April 21, 2023, by Carmen Phillips Several studies have now shown that financial navigation programs can help people with cancer and their caregivers save money and improve their quality of life. Credit: National Cancer Institute Results from a new study …
April 18, 2023, by Sharon Reynolds Revumenib blocks the interaction between the proteins MLL1 and menin. Disrupting the formation of this protein "complex" means the complex can't activate specific genes that fuel the development of leukemia …
Credit: National Cancer Institute Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have outlined opportunities for achieving President Biden and First Lady Biden’s Cancer Moonshot℠ national goal of reducing the cancer death rate by at least 50% …
April 14, 2023, by Ben Colmery NCI is launching several initiatives to improve how its clinical trials operate, including those to increase participation among people of color and those who live in rural areas. Credit: iStock NCI has a broad array of …
April 12, 2023, by Carmen Phillips Results from two large clinical trials show that adding immunotherapy to standard treatment for advanced endometrial cancer, including people with stage III disease (above), improves progression-free survival. Credit: …
The Pragmatica-Lung Study uses a simplified design that aims to increase accessibility and be more representative of the real-world patient population. Credit: iStock The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has …
April 11, 2023, by Elia Ben-Ari Researchers are developing liquid biopsies, tests that analyze genetic and other material in blood and other body fluids, specifically for children with solid cancers. Credit: iStock Cancer researchers continue to make …
CT scans of a patient before (top) and after (bottom) treatment with interferon alfa-2b. After treatment, the large lesion in the right lung disappeared. Credit: National Cancer Institute Results from a clinical trial conducted by researchers at the …
March 28, 2023, by Douglas R. Lowy, M.D. Credit: National Cancer Institute The Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR) is a state-of-the-art research facility located about an hour’s drive from Washington, DC. Its origins date back to the …
March 24, 2023, by Daryl McGrath Credit: National Cancer Institute NCI’s collection of cancer information products is constantly growing, so periodically we provide updates on new and updated content of interest to the cancer community. NCI Brings Cancer …
March 21, 2023, by Sharon Reynolds Immunotherapy after surgery for some people with bladder cancer improves how long they live without their cancer getting worse, particularly those whose tumors express the protein PD-L1. Credit: iStock Updated results …
March 17, 2023, by Edward Winstead During chromothripsis, bits of DNA can drop out of chromosomes and become restitched into stand-alone circular molecules called extrachromsomal DNAs, or ecDNAs. Credit: Genes. August 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/ …
March 16, 2023, by Shana Spindler A doppler echocardiogram (above) measures blood flow in the heart. In children with cancer, giving dexrazoxane (Zinecard) before each dose of doxorubicin decreases the risk of treatment-related heart problems in adulthood, …
March 9, 2023, by Elia Ben-Ari For certain people with lung cancer, a less extensive surgery to remove the tumor in their lung is an effective treatment option, according to a new study. Credit: iStock When lung cancer is found early, before it has spread …
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and Cancer Research UK have announced nine new research challenges aimed at tackling some of the most profound problems in cancer research. The global funding opportunity is …
March 7, 2023, by Linda Wang In Ewing sarcoma cells, ETV6 modulates the behavior of the fusion protein EWS-FLI1 by competing for binding spots on DNA, two studies have found. In ETV6's absence, EWS-FLI1 goes into overdrive, halting tumor growth. Credit …
February 23, 2023, by Carmen Phillips Results from several clinical trials suggest that, for some people with earlier-stage cancers, a short course of treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor may be all they need to eliminate their cancer. Credit: iStock …
February 16, 2023, by Edward Winstead For people with cancer, telehealth visits might be particularly well suited for follow-up care, such as checking in with their doctors as part of long-term monitoring. Credit: iStock Since the start of the COVID-19 …
Normally, tumor cells evade T cells by expressing a checkpoint protein known as PD-L1 (left). Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) binds to PD-L1 and blocks it from binding to another checkpoint protein, PD-1 (right). This helps T cells regain their ability to kill …
NCI Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli I was very recently diagnosed with early breast cancer. The prognosis is very favorable. The cancer is hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer and appears to be confined to the breast. I will need surgery …
