CDC Cancer News https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ en-US imtech@cdc.gov Cancer To understand the impact of HPV vaccines on cervical precancers, CDC scientists set up systems with four cancer registries (Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, and Los Angeles). These registries collected information on how many women got cervical precancers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=379967 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/hpv-vaccines-cervical-precancers.htm Mon, 26 Mar 2018 10:00:00 EST Cancer Especiales de los CDC This supplement follows up on the CONCORD-2 study. It uses data from 37 cancer registries in the United States, covering 80% of the U.S. population. It is the largest study of population-based cancer survival to date in the United States. Public health agencies can use this information to help target early diagnosis and treatment services. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364315 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/concord-2-supplement.htm Thu, 07 Dec 2017 23:00:00 EDT Cancer Most cases of cervical cancer are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV also causes many cancers in other parts of the body, such as the oropharynx (the base of the tongue, the tonsils, and the back of the throat), vagina, vulva, penis, anus, and rectum, although it doesn't always cause cancer. You can get HPV by having sex with someone who is infected with it. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364317 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/hpv-associated-cancer-survival.htm Wed, 06 Dec 2017 23:00:00 EDT Cancer Colorectal cancer starts in the colon or rectum. If the cancer spreads to other parts of your body, it is called metastatic or stage IV colorectal cancer. If colorectal cancer has spread to other parts of the body, the KRAS test may help patients and doctors decide on the right treatment. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364316 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/colorectal-KRAS-test.htm Wed, 06 Dec 2017 23:00:00 EDT Cancer Overweight and obesity are associated with at least 13 different types of cancer. These cancers make up 40% of all cancers diagnosed. More than half of Americans don't know that overweight and obesity can increase their risk for cancer. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364319 https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/obesity-cancer/ Tue, 03 Oct 2017 09:00:00 EST Cancer A recent study found that some women do not continue to get screened for cervical cancer as they get closer to 65 years old. The only way to know it is safe to stop being tested after age 65 is if you have had several tests in a row that didn't find cancer within the previous 10 years, including at least one in the previous five years. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364322 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/older-women-cervical-cancer-screenings.htm Wed, 06 Sep 2017 06:00:00 EST Cancer Scientists wanted to know how many cancer patients in the United States get serious infections because of neutropenia each year. They found that 91,560 adults and 16,859 children with cancer were treated at a hospital because of neutropenia. The total cost for adults being hospitalized for cancer-related neutropenia was $2.3 billion, and $439 million for children. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364321 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/neutropenia.htm Wed, 06 Sep 2017 06:00:00 EST Cancer The 2017 Skin Cancer Prevention Progress Report summarizes recent prevention efforts and highlights new data, developments, and success stories following The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer, released in July 2014. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=393727 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/what_cdc_is_doing/progress_report.htm Mon, 21 Aug 2017 10:00:00 EST Cancer Researchers can access and analyze high-quality population-based cancer incidence data on the entire United States population. De-identified cancer incidence data reported to CDC's National Program for Cancer Registries (NPCR) and the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program are available to researchers for free in public use databases that can be accessed using software developed by NCI's SEER Program. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=393726 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/public-use/ Mon, 21 Aug 2017 10:00:00 EST Cancer DCPC's Bring Your Brave campaign, which educates young women and health care providers about breast cancer in young women, now has a community on Tumblr! This new Tumblr account is for young breast cancer survivors, previvors, and caregivers who want to share their story about their experience with breast cancer. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364328 https://bringyourbrave.tumblr.com/ Mon, 21 Aug 2017 06:00:00 EST Cancer How well do you know your cancer statistics? Test your knowledge with this 10-question quiz! https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364327 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/value/quiz.htm Mon, 21 Aug 2017 06:00:00 EST Cancer Cancer registries provide the data-driven foundation for cancer control efforts in the United States. Find out what they are and how they work. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364326 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oasCxJP3sNw Mon, 21 Aug 2017 06:00:00 EST Cancer CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control sponsored a supplemental issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine about reducing cancer risk during early adulthood. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364325 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/prevention/early-adulthood.htm Mon, 21 Aug 2017 06:00:00 EST Cancer AMIGAS is a bilingual educational outreach intervention designed to help promotoras (community health workers) and other lay health educators increase cervical cancer screening among Hispanics who have rarely or never had a Pap test. