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Vaccination Nation: A Real Shot at Preventing Cancer
"Suppose someone tells you there are quick, easy ways to help keep people from getting some kinds of cancer. Would you believe it?" Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentInspiring and Taking Action Against Cancer
On World Cancer Day, it’s important to set our sights on a future where every person has the right information, makes healthy choices that prevent cancer before it starts, has the right screening at the right time, and gets good cancer treatment no matter where they live. Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentClosing Gaps in Ovarian Cancer
In recognition of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, CDC’s Sherri Stewart and Audra Moran, President and CEO of the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance, discuss the current state of ovarian cancer treatment and improvements that can reduce deaths from ovarian cancer among all women. Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentI Did Everything to Avoid Cancer…And It Still Got Me
Terri makes it her mission to help women who are at risk for or who have ovarian cancer. She is also determined to live her life to the fullest. “I feel that [cancer is] a life sentence, not a death sentence,” Terri says. Read More >
Posted on by 6 CommentsLewis’ Story: Throat Cancer Changed His World
“When you hear the word ‘cancer,’ your world changes in an instant,” says Lewis. Diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer, Lewis endured seven weeks of chemotherapy and radiation treatments, which shrunk the tumor to the point that it could no longer be found. Lewis and his wife Amy started a support group for people with head and neck cancers. Read More >
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