What Is Cancer? - NCI
Oct 11, 2021 · Explanations about what cancer is, how cancer cells differ from normal cells, and genetic changes that cause cancer to grow and spread.
Comprehensive Cancer Information - NCI
Accurate, up-to-date, comprehensive cancer information from the U.S. government's principal agency for cancer research.
Overall Cancer Statistics - Annual Report to the Nation
The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer has statistics on cancer deaths and new cases (incidence).
Causes and Risk Factors | Breast Cancer - NCI
Dec 2, 2025 · Learn about causes of breast cancer and factors that increase risk, such as your health history, genetics, and certain behaviors.
This guideline describes a standard approach to solid tumour measurement and definitions for objective assessment of change in tumour size for use in adult and paediatric cancer clinical trials.
CTEP ETCTN - NCI - dctd.cancer.gov
Sep 15, 2025 · View PDFs showing the latest portfolio of CTEP-supported cancer clinical trials open or upcoming in the ETCTN (updated monthly). For full functionality, download and open files with a pdf …
Risk Factors for Cancer - NCI
Dec 23, 2015 · Information about behaviors, exposures, and other factors that may influence the risk of cancer.
Red Meat and Processed Meat Consumption - Cancer
The Cancer Trends Progress Report, continually updated since its first issue in 2001, summarizes our nation's advances against cancer in relation to Healthy People targets set forth by the Department of …
Cancer risk decreases with more physical activity - NCI
Mar 26, 2025 · Learn more about the intramural research done in NCI’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics. For more information about cancer, please visit the NCI website at cancer.gov or call …
Why Is Early-Onset Cancer On the Rise? - NCI
May 14, 2025 · There is some evidence that inherited cancer-related genetic changes, often called germline mutations, may bear some responsibility for the growing number of early-onset cancers, …