https://www.cancer.gov/PublishedContent/RSS/syndication/rss/lifelines.rss The National Cancer Institute’s Multicultural Media Outreach (MMO) Program provides culturally relevant information to a diverse public by working in partnership with the ethnic media. MMO’s monthly Lifelines outreach articles and collection of videos address cancer prevention, treatment, survivorship, health disparities, clinical trials, and other related topics. Lifelines articles, videos, and other related cancer education materials are published in African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American newspapers in print and online. We encourage downloading and reprinting the articles and reposting the videos. Please e-mail ncimulticultural@mail.nih.gov for more information and assistance. en-us

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]]> 2014-09-25 00:00:00.0 Links to 60-second audio segments on various cancer topics from NCI’s Lifelines collection, produced for multicultural media and other audiences.

]]> 2014-08-06 00:00:00.0 This article gives an overview of Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (PACHE), which involves Historically Black Colleges and Universities working in cancer disparities research.

]]> 2014-08-11 00:00:00.0 This article provides an overview of Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (PACHE), which involves Hispanic-serving institutions working as partners in cancer disparities research.

]]> 2014-08-11 00:00:00.0 This article provides an overview of colorectal cancer and how screening may help detect the disease early.

]]> 2013-03-25 00:00:00.0 Información general sobre el cáncer colorrectal y la posibilidad de detectar la enfermedad de manera temprana a través de los exámenes de detección.

]]> 2014-04-04 00:00:00.0 We can vaccinate our children against polio, against measles, against the flu. And more recently a vaccine has become available that lets parents give their children a new leg up against disease—a vaccine to prevent some types of cancer.

]]> 2013-02-15 00:00:00.0 Many Latinos and African Americans will want to know how the Affordable Care Act will affect cancer care. The Affordable Care Act will help make health insurance coverage available for many people who otherwise would be uninsured, either because they couldn't afford to buy health insurance or because they were refused coverage on the basis of a pre-existing condition, such as cancer.

]]> 2013-09-02 00:00:00.0 This article describes possible risks, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for someone recently diagnosed with breast cancer

]]> 2013-10-01 00:00:00.0 These articles are a Q&A interview with Dr. Christopher Lathan M.D., of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Dr. Lathan treats patients with lung disease.

]]> This article addresses prostate cancer screening and the research around its potential benefits and harms.

]]> When NFL Hall of Famer Gene Upshaw died of pancreatic cancer in 2008, it was the first time that many Americans had heard of the disease. Like many patients with this deadly cancer, the 63-year-old Upshaw died a short period after his diagnosis. Upshaw’s death shone a spotlight on a disease that, although rare, disproportionately affects African Americans.

]]> One of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among Hispanics in the United States is a rare but often fatal disease known as pancreatic cancer. This cancer, which is often detected only after it has spread beyond the pancreas, strikes people of all races and ethnicities.

]]> Meet Dr. Tanya Agurs-Collins, a program director and nutritionist at the NCI, whose grandmother influenced her interest in nutrition and healthy eating.

]]> This article talks about efforts to diversify the cancer research enterprise. As the research community invests more resources into investigating cancer and other health disparities, improving diversity in the research ranks is critical. Underrepresented researchers bring more to the table than education and training credentials.

]]> This article talks about efforts to diversify the cancer research enterprise. As the research community invests more resources into investigating cancer and other health disparities, improving diversity in the research ranks is critical. Underrepresented researchers bring more to the table than education and training credentials.

]]> Information on smoking and cancer in the LGBT community and where to get help with quitting.

]]> ThIS article explain to Hispanic audiences that clinical trials are a critical tool that researchers use to test whether new methods are better and safer than existing methods. Without clinical trials, many of the recent advances in cancer would not have been possible. The article also points to two valuable web resources: Learn About Clinical Trials from the National Cancer Institute and NIH Clinical Trials and You from the National Institutes of Health

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