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364324 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/gynecologic/what_cdc_is_doing/amigas.htm Mon, 21 Aug 2017 06:00:00 EST Cancer There are many ways to reduce the amount of sunlight that students get during outdoor activities at school, such as putting on sunscreen and having outdoor activities when the sun isn't directly overhead. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364329 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/sun_safe_schools.htm Wed, 05 Jul 2017 10:00:00 EST Cancer In this podcast, senior medical epidemiologist Dr. Loria Pollack explains the importance of cancer registry data to understanding how cancer affects the United States, now and in the future. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=397458 https://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8645703 Wed, 07 Jun 2017 13:00:00 EST Cancer To protect young people from greater risk of skin cancer, parents and other mentors can talk to them about the dangers of UV rays from tanning, discourage them from starting to tan when they are young, and set a good example by avoiding tanning themselves. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364332 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/indoor-tanning-initiation.htm Tue, 30 May 2017 10:00:00 EST Cancer Many people with cancer make changes in their medication because they worry that they can't afford what their doctors prescribe for them. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364335 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/cancer-survivors-prescription-drug-use.htm Tue, 16 May 2017 10:00:00 EST Cancer People who live in counties with a lower average education level are more likely to die of colorectal cancer than people living in counties with higher education levels. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364334 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/colorectal-cancer-deaths.htm Tue, 16 May 2017 10:00:00 EST Cancer Dr. Florence Tangka talks about studies on figuring out the costs of running a colorectal cancer screening program, and how this can lead to better screening. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=397460 https://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8645375 Mon, 10 Apr 2017 14:00:00 EST Cancer Dr. Lisa Richardson shares her medical and personal advice for people between the ages of 50 and 75 about getting screened for colorectal cancer. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=397459 https://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8645407 Mon, 10 Apr 2017 14:00:00 EST Cancer The United States Cancer Statistics (USCS): Data Visualizations tool uses cancer incidence and mortality data from the USCS Web-based report. Users can customize displays of overall and cancer-specific statistics, view data as a table, and share each tab via social media. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364339 https://nccd.cdc.gov/USCSDataViz/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 05:00:00 EST Cancer The databases include cancer incidence and population data for 45 states and the District of Columbia, providing information on 94.5% of the U.S. population. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364342 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/public-use/ Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:00:00 EDT Cancer This manual provides specific information and tools to replicate the NHCRCSP patient navigation model. Any organization that conducts colorectal cancer screening or administers a colonoscopy program may benefit from implementing this intervention. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364343 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/crccp/pn-replication-manual.htm Thu, 12 Jan 2017 04:00:00 EDT Cancer The 2017 CDC National Cancer Conference will be held on August 14-16, 2017, in Atlanta. Co-sponsored by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, the conference is an excellent opportunity to network with cancer control partners from around the country. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364344 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/conference/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 03:00:00 EDT Cancer A non-smoker shares her story about diagnosis, treatment, and community support. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=397462 https://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8643967 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 12:00:00 EDT Cancer Health economist Dr. Florence Tangka talks about a new tool for estimating how much it costs to run cancer registries in developing countries. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=397461 https://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8644276 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 12:00:00 EDT Cancer Dr. Lisa Richardson, director of CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, talks about yearly lung cancer screening for people who have a high risk. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=393734 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/870462 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 12:00:00 EDT Cancer Cancer survivors in the United States take medicine for anxiety or depression at about twice the rate of people without a history of cancer. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364356 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/anxiety_dep_med_survivors.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:00:00 EDT Cancer Cigarette smoking not only causes cancer, but also can negatively impact cancer treatment and survival. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364353 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/survivorship/basic_info/health-care-pros/tobacco-use.