- What Is Cancer? - NCI
Explanations about what cancer is, how cancer cells differ from normal cells, and genetic changes that cause cancer to grow and spread
- Find an NCI-Designated Cancer Center
Find the locations of NCI-designated cancer centers by area, region, state, or name that includes contact information to help health care providers and cancer patients with referrals to clinical trials
- State Cancer Profiles gt; Quick Profiles
The US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates Data not available for some combinations of geography, cancer site, age, and race ethnicity Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable
- Metastatic Cancer: When Cancer Spreads - NCI
Metastatic cancer is cancer that spreads from its site of origin to another part of the body Learn how cancer spreads, possible symptoms, common sites where cancer spreads, and how to find out about treatment options
- Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program
An authoritative source for cancer statistics in the US We collect incidence, prevalence and survival data and publish reports on these and cancer mortality For those interested in cancer statistics and surveillance methods
- Genetic Testing Fact Sheet - NCI - National Cancer Institute
A fact sheet about genetic testing for inherited cancer risk Includes who should consider testing, and how to understand test results
- Asbestos Exposure and Cancer Risk Fact Sheet - NCI
According to IARC, there is sufficient evidence that asbestos causes mesothelioma (a relatively rare cancer of the thin membranes that line the chest and abdomen), and cancers of the lung, larynx, and ovary (8)
- Treatment for Metastatic Prostate Cancer Often Suboptimal
Since 2017, recommendations for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer that can be controlled by shutting off its supply of hormones, often called hormone- or castration-sensitive prostate cancer, have shifted radically
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