NCI Archives - Oncology Nurse Advisor

Fact Sheets

Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer (Fact Sheet)

March 26, 2014

This fact sheet examines the cancer risks associated with smokeless tobacco products.

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Cancer Vaccines (Fact Sheet)

January 6, 2014

This fact sheet examines the role of vaccines for the prevention and treatment of cancer, including current areas of research.

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Hyperthermia in Cancer Treatment (Fact Sheet)

November 7, 2013

This fact sheet reviews hyperthermia, a type of cancer treatment in which body tissue is exposed to high temperatures to damage and kill cancer cells.

Web Exclusives

NCI and ASCO symposium offer strategies for clinical trial accrual

By

Kathy Boltz, PhD

November 6, 2013

A research team from the NCI and ASCO presented a summary of best practices and strategies for future research in a co-sponsored symposium.

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Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment (Fact Sheet)

October 31, 2013

This fact sheet reviews the basics of cryosurgery, including availability, advantages and disadvantages, and known side effects.

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Biological Therapies for Cancer (Fact Sheet)

October 31, 2013

This fact sheet provides an overview of how the immune system functions and examines biological therapies, including monoclonal antibodies, cytokines, therapeutic vaccines, cancer-killing viruses, gene therapy, and adoptive T-cell transfer as well as side effects.

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Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer (Fact Sheet)

October 31, 2013

This fact sheet defines adjuvant therapy for breast cancer and explains the length of treatment, which patients are best suited for this treatment, side effects, and highlights current research.

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