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Understanding Cancer SeriesMarch 1, 2010, 1:09PM
Drinking two cups of strong coffee a day may protect habitual cigarette smokers from developing advanced colon cancer, according to a population-based study of Singapore Chinese, funded by the National Cancer Institute and conducted by researchers from the University of Minnesota.
December 7, 2009, 6:28PM
The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer that was released today shows continued declines in both the rate of new cancer cases and the rate of cancer deaths in the United States over the past several years. The incidence data used in the report were gathered from population-based cancer registries that participate in the NCI’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program, and/or the CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR). Information on mortality rates comes from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). This article explores the role of population-based cancer registries.
December 7, 2009, 5:10PM
NCI funding for colorectal cancer research has increased from $103.2 million in fiscal year (FY) 1997 to $273.7 million in FY 2008. Funding for colorectal cancer in FY 2009 is estimated at $282.5 million and for FY 2010 is estimated at $290.9 million.