Video for Parents | Radiopharmaceuticals | Drug Resistance, Cancer Information Highlights, November 4, 2020

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Cancer Information Highlights From the National Cancer Institute Updating you about cancer causes, prevention, screening, treatment, coping, and more   New from NCI Video—Managing Cancer Information during Your Child's Treatment   In this video, parents and oncology experts discuss how to find credible information and work together as active partners on a child's treatment team. Radiopharmaceuticals: Radiation Therapy Enters the Molecular Age   Radiopharmaceuticals include a radioactive molecule, a targeting molecule, and a linker that joins the two. Learn more about how researchers are developing this new class of cancer drugs. Cancer Drug Resistance: Unraveling Its Complexity Drug resistance remains one of the biggest challenges in cancer treatment. This section of the NCI Annual Plan & Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2022 summarizes the research aimed at solving the puzzle of why some cancers become resistant to treatment and how to prevent it. Nivolumab Improves Survival for Some Patients with Advanced Stomach Cancer Results from a large clinical trial suggest that some people with advanced stomach cancer may live longer if they get nivolumab (Opdivo) and chemotherapy at the beginning of their treatment.   Also of Interest Cancer Currents Blog Posts on Prevention Interested in the latest cancer prevention news with comments from leading scientists? Visit this page for the list of Cancer Currents blog posts that address this topic. Coronavirus: What People with Cancer Should Know Some cancer treatments may increase your risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Learn how people with cancer can protect themselves and what you should do if you have symptoms of an infection. Contact Us for Help Information specialists at NCI's Cancer Information Service (CIS), NCI's contact center, are available to help answer your cancer-related questions in English and Spanish. Reach us by phone, chat, or email.

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