NCI AdHER2 DC Vaccine Clinical Trial: Informational Video for Patients
Dr. Lauren Wood, an immunologist and vaccine researcher at the National Cancer Institute, gives a brief overview about a clinical trial she... Learn More
Participating In Cancer Clinical Trials: Part 1 – What You Need To Know
A National Cancer Institute cancer clinical trials educational video created for people who are considering participation in a trial. The video explains... Learn More
Lifelines: Cervical Cancer Awareness
Dr. Terri Cornelison, Program Director of the Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Research Group in the NCI’s Division of Cancer Prevention, discusses cervical... Learn More
Lifelines: Colorectal Cancer Awareness
In this video, Dr. Ronda Henry-Tillman, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Medical Director of the Women’s Oncology Clinic, Director of Cancer... Learn More
Deep Water: Making Sense of a Cancer Diagnosis
One daughter’s emotional story of wading into the rising flood of information about her mother’s stage III ovarian cancer diagnosis. The story... Learn More
Lifelines: Cervical Cancer Awareness and Asian Americans
Dr. Grace X. Ma, Founder and Director of Temple University’s Center for Asian Health and Principal Investigator in NCI’s Community Networks Program,... Learn More
Cancer Research Now: Quitting Smoking? Find Support on Facebook
NCI’s Tobacco Control Research Branch has a new Facebook video campaign where women on the street talk about quitting smoking. The video... Learn More
In Their Own Words: Susan Lowell Butler, Exec. Director DC Cancer Consortium
Susan Lowell Butler talks about her experience with breast and ovarian cancer and how science and treatment approaches have changed over the... Learn More
Lifelines: Colorectal Cancer Awareness and Asian Americans
Dr. Grace X. Ma, Founder and Director of Temple University’s Center for Asian Health and Principal Investigator in NCI’s Community Networks Program,... Learn More
Lifelines: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
What is complementary and alternative medicine? Dr. Jeffrey D. White, Director of the NCI’s Office of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, explains the... Learn More
Cancer Research Now: Palliative Care
Dr. Ann O’Mara, head of palliative care research in NCI’s Division of Cancer Prevention, and Dr. Ann Berger, chief of the NIH... Learn More
In Their Own Words: Joe Harford
Dr. Joe Harford, director of NCI’s Office of International Affairs, talks about the importance of cultural sensitivity when providing palliative care to... Learn More
In Their Own Words: Randy Jacobs, RN
Randy Jacobs, a veteran oncology nurse who works as a nurse educator with NCI’s Cancer Information Service, talks about how her experience... Learn More
In Their Own Words: Robin Yabroff
Dr. Robin Yabroff, an epidemiologist with NCI’s Health Services and Economics Branch, talks about the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey that will gather... Learn More
Call 1-800-4-CANCER (Asian American communities)
Cancer Information Specialist Maia Low explains how NCI’s toll-free Cancer Information Service, 1-800-4-CANCER, works. She talks about her job answering callers’ questions... Learn More
Call 1-800-4-CANCER (African American communities)
Robyn Bason explains how NCI’s toll-free Cancer Information Service, 1-800-4-CANCER, works when people call into the number. She talks about the types... Learn More
Inside NCI: A Conversation with Dr. Barry Kramer about Cancer Screening
The editor-in-chief of NCI’s Physician Data Query Screening and Prevention Editorial Board talks about the types of effective cancer screening tests available... Learn More
Find a Clinical Trial: Part One of Two
The NCI Clinical Trials Search Form (http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/search?cid=YTncigov) allows you to search a list of more than 8,000 clinical trials now accepting participants,... Learn More
Find a Clinical Trial: Part Two of Two
The NCI Clinical Trials Search Form (http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/search?cid=YTncigov) allows you to search a list of more than 8,000 clinical trials now accepting participants,... Learn More
Becoming a Blood Stem Cell Donor
Ever considered becoming a bone marrow or blood stem cell donor? Follow this true story of a former NCI employee, Serena Marshall,... Learn More
In Their Own Words: After a Diagnosis, Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
Experts in the field of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancers and cancer survivors answer the question: What would you tell an... Learn More
Cancer Research Now: Adolescent and Young Adult Cancers
Cancer researchers, advocates, and a cancer survivor introduce the topic of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancers. AYAs with cancers have received... Learn More
Cancer Research Now: Fertility Issues for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
Cancer patients between the ages of 19 and 35 have many special concerns, including how treatment will affect their fertility. In this... Learn More
Breast Cancer and African American Women
Worta McCaskill-Stevens, MD, Program Director of the Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program, at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), speaks to African American... Learn More
NCI’s Cancer Information Service
Staff from NCI’s Cancer Information Service discuss the services they provide to people with questions about cancer. Cancer patients and their family... Learn More
Moving Beyond Breast Cancer- Overview
This video presents highlights from a longer video “Moving Beyond Breast Cancer” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0meLjQqQco). Breast cancer survivors discuss their cancer experience, offer tips... Learn More
Moving Beyond Breast Cancer
Watch several breast cancer survivors discuss their cancer experience and offer tips and advice to help cope with the challenges of recovery.... Learn More
Cancer Research Now: Extending Cancer Survivorship Through Healthy Lifestyle Interventions
An NCI-funded study at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is helping African American breast cancer survivors achieve and maintain a healthy... Learn More
Quit Smoking with the NCI QuitPal Mobile App
NCI QuitPal is a free mobile app for iPhone or iPad to support smokers working to quit smoking. In this demonstration video,... Learn More
In their Own Words: Nurse Navigators: Guiding Cancer Patients and their Families
Rebecca Trupp and Barbara Doherty of Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, MD, are among the growing number of cancer nurses working in the... Learn More
Pain Control: Support for People with Cancer
Watch cancer patients and members of their health care team discuss the issues and steps for keeping cancer pain under control. You... Learn More
Understanding Prognosis: Diving out of the Dark
Andrew Taylor wants details about the likely outcome of his treatment for advanced non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and has learned to ask until he... Learn More
Understanding Prognosis: From Anger to Acceptance
Barbara Siemion’s attitude since her diagnosis with pancreatic cancer? No doctor is going to tell her how long she has to live.... Learn More
Understanding Prognosis: One Couple’s Creative Response
Vanessa Jensen, an artist, and her husband Roy discover how to support each other’s need for different kinds of information about the... Learn More
Understanding Prognosis: For Doctors, a Patient-Centered Approach
Anthony L. Back, M.D., coaches other oncologists about how to discuss prognosis with their patients. Good communication, he says, is part of... Learn More
Understanding Your Cancer Prognosis
If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer it’s natural to wonder, “What are my chances of recovery? Can I be cured? What is... Learn More