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Category: Progress Against Cancer

How can we prevent breast cancer?
October 7, 2015 Progress Against Cancer

Breast Cancer: How Much Progress Have We Made?

After thirty years of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, actual progress against the disease has not met expectations, with over 40,000 deaths from the disease annually in the United States.

September 16, 2015 Progress Against Cancer

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness

Learning to recognize the signs and symptoms of gynecologic cancers is an essential part of “awareness” during Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, as is advocating for appropriate levels of research funding.

April 10, 2015 Progress Against Cancer

Ken Burns’ “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies”

Ken Burns’ cancer film is a compelling story of the progress that’s been made against cancer over the last several decades, but it also makes clear the need for continuing investment in research to build on that progress.

Wood type "2014 Year in Review" refers to review of progress against cancer
December 31, 2014 Progress Against Cancer

10 Things We Learned About Progress Against Cancer in 2014

Taking a look back at major stories about developments in cancer research in 2014.

Cancer research laboratory
October 13, 2014 Progress Against Cancer

Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Look at the Critical Need for Focused Research

Focus on the treatment needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer is a critical research priority.

Breast Cancer "Awareness": What is the Message in 2014?
September 30, 2014 Progress Against Cancer

Breast Cancer “Awareness”: What is the Message?

Breast cancer screening has become widespread, but misperceptions about the disease are also common. True awareness, the kind that will lead to action to save lives, needs to start with facts like these.

Breast Cancer: Where Are We After Twenty Years?
September 16, 2014 Progress Against Cancer

Breast Cancer: Where Are We After Twenty Years?

Today, just like twenty years ago, we continue to hear about promising new research but we still know little about the causes of breast cancer, and mortality from the disease remains high.

DNA strand against a colored background
November 13, 2013 Progress Against Cancer

Cancer Genome Studies: How Will They Help Patients?

A new set of findings from The Cancer Genome Atlas project looks at cancer genome sequencing in a different way–comparing mutations across types of cancer.

October 2, 2013 Progress Against Cancer

Breast Cancer “Awareness”: What Is The Message?

While mammography screening has increased as a result of “awareness” campaigns, we are far from being able to declare success in the fight against breast cancer.

August 22, 2013 Progress Against Cancer

Breast Cancer: Where Are We After Twenty Years?

In the last twenty years, there have been some advances in breast cancer treatment and many more women are screened each year, but these advances have not brought about transformational change in the way breast cancer is treated or in mortality from the disease.

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