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:00:00 EDT Cancer Smoking tobacco products (including cigarettes and cigars) causes almost nine of every ten cases of lung cancer, and can cause cancer almost anywhere in your body. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364352 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/tobacco/ Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:00:00 EDT Cancer Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer and cancer deaths. It can cause not only lung cancer, but also cancers of the mouth and throat, voice box, esophagus, stomach, kidney, pancreas, liver, bladder, cervix, colon and rectum, and a type of leukemia. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364351 https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/cancerandtobacco/ Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:00:00 EDT Cancer This monograph provides information on the costs of running cancer registries in five of the low- and middle-income countries in which CDC's International Registry Costing Tool was tested. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364349 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/collection_tool_registry_planning.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:00:00 EDT Cancer This continuing education activity provides guidance and tools for clinicians on the optimal ways to implement screening for colorectal cancer to help ensure that patients receive maximum benefit. It has been revised to reflect the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's 2016 Recommendation Statement for colorectal cancer screening. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364348 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/quality/ Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:00:00 EDT Cancer Strong evidence suggests that physical activity reduces the risk of several cancers. In addition to helping prevent cancer, physical activity is also important for cancer survivors. This promising practices brief lists strategies that work for increasing physical activity. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364346 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/prevention/policies_practices/physical_activity/ Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:00:00 EDT Cancer This monograph provides information on the costs of running cancer registries in five of the low- and middle-income countries in which CDC's International Registry Costing Tool was tested. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364345 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/melanoma_rise.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:00:00 EDT Cancer CDC sponsored a journal supplement about factors from before birth through early childhood that may affect a person's chance of getting cancer. Research suggests that we can take steps today to protect the health of babies and young children, and reduce their chances of getting cancer in the future. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364357 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/prevention/childhood.htm Tue, 01 Nov 2016 06:00:00 EST Cancer Breast cancer death rates among women decreased during 2010 to 2014, but racial differences persisted, according to a study in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364358 https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/p1013-breast-cancer-death-rates.html Thu, 13 Oct 2016 09:00:00 EST Cancer "Because of my family history, I'm at high risk." Breast cancer survivor Pam Bryant shares her story. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=397463 https://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8643571 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 13:00:00 EST Cancer Researchers wanted to understand the factors that influence a woman's beliefs about her risk of getting cancer and how they may affect the decisions she makes about her health care. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364369 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/perceived-actual-risk.htm Wed, 28 Sep 2016 09:00:00 EST Cancer This article summary explains how schools can play an important part in protecting children and teens from sun exposure that can lead to skin cancer in the future. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364367 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/skin_prev_schools.htm Wed, 28 Sep 2016 09:00:00 EST Cancer People with lung cancer who used to or still smoke often feel that others see their smoking as a weakness, and that the smoker should have stopped sooner or never started. Some lung cancer survivors may also blame themselves and feel guilty about smoking. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364366 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/lung_cancer_surv.htm Wed, 28 Sep 2016 09:00:00 EST Cancer CDC's Inside Knowledge: Get the Facts About Gynecologic Cancer campaign offers six images to share on your Web site or social media. They feature quotes from gynecologic cancer survivors. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364365 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/knowledge/buttons.htm Wed, 28 Sep 2016 09:00:00 EST Cancer CDC's Inside Knowledge: Get the Facts About Gynecologic Cancer campaign has posters highlighting an updated gynecologic cancer symptoms chart. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364364 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/knowledge/publications/posters.htm Wed, 28 Sep 2016 09:00:00 EST Cancer How much do you know about gynecologic cancers? Take this quick quiz from CDC's Inside Knowledge campaign to find out! https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364363 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/knowledge/quiz/ Wed, 28 Sep 2016 09:00:00 EST Cancer You can share these fun new images through social media or on your Web site, social network profile, or blog to invite your followers to visit CDC's Breast Cancer Web site to learn about breast cancer. