This week's artwork was donated by Sharon, a pediatric cancer patient who received treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia . A treatment that stimulates the body's own defense mechanisms to combat disease, such as cancer. A very early stage of cancer. The extent to which disease occurs in the population.
Cancer incidence is the estimated number of new cases of cancer diagnosed each year.
A natural body protein produced by normal cells that is capable of killing cancer cells or stopping their unrestrained growth. Interferon was originally discovered as an antiviral agent, but has now been found to have some anti-cancer activity as well. When nonsmokers breathe cigarette smoke from other people, they are involuntarily smoking. The risk of lung cancer in nonsmokers is now being studied. The information provided through OncoLink should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or a disease.