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The National Cancer Act of 1971, signed into law by President Richard Nixon, established the National Cancer Institute in its current form.

Precision medicine helps doctors select cancer treatments that are most likely to help patients based on a genetic understanding of their disease. Learn about the promise of precision medicine and the role it plays in cancer treatment.

Resumen de resultados del estudio TAILORx indica que mujeres con cáncer de seno receptor de hormonas en estadio inicial tienen un riesgo bajo de recurrencia según una prueba de expresión de 21 genes.

Award enables scientists to pursue stable research careers within an existing cancer research program, but not serve as independent investigators.

The randomized, controlled Adjuvant Hormone Therapy trial was launched in 1990 to assess the effects of estrogen-alone hormone replacement therapy in women treated for epithelial ovarian cancer.

Research grants are subject to a variety of policy requirements. Find highlights of policy announcements or changes specific to NCI.

Learn how these investigators' projects aim to break new ground in biomedical, behavioral, and clinical cancer research.

David Matus studies cellular invasion--a characteristic behavior of metastatic cancer cells--in an evolutionary context.

Resumen de información revisada por expertos sobre el uso de Cannabis y canabinoides para el tratamiento de los efectos secundarios relacionados con el tratamiento del cáncer, como la náusea y el vómito.

Resumen de información revisada por expertos sobre el uso de Cannabis y canabinoides para el tratamiento de los efectos secundarios relacionados con el tratamiento del cáncer como las náusea y los vómitos.