50 Facts about Oral, Head and Neck Cancer
50 Facts about Oral, Head and Neck Cancer
50 Facts about Oral, Head and Neck Cancer
YOU can start your own OHANCAW in your hometown! Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week® (OHANCAW®) is a weeklong series of events that aim to educate the public about these potentially life-threatening but eminently treatable cancers and to promote prevention, screening and early detection. OHANCAW is highlighted by the free screenings and related activities held at participating medical centers across the country. The screenings are quick, painless, and designed to advance early diagnosis, which can lead to better outcomes. OHANCAW is sponsored by the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance (HNCA).
Drugmaker Roche says U.S. health regulators have delayed a decision on whether to expand approval of its drug Avastin for breast cancer, a use that has generated vigorous debate among cancer specialists and patients.
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States but there is hope for the millions of people who are diagnosed every year.
Patients in the final stage of the disease have few options but a new drug is offering hope and more time.
Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer other than skin cancer in men in the United States. Early Detection is key to saving your life or the life of someone you know.
Doctors say a new tool could boost the cure rate for the nearly half a million women diagnosed with cervical cancer every year.
Medical bills can be a burden but they are especially draining for those who don't have any health insurance. Thanks to a grant from the Center for Disease Control, the Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program is saving some women's lives.
Southern California surfer Jodi Nelson had an admirable goal in mind when she decided to standup-paddle nearly 40 miles from Santa Catalina Island to Dana Point.