Cancer Resources and Information

One of the worst six-letter “four-letter words” one will ever hear in a doctor’s office…..

Cancer...

This year more than 12,000 Kansans will get the news that they have some form of cancer and over 5,000 deaths will be attributed at least in part to cancer.

Prevention and treatment are important weapons in the battle against this disease. Below are some resources from state and federal agencies on cancers, cancer treatment and the importance of taking care of yourself to reduce the risk of hearing that terrible word.

The Good News: Cancer Incidence and Death Rates Are Dropping
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/ReportNation2008Release
(For the first time since the National Cancer Institute's annual report was first issued in 1998, both incidence and death rates for all cancers combined are decreasing for both men and women)

But the fight is not over.....

Kansas Information

What Kansans Can Do About Cancer
http://www.cancerkansas.org/download/What_can_you_do_brochure.pdf
(A two-page pamphlet from the Kansas Dept of Health and Environment that can be printed off and distributed)

Kansas Cancer Information
http://www.cancerkansas.org/
(A partnership of various agencies and organizations working for prevention and treatment of cancer in the Sunflower State)
---Risk & Protective Factors
(http://www.cancerkansas.org/risk.htm)
---Research & Clinical Trials
(http://www.cancerkansas.org/research.htm)
---Screening & Tests
(http://www.cancerkansas.org/screening.htm)
---News & Information
(http://www.cancerkansas.org/news_room.htm)
---Cancer Information Links
(http://www.cancerkansas.org/cancer_links.htm)
---Kansas Cancer Plan
(http://www.cancerkansas.org/cancer_plan.htm)
---Other Kansas Resources
(http://www.cancerkansas.org/kansas_resources.htm)
---Cancer Data
(http://www.cancerkansas.org/cancer_data.htm)
---Contacts
(http://www.cancerkansas.org/contact.htm)

Prevention Works!
http://www.preventionworkskansas.org/cancer.html
(Kansas Cancer Prevention and Control Program)

Kansas Cancer Registry
http://www2.kumc.edu/kcr//
(From the University of Kansas Medical Center and the Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment, the Kansas Cancer Registry (KCR) is the only population-based cancer incidence database in Kansas.)

Kansas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
http://www.kdheks.gov/brfss/about.html
(Health surveys taken throughout the state which indicate how the behavior of Kansans affects potential risks in illness and disease)

From the U.S. Government

National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/

Cancer Information Service (CIS)
http://cis.nci.nih.gov/
(A national information and education network. The CIS is a free public service of the National Cancer Institute)

Common Cancer Types
--- A to Z List of Cancers
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/alphalist/a-d)
---Bladder Cancer
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/bladder)
---Breast Cancer
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast)
---Colon and Rectal Cancer
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/colon-and-rectal)
---Endometrial Cancer (Uterus)
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/endometrial)
---Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/kidney)
---Leukemia
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/leukemia)
---Lung Cancer
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/lung)
---Melanoma
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/melanoma)
---Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/non-hodgkin)
---Pancreatic Cancer
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/pancreatic)
---Prostate Cancer
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/prostate)
---Skin Cancer (Nonmelanoma)
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/skin)
---Thyroid Cancer
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/thyroid)
---Cancers by Body Location/System
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/cancersbodylocation)
---Childhood Cancers
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/childhoodcancers)
---Women's Cancers
(http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/womenscancers)

Contacting the National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/help