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Fact sheet: Metastatic cancer is cancer that has spread from the place where it first started to another place in the body. A tumor formed by metastatic cancer cells is called a metastatic tumor or a metastasis.

National Cancer Institute educational images of wide variety of images: anatomy, cancers, cells, tissues, historical images, people, events, science technology, treatment, test procedure, 

NCI Fact Sheet on cell phone and cancer

Staging describes the severity of a person's cancer based on the size and/or extent (reach) of the original (primary) tumor and whether or not cancer has spread in the body.

Cell Biology and Cancer-developed with the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-is a creative, inquiry-based instruction program, designed to promote active learning and stimulate student interest in medical topics. This curriculum supplement will: Deepen students' awareness of the importance of basic research to advances in medicine and health Foster students' abilities to think critically Help students understand the effects of scientific discoveries on their own lives Encourage students to take more responsibility for their own health

Color coded maps of cancer incidence over time for US or specific states.

More than 60 years ago, Johns Hopkins researchers took cells from a cancer patient - cells that fueled medical breakthroughs, but were used without her consent. Now, her family has reached an agreement with the National Institutes of Health. Terrell Brown reports.

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Classroom resources to support Cell Day -Inside the Cell  - free poster -articles -images -crossword -interactice tour