National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The National Breast and Cervical
Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) helps low income, uninsured, and
underserved women gain access to lifesaving screening programs for early
detection of breast and cervical cancers.
2004/2005 Cancer Fact Sheets
Visit Fact Sheets to access the new
Program Fact Sheets and Science In Briefs for 2004/2005. Program Fact Sheets
include facts about the disease, CDC's efforts to reduce the disease burden,
and descriptions of funded program
activities. Science In Briefs provide an overview of selected research
projects for CDC's cancer activities.
Prostate Cancer Awareness
CDC has developed educational materials about prostate cancer, which are designed to promote
discussion between patients and physicians and to help men aged 50 years or older make informed
decisions about prostate cancer screening.Visit CDCs
Prostate Cancer Control Initiatives Web site
for specific resources related to prostate cancer screening.
Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Get facts on ovarian cancer, information about CDC funded projects, and
resources related to prevention. Visit the
Ovarian Cancer Control Initiative Web site for more information.
Registry Plus™ Software Programs for Cancer Registries
Registry Plus, a suite of publicly available free software programs for
collecting and processing cancer registry data, is now available online.
These software programs, compliant with national standards, are made
available by CDC to implement the National Program of Cancer Registries,
established by Public Law 102-515. The
Registry Plus™ Suite Abstract Plus, Prep Plus,
CRS Plus, Online Help, Link Plus, and Utility Programs can be used separately or
together for routine or special data collection.
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