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An NCI research update article about a workshop to discuss new strategies for preventing hereditary cancers by using Lynch syndrome as a model.

ALCHEMIST represents three integrated, precision medicine trials that are designed to identify people with early-stage lung cancer who have tumors that harbor certain uncommon genetic changes and evaluate whether drug treatments targeted against those mol

Información acerca de los estudios clínicos de cáncer en el Centro Clínico de NIH en Bethesda, Maryland.

Hoja informativa que responde algunas de las preguntas que tienen muchos pacientes, sus familiares y quienes cuidan de ellos acerca del final de la vida.

An NCI research article about individualized approaches that could help identify those at risk of breast cancer who need to be screened and testing screening intervals that are appropriate for each person’s level of risk.

Suggested questions for patients to ask their doctors when they learn they have cancer and want to know what to expect next.

NCI has embarked on the Exceptional Responders Initiative to understand the molecular underpinnings of exceptional responses to treatment, primarily via chemotherapy, in cancer patients.

Resumen de información revisada por expertos sobre el uso del 714-X como tratamiento para personas con cáncer. Nota: La información contenida en este sumario ya no se actualiza y se ofrece solo con fines de consulta.

Nutrition methods and dietary supplements have been studied for prostate cancer prevention or treatment. Read about the history of research, laboratory, and human studies on various prostate supplements, such as calcium, green tea, lycopene, pomegranate, selenium, soy, and vitamin E in this expert-reviewed summary.

Resumen de información revisada por expertos sobre el uso del 714-X como tratamiento para personas con cáncer. Nota: La información contenida en este sumario ya no se actualiza y se ofrece solo con fines de consulta.

Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma treatment is usually surgery and drug therapy. Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, ablation, and embolization can be used for disease that has spread or come back. Learn more in this expert-reviewed summary.

Treatment for children with central nervous system germ cell tumors (GCT) depend upon the specific tumor type. Options include radiation therapy, chemotherapy, surgery (in various combinations) and stem cell rescue. Get detailed information about GCTs in this clinician summary.

The Genome Characterization Pipeline, run by NCI’s Center for Cancer Genomics, transforms cancer tissue samples into rich genomic datasets that are shared with the research community.

The Clinical Trial Sequencing Project performs genomic characterization of samples from NCI-sponsored trials with the goal of improving the understanding and treatment of various cancers.

A fact sheet about moles and how some moles may be related to melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer. Includes photos of differences between moles and cancer.