The war in Ukraine has had a terrible physical and psychological toll. Nonetheless, there are heroes galore. Today, we look at physicians as cancer heroes during the Ukraine war.…
National Cancer Institute Videos
A while back, we examined valuable resources from the National Cancer Institute. It offers several types of multimedia resources. Today, we focus on National Cancer Institute videos.…
The War on Cancer Turns 50
Earlier this year, we looked at present-day global cancer data and risk factors. Today, we consider the War on Cancer turns 50. Yes, it’s 50 years since the federal government launched this battle.…
PREVENT Cancer Preclinical Drug Development Program
As we have noted several times, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is vital in the fight against cancer. And one of its key initiatives is the PREVENT Cancer Preclinical Drug Development Program.…
Annual U.S. Report on the Status of Cancer
Each year, the National Cancer Institute at NIH (National Institute of Health) produces a report on the status of cancer in the United States.
Here are a few highlights from the 2019 report:
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- Overall cancer death rates continue to decrease in men, women, and children for all major racial and ethnic groups.
Knowing YOUR Bone Density
According to the National Cancer Institute, Bone density is
“A measure of the amount of minerals (mostly calcium and phosphorous) contained in a certain volume of bone.…
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To continue our series on valuable resources from leading organizations, let us look at the National Cancer Institute. It offers several types of multimedia resources.…
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