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SDH-deficient gastrointestinal stromal tumor, or SDH-deficient GIST, is a type of digestive tract cancer. GIST is a fairly common type of cancer, but SDH-deficient GIST makes up only about 6% of GIST diagnoses. Learn more about how this tumor an run in families, the treatment, and the prognosis.

The My Pediatric and Adult Rare Tumor network was created to engage patients in rare cancer research and connect them with researchers and clinicians. Rare cancers account for less than 40,000 new cases per year, and pediatric cancers are even more rare. This makes them hard to study, and hard to find treatments for.

A summary of TCGA's study of mesothelioma, 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.

Director’s Innovation Award Program list of past recipients from the Center for Cancer Research.

Approximately 250 scientific stakeholders and leaders from academia, government, industry, and advocacy will gather in Washington, DC, July 29–31 for the NCI Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Symposium.

Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare type of skin cancer that usually starts in areas of skin exposed to the sun. Sun exposure and having a weak immune system can affect the risk of Merkel cell carcinoma. Merkel cell carcinoma usually appears as a single painless lump on sun-exposed skin. Find out more about risk factors, symptoms, tests to diagnose, prognosis, staging, and treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma.

Coenzyme Q10 is naturally made by the body and can be taken as a pill or injection. Studies have shown it to help protect the heart from damaging side effects of doxorubicin and to stimulate the immune system in cancer patients. Read about the results of clinical trials in cancer patients using coenzyme Q10 in this expert-reviewed summary.

Mistletoe extracts have been studied as a complementary and alternative medicine for many illnesses including cancer. Read about the use of mistletoe therapy in cancer patients and the results of clinical trials in this expert-reviewed summary.

Gerson therapy is a complex regimen that has been used to treat people with cancer and other diseases. It includes a strict diet, dietary supplements, and enemas. No results of laboratory or animal studies have been published in scientific journals. Learn more in this expert-reviewed summary.