Search Media Items

A fact sheet about genetic testing for inherited cancer risk. Includes who should consider testing, and how to understand test results.

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

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

A fact sheet about the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, what to do if a person tests positive for alterations in one of these genes, and consequences of genetic testing.

A fact sheet that provides an overview of how the immune system functions and describes the actions of biological therapies.

Scientists are exploring the role that chemicals may play in weight gain and obesity.

Nearly all diseases result from a complex interaction between an individual’s genetic make-up and the environmental agents that he or she is exposed to.

A fact sheet about genetic testing for inherited cancer risk. Includes who should consider testing, and how to understand test results.