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364361 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/buttons.htm Wed, 28 Sep 2016 09:00:00 EST Cancer CDC's Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) works with health systems, including clinics, hospitals, and other health care organizations, to use and strengthen strategies that have been shown to work to improve quality screening. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364371 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/crccp/pdf/crccp_factsheet_savinglives.pdf Tue, 02 Aug 2016 06:00:00 EST Cancer The second annual Skin Cancer Prevention Progress Report provides a comprehensive summary of the most recent data available and highlights developments and success stories following the Call to Action and since the release of the 2015 Progress Report. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364372 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/what_cdc_is_doing/progress_report.htm Mon, 11 Jul 2016 11:00:00 EST Cancer Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a virus that can cause certain cancers and is the most commonly sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. In this podcast, Dr. Laura Viens discusses the importance of getting vaccinated against HPV. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=397464 https://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8642724 Thu, 07 Jul 2016 15:00:00 EST Cancer Based on data from 2008 to 2012, about 38,793 HPV-associated cancers occur in the United States each year: about 23,000 among women, and about 15,793 among men. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364375 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/hpv/statistics/ Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:00:00 EST Cancer The 2016 United States Cancer Statistics report indicates in 2013 (the most recent year of incidence data available), 1,536,119 Americans received a new diagnosis of invasive cancer† and 584,872 Americans died from this disease. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364374 https://nccd.cdc.gov/uscs/ Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:00:00 EST Cancer Researchers wanted to understand the factors that influence a woman's beliefs about her risk of getting cancer and how they may affect the decisions she makes about her health care. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364378 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/perceived-actual-risk.htm Wed, 08 Jun 2016 04:00:00 EST Cancer Two women talk about how cancer screening affects their lives. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=397468 http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8642076 Thu, 26 May 2016 10:00:00 EST Cancer A man and a woman are talking about being outside, and the woman reminds him to protect his skin to keep from getting burned again. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=397467 http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8642074 Thu, 26 May 2016 10:00:00 EST Cancer A man and a woman are getting ready for a hike. The woman reminds him about sun protection. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=397466 http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8642075 Thu, 26 May 2016 10:00:00 EST Cancer Two people talk about how they've learned to protect their skin from the sun. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=397465 http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8642077 Thu, 26 May 2016 10:00:00 EST Cancer In this video abstract, CDC epidemiologist Dr. Hannah Weir talks about her work to project the number of new cancer cases and deaths to the year 2020. Cancer rates are decreasing or stabilizing, but the number of cancer cases and deaths will continue to increase. Dr. Weir discusses why we still have work to do to prevent, screen, and treat cancers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364394 https://youtu.be/MJp4IfboItw Mon, 14 Mar 2016 06:00:00 EST Cancer Cancer will soon become the leading cause of death in the United States. As we plan for the future, we have to ask some hard questions. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364397 https://youtu.be/h7GBxZ9oSPI Wed, 24 Feb 2016 05:00:00 EDT Cancer This report summarizes recent prevention efforts and highlights new data, developments, and success stories during the year following publication of the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364413 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/what_cdc_is_doing/progress_report.htm Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:00:00 EST Cancer These continuing education courses provide guidance and tools for clinicians on the optimal ways to implement screening for colorectal cancer to help ensure that patients receive maximum benefit. There are two versions of this course: one for primary care providers and one for clinicians who perform colonoscopy. Continuing education is available for both versions. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364423 https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/quality/ Mon, 09 Mar 2015 09:00:00 EST Cancer In this blog post, Jane Henley, an epidemiologist in CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, shares her story of the dangers of smoking. Her mother was 67 when she was diagnosed with lung cancer, even though she tried to quit smoking almost every day of her life. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364449 http://blogs.cdc.gov/cancer/2014/01/09/lung-cancer—why-the-numbers-are-personal/ Thu, 09 Jan 2014 10:47:00 EDT Cancer The current report includes cancer cases diagnosed and cancer deaths that occurred from 1999 through 2010. Each year of data includes more than 1 million cases of invasive cancer. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=316302&c=364452 http://nccd.cdc.gov/uscs/ Thu, 24 Oct 2013 09:30:00 EST Cancer