Abstract: . . .  communications tools to address women’s concerns. NCI’s Office of Education and Special Initiatives has produced the booklet, Surgery Choices for Women with Early- Stage Breast Cancer in partnership with several federal agencies and offices and the National Research Center for Women and Families. This booklet ( http://www. cancer .gov/cancertopics/breast- cancer -surgery-choices ) helps women weigh surgical options for early-stage breast cancer and take a more active role in their treatment. NCI . . .
. . .  progression of lesions. Researchers will test in vitro biological specimens for immunological markers that may correlate with disease status over time. NCI researchers recently published Future Directions in Epidemiologic and Preventive Research on HPV and Cancer , a monograph of forward-thinking commentaries written by sen . . .
. . .  eliminating the harmful health effects of smoking in women. ii Page 3 1 NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE Women’s Health Report, Fiscal Years 2003-2004 March 2005 INTRODUCTION This report describes many of the activities and accomplishments of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) research programs in fiscal years 2003 and 2004, addressing cancers specific to or primarily affecting women, as well as those cancers with high incidence or mortality among women. Included are breast, cervical, ovarian, endometrial, . . .
. . .  researchers have shown exercise programs or training to positively impact cardiopulmonary function, quality of life, levels of fatigue, and functional ability in breast cancer survivors. Exercise in combination with group psychotherapy appears to improve women’s quality of life beyond the benefits received from group participation alone, particularly in relation to physical and functional outcomes. Behavioral interventions also appear to have enormous appeal to survivors eager to reduce the perceived . . .
. . .  participation alone, particularly in relation to physical and functional outcomes. Behavioral interventions also appear to have enormous appeal to survivors eager to reduce the perceived stress in their lives and to ‘take control’ of their bodies after cancer . HEALTH DISPARITIES While white women have the highest rate of breast cancer , African American women have the highest death rate of all races from the disease. Researchers funded by NCI and the U.S. Department of Defense have found that African American . . .
. . .  Human Services) Cancer Health Disparities Progress Review Group met in 2003 to identify new opportunities for HHS agencies to address cancer health disparities, implement new initiatives to eliminate them, and evaluate progress toward that end. Their report, released in March 2004, can be viewed at http://www.hhs.gov/chdprg/pdf/chdprg.pdf . 8 ƒ Cancer Imaging Program’s clinical trials program, http://imaging. cancer .gov/clinicaltrials/ ƒ Cancer Trials Support Unit (CTSU), http://www.ctsu.org/ ƒ Program . . .
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