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Annual Plan and Budget Proposal FY 2020 Coming Soon

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

Learn how Sue Wharfe benefitted from taking part in a clinical trial of exercise and nutrition for breast cancer survivors that was supported by NCI funding.

Read about how NCI is working to reduce cancer disparities by bringing clinical trials to minority and underserved communities.

Resumen de información revisada por expertos acerca del tratamiento del cáncer de páncreas.

Learn about recent findings from studies that used immunotherapy and targeted therapies to treat lung cancer. Find how research efforts to detect lung cancer early are using blood and sputum samples and even artificial intelligence.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, or IMT, forms in tissues called mucosal surfaces and mesentery. IMT usually starts in the lung, but it can also begin in many other places. IMTs are mostly found in children and young adults but can occur at any age. Learn more about treatment and the prognosis for IMT.

Ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and PARP inhibitors. Get detailed information about these cancers, (newly diagnosed or recurrent) and how they are treated in this summary for clinicians.

Risk factors for stomach (gastric) cancer include certain health conditions (e.g., atrophic gastritis, pernicious anemia, H. pylori infection), genetic factors (e.g., Li-Fraumeni syndrome), or environmental factors (e.g., diet, smoking). Review the evidence on these and other risk factors and interventions to prevent stomach cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Lung cancer screening with low-dose spiral CT scans has been shown to decrease the risk of dying from lung cancer in heavy smokers. Screening with chest x-ray or sputum cytology does not reduce lung cancer mortality. Get detailed information about lung cancer screening in this clinician summary.