The Arkansas Cancer Plan, developed by ARCC, is a strategy for winning the fight against cancer. Together, we can do it.
Health professionals are on the front lines of the battle against cancer. Arm yourself with the resources you need to be victorious.
Coalition partners will find important news, updates, meeting highlights and reports here, as well as upcoming meetings and events.
| Cancer in the News |
| Cancer Endangers Some Wildlife Species (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer is a major threat to certain species of wildlife, which need to be protected through health monitoring, researchers say. (more...) |
| Fawcett's legacy beyond the biz: Spotlighting rare cancer (USA Today) In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus, HPV. (more...) |
| Brain tumours 'forgotten cancer' (BBC News) More funding needs to be ploughed into research into the "forgotten cancer" of brain tumours, campaigners say. (more...) |
| Scots take 'sun-fry' cancer risk (BBC News) Scots have an unhealthy approach to sunbathing and the highest risk of contracting skin cancer in the UK, research warns. (more...) |
| Metabolic factors may be linked to cancer (UPI) NEW YORK, July 2 (UPI) -- Metabolic syndrome -- a risk factor for heart disease and diabetes -- may play a role in the risk of post-menopausal breast cancer, U.S. researchers said. (more...) |
| Another Genetic Link to Testicular Cancer Is Found (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- A second gene linked to inherited testicular germ-cell cancer has been identified by scientists at the U.S. National Institutes of Health. (more...) |