The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded over $2.5 million in first-year funding to two institutions as part its new grant program, the “Cooperative Planning Grant for Cancer Disparities Research Partnerships” (CDRP). The program, with a total budget of $27 million over five years, provides support and resources for radiation oncology clinical research in institutions […]

Using advanced imaging technology and computational simulations, scientists have, for the first time, glimpsed the action of a cellular machine at work within living cells. The work puts forth a new concept of cellular machines as dynamic protein complexes that are continually building and rebuilding themselves within the cell, rather than the stable structures scientists […]

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today released U.S. Cancer Statistics: 1999 Incidence, the most comprehensive federal data available to date on state-specific cancer incidence rates.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) supports the American Cancer Society (ACS) in its publication of new guidelines on cervical cancer screening, issued today. Based on recent advances, the guidelines include recommendations on when women should begin undergoing regular cervical cancer screening, how often women should be screened, and when women can discontinue regular screening.

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National Cancer Institute Disseminates Communications Material Related to I-131 Radioactive Fallout Exposure

 

WHAT:  
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) will disseminate communications materials to key partners and regional representatives to help better inform the public about potential thyroid cancer risk from Iodine-131 (I-131) radioactive fallout due to nuclear testing in the 1950s and […]