The purpose of Men's Health Week is to increase awareness of preventable health problems and to encourage early detection and treatment of various diseases among men and boys.
[In Letter from the Editors] Letter From the Editors The field of cancer prevention focuses on trying to find risk factors for cancer that can be avoided or modified. The one omnipresent and inevitable risk factor to which all of us are subject is age. [more]
[In News from the NCI] News from the NCI Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Think Small to Make Big Changes in Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
The NCI recently awarded funding to establish eight Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNEs). Through these programs, researchers will harness the power of nanotechnology and apply it to the major challenges of basic research and clinical oncology to improve early detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. [more]
Federal Legislation Federal legislation pertaining to cancer and its prevention that is under consideration in the US Congress. [more]
[In Additional Information] Make Your Voice Heard Contact your Congressional representatives, the White House, or other government agencies to express your support of cancer prevention legislation and to urge the funding of cancer prevention research. [more]
