaccine
Q: What is the HPV vaccine? A: This vaccine prevents cervical cancer and genital warts due to HPV. It works by protecting against the four types of HPV that most ...
Breast Awareness and Breast Self-Examination
Why should I do a breast self-exam? Women should know how their breasts normally look and feel. Doing regular breast self-exams is the best way to know this. They also ...
Nutrition for Cancer Prevention
What we eat throughout our life, how active we are, as well as our genes, all affect our overall health and risk of degenerative diseases. Cancer, cardiovascular disease, type 2 ...
Early-life Chemical Exposure Critical to Later-Life Breast Cancer Risk
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 Contact: Shannon Coughlin, 415-346-8223 x14 / 415-336-2246 cell San Francisco - A scientific review article published in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health shows ...
Alcohol Linked to Cancer Risk in Woman
Study Shows Even Low-to-Moderate Drinking Raises Risk of Cancer Researchers followed more than 1.2 million middle-aged women for an average of seven years. The women were participants in the ongoing ...
Colorectal Cancer Called “Most Preventable”
For Immediate Release: March 10, 2008 Contacts: Shannon Campbell 202-328-7744 x235 Glen Weldon 202-328-7744 x312 WASHINGTON, DC – On the heels of a comprehensive new report showing that colorectal cancer ...
Cancer Symptoms You’re Most Likely to Ignore
Routine tests like pap smears and mammograms are important, but don't rely on tests alone to protect you from cancer. It's just as important to listen to your body and ...
Black Gyrl Cancer Slayer Says ‘Be Your Best Advocate’
Posted by Chana Garcia on May 29th 2009 Chana Garcia is a freelance copy editor for Black Voices who has been writing about cancer awareness and women's-health issues. To learn ...
Frequently Asked Questions about Mesothelioma
What is Mesothelioma? Mesothelioma, or cancer of the mesothelium, is diagnosed in about 2,000 to 3,000 people in the United States each year, and is becoming more common over time. ...
What is Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma?
Primary peritoneal carcinoma (PPC) is a rare cancer closely related to epithelial ovarian cancer. At surgery, it looks the same as an epithelial ovarian cancer that has spread through the ...
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