About Us

The Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund helps children and adults reduce their risks of getting all types of cancer, and assists them in choosing the safest and most effective treatments. We carefully analyze research by scientists around the world, and draw conclusions about the best strategies for preventing and treating cancer. We help keep you healthy and help you get the best medical care by making information available to doctors, patients, family members, and the public. 
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In The News

Senate panel approves tighter oversight of compounding pharmacies, but bill is under fire - Washington Post. May 23, 2013. Public health and consumer advocacy groups are attacking Senate legislation designed to tighten oversight of specialized pharmacies such as the one at the center of this past fall’s deadly meningitis outbreak, saying it does not adequately address health risks. READ MORE >>
Angelina Jolie’s Decision - Did Angelina Jolie make the right decision? And should that influence other women? Our president Dr. Diana Zuckerman explains why Angelina’s risk of breast cancer is lower than she was told and what the implications are for you. READ MORE >>
U.S. Fraud Alert Warns of Doctors’ Ties to Medical Devices - The Office of the Inspector General has issued a special fraud alert, warning patients about doctors who also own businesses that sell medical devices that those physicians may then implant in their patients. READ MORE >>

News You Can Use

Are Annual Prostate Cancer Screenings Necessary? Should Early Stage Prostate Cancer Be Treated? - The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening tests for men of any age if they do not have any symptoms of prostate cancer. The Task Force concluded that there is “moderate certainty that the benefits of PSA-based screening for prostate cancer do not outweigh the harms.” Many experts also question whether treating early prostate cancer is a good idea. READ MORE >>
Free Patient Booklet on Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) - Our patient booklet, DCIS: What You Need to Know, helps women diagnosed with DCIS understand the difference between DCIS and Stage 1 breast cancer, and discuss treatment options with their doctor. It was funded by a grant from the DC Cancer Consortium through the Department of Health, Government of the District of Columbia, with additional support from the Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation. READ MORE >>
Red Meat: The News is Not Good - Red meat has been found to increase cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular disease, but now new research is linking it to cancer. READ MORE >>
Aspirin: Could It Reduce Your Risk for Cancer? - Often called a “wonder drug,” aspirin reduces aches and pains, fever, and swelling, and lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke. But few of us ever imagined that it might also lower our chances of developing several types of cancer, and help keep cancer from spreading. READ MORE >>