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Researchers have developed a more accurate method for estimating breast cancer risk for Asian and Pacific Islander American (APA) women. Most current risk estimates rely on data from non-Hispanic white women, but researchers have now come up with a statistical model that more specifically assesses risk for American women who identify themselves as Chinese, Japanese,
The most frequent request NCI receives from reporters is to provide the latest cancer statistics: incidence, mortality, and survival, often broken down by age, race, or gender. To provide this information, press officers from NCI’s Office of Media Relations turn to the Cancer Statistics Review, a report published by NCI’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)
New study finds a decrease in AIDS-defining cancers, offset by an increase in other cancers As treatments for HIV/AIDS improve and patients are living longer, the distribution of cancers in this population has undergone a dramatic shift in the United States. While cases of the types of cancer that have been associated with AIDS progression