Canine Cancer Facts FACT: Cancer is the leading cause of non-accidental death in dogs. FACT: Lymphoma is the leading cancer diagnosed in dogs. FACT: Nearly 50% of pets over the age of 10 will develop some type of cancer. FACT: The increasing incidence of cancer in dogs is due to longer life spans. What is cancer? Cancer is a single word that encompasses many different types of diseases. Each of these diseases is attributed to the purposeless and uncontrolled growth of cells on or within the body. They are either localized to one part of the body as a visible
NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer
Monthly Feature
December 2005
Nanotechnology Tackles Brain Cancer
Brain cancer can be counted among the most deadly and intractable diseases. Often diagnosed after a patient exhibits symptoms such as nausea, dizziness, uncharacteristic behavior changes, or paralysis, the growing mass of a brain tumor will continue to squeeze out normal tissue and degrade the brain's function if left untreated. But treatment is elusive. Tumors may be embedded in regions of the brain that are critical to orchestrating the body's vital functions, while they shed cells to invade other parts of the brain, forming more tumors too small to detect
National Action Plan For Childhood Cancer
Report of the National Summit Meetings on Childhood Cancer
Participating Organizations
AirLifeLine American Academy of Pediatrics American Brain Tumor Association American Cancer Society American Pediatric Surgical Association American Society of Clinical Oncology American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Children's Cancer Group Children's Brain Tumor Association The Children's Cause Children's Oncology Camping Association International
Children's Oncology Group Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group Leukemia and Lymphoma Society National Cancer
