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NIH researchers discover tissue biomarker that may indicate higher risk of aggressive breast cancer development and death

NIH researchers discover tissue biomarker that may...

5 months ago 65

Incidence rates of some cancer types have risen in people under age 50

Incidence rates of some cancer types have risen in...

5 months ago 53

Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer deaths continue to decline

Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer deaths continu...

6 months ago 53

Combination immunotherapy shrank a variety of metastatic solid cancers

Combination immunotherapy shrank a variety of meta...

7 months ago 41

Daily physical activity, even at light intensities, linked to lower cancer risk

Daily physical activity, even at light intensities...

7 months ago 28

Gene therapy shows clinical benefit in patients with a debilitating disorder caused by HPV

Gene therapy shows clinical benefit in patients wi...

8 months ago 25

In five cancer types, prevention and screening have been major contributors to saving lives

In five cancer types, prevention and screening hav...

10 months ago 23

Researchers uncover new role of mutant RAS proteins in some of the deadliest cancers

Researchers uncover new role of mutant RAS protein...

11 months ago 25

NIH-funded scientists uncover clues to precancer and tumor biology

NIH-funded scientists uncover clues to precancer a...

1 year ago 27

NIH clinical trial will test precision medicine treatments for myeloid cancers

NIH clinical trial will test precision medicine tr...

1 year ago 25

Inherited genetic factors may predict the pattern of X chromosome loss in older women

Inherited genetic factors may predict the pattern ...

1 year ago 40

NIH scientists develop AI tool to predict how cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy

NIH scientists develop AI tool to predict how canc...

1 year ago 78

Analysis identