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Guiding questions for brain and spine tumor patients to ask their doctor about supportive care and coping resources.

This list of publications from the RAS Initiative reflects the balance between the public responsibilities of the National Cancer Institute and the requirements of our external partners.

Despite significant progress in the treatment of breast cancer, the transition of pre-invasive ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) to more aggressive invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) remains unknown. No prognostic biomarkers can reliably predict the risk of progression from DCIS to IDC. Similar genomic profiles of matched pre-invasive DCIS and IDC suggests that the progression is not driven by genetic aberrations in DCIS cells, but microenvironmental factors, such as hypoxia and metabolic stress prevalent in DCIS, may drive the transition.

An NCI research update about research to investigate what factors play a role in “chemobrain” or cognitive impairment after cancer treatment.

Hoja informativa que trata sobre el formaldehído y su posible relación con el cáncer. Incluye recursos para consultar mayor información.

Information about the NCI-MATCH precision medicine trial, in which patients with advanced solid tumors and lymphomas are assigned to treatment arms based on the molecular profiles of their disease.

Information about tests such as mammography and colonoscopy that may be used to screen for cancer in people without symptoms of disease.

Advance directives are legal documents that allow you to decide ahead of time what kind of medical care you want or who you want to make decisions for you if you're too ill to speak for yourself.

When people think about cancer research, they may envision men and women in lab coats, carefully dripping substances into test tubes or peering thoughtfully into microscopes. Of course, those things do happen in biomedical research. But they are just one small part of a much larger research landscape.

Cancer treatment can cause constipation. Symptoms include hard stools, stomach cramps, bloating, and nausea. Causes also include pain medicine, diet changes, dehydration, and being less active. Prevention and treatment of constipation is explained.