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The Childhood Cancer Data Initiative focuses on the critical need to collect, analyze, and share data to address childhood cancer.

Edema is a condition in which fluid builds up in your body’s tissues. The swelling may be caused by chemotherapy, cancer, and conditions not related to cancer. Learn about signs of edema, including swelling in your feet, ankles, and legs.

Know your choices for cancer care when coping with advanced cancer. Learn about palliative care, hospice care, and trying a clinical trial.

Immunotherapy, including CAR-T cell therapy, and chemotherapy may cause flu-like side effects such as chills, diarrhea, fatigue, and fever. Some people may experience cytokine release syndrome (CRS). Learn what questions to ask your doctor and when to seek urgent medical care.

Frustration with the toxicities of chemotherapy and radiation spurs cancer survivor and investigator Greg Aune to look for less-toxic therapies for children.

Learn about the NCI-funded research that enabled the first FDA approved precision medicine- the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab.

NCI’s strategic goals and priorities aim to direct progress against cancer to meet the needs of all people. Learn how priorities are set and how funding decisions are made at NCI.

A summary of TCGA's study of thymic epithelial cancer (thymoma), including what was known prior to the study and main findings from the characterization and analysis.

A summary of TCGA's study of uveal (intraocular or eye) melanoma, including what was known prior to the study and main findings from the characterization and analysis.

El virus del papiloma humano (VPH) es un grupo de más de 200 virus relacionados que pueden causar varios tipos de cáncer, incluyendo el cáncer de cuello uterino, el cáncer de ano y el cáncer de orofaringe. Obtenga más información sobre cómo se transmite el VPH, los diferentes tipos de VPH y las vacunas para prevenirlo.