Women Experience More Side Effects from Pelvic Radiation than Realized
Women undergoing radiation therapy for cervical or uterine cancer have a much higher incidence of serious side effects than previously realized, according to results from a new clinical trial. This information may help women... Read More
POSTED: 04/08/2020
SOURCE: NCI Cancer Currents Blog

Experimental Drug Prevents Doxorubicin from Harming the Heart
The chemotherapy drug doxorubicin is used to treat many types of cancer, but some patients who receive the drug develop heart problems. Using new insights into how doxorubicin damages the heart, researchers have identified... Read More
POSTED: 04/06/2020
SOURCE: NCI Cancer Currents Blog

While researchers have identified some of the genetic changes that lead to cancer development, a key knowledge gap remains: finding the genetic changes that drive the development of cancers that arise at an earlier age than... Read More
POSTED: 03/05/2020
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog

RESEARCH UPDATE: ON THE CLINICAL FRONT Genetic Variants May Partially Explain Response to Tomato Juice Intake in Men with Prostate Cancer Tomato product and lycopene intakes are associated with reduced prostate cancer risk... Read More
POSTED: 02/19/2020
SOURCE: DCP News

Cervical cancer is highly preventable, yet it is not fully prevented. Significant advancements in our understanding of the human papillomavirus (HPV)-linked development of cervical cancer have created highly effective... Read More
POSTED: 02/03/2020
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog

In the path toward understanding the development and ultimate prevention of prostate cancer, researchers are studying how to keep low-grade, early stage prostate cancer being monitored on Active Surveillance from progressing... Read More
POSTED: 01/17/2020
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog

Division of Cancer Prevention New Grantees with Acting DCP Division Director Dr. Debbie Winn (first row center). In November 2019, the NCI Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP) for the first time held a New Grantee Workshop... Read More
POSTED: 01/14/2020
SOURCE: DCP News
