Cancer Prevention


Spring 2006
Issue 7


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Calendar of Events
Calendar of Events
May
 
World No Tobacco Day
 
June
 
National Men's Health Week
 
September
 
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
 
 
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
 
October
 
Healthy Lung Month
 
November
 

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month


September 2006
www.ovarian.org

The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition uses this month to heighten awareness among women about ovarian cancer.



[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]
[In Clinical]
Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials
If you are interested in learning more about a trial, access the Web site address or call the phone number provided for additional information. [more]
Cancer Prevention Legislation
[In Legislation]
State Legislation
Legislation pertaining to cancer and its prevention that is under consideration in various states. [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 HeardMake 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]
 
Other Information Resources
[more]
 
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