8 Proactive Cancer-Preventing Pointers
January 31, 2017
With cancer continuing to affect the lives of so many, it’s important to try to prevent or reduce cancer risk. Here are eight helpful tips....
Tasty Tomatoes: Anti-Cancer Attributes & A Healthy Recipe
January 26, 2017
Tomatoes are a good source of vitamins A, C and E, and the antioxidant lycopene. Studies show that lycopene may help prevent certain types of cancers....
The Man Who Halted the Growth of Tumors: Dr. Harold F. Dvorak
January 18, 2017
Research Then & Treatments Now: NFCR-funded scientist Dr. Dvorak's discovery helped pave the way for researchers to develop treatments to halt tumor growth....
NFCR’s Genomics Newsroom: Using Molecular Imaging to Guide Cancer Therapy
January 17, 2017
Molecular imaging combines conventional anatomic imaging with genomic testing and enables doctors to literally see cancer at its molecular or genetic level....
Attention Women: 6 Must-Know Facts About Cervical Cancer
January 10, 2017
It’s important to understand cervical cancer - the disease known as a “silent killer” - and what women can do to improve our chances of beating it....
2017: The Year of Cancer Genomics
January 9, 2017
National Foundation for Cancer Research CEO Franklin Salisbury Jr. predicts: "It looks like 21st century medicine will be about cancer genomics."...
New Treatment for Glioblastoma Multiforme Developed by NFCR Scientists
December 28, 2016
Dr. Web Cavenee and Dr. Paul B. Fisher discover a new pharmacological agent to treat glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the deadliest brain cancer....
Party4Life 2016 & the Lucy Fund
December 21, 2016
Ongoing fundraising efforts in honor of Lucy Stanovick seek to find a cure for metastatic cancer. To date, over $200,000 has been raised in Lucy’s name....
Dr. Civin’s Cancer Research Saved My Life: Sarah’s Survivor Story
December 9, 2016
Sarah Byrd says she owes her life to Dr. Curt Civin, a pediatric oncologist specializing in leukemia research whose work is funded by NFCR....
Genomic Testing Finds Link Between Breast and Bladder Cancer
December 9, 2016
Researchers from UNC, Chapel Hill found a subtype of bladder cancer has the same molecular signatures as a subset of breast cancer....