Cancer information
Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and the spread of abnormal cells. All cancers involve the malfunction of genes that control cell growth and cell division.
Cancer is caused by both external and environmental (chemicals, radiation, and viruses) and internal (hormones, immune conditions, and inherited mutations) factors. The factors that cause cancer may act together or in sequence to initiate or promote the beginning of cancer (carcinogenesis).
Key Research areas include:
Develop more effective screening and diagnostic tools to detect and diagnose cancer in patients of all ages, and at an earlier stage of development when the likelihood of cure and survival is much greater.
Develop culturally sensitive outreach and educational materials and methods and cancer interventions with a focus on underserved populations. If people do not understand the importance of early detection and personal health responsibility and don’t understand how treatment works and their treatment options -- the latest technology won’t be enough to adequately help them..
We need progressive biomedical research to give patients treatment modalities that are more effective and specific, less invasive and less toxic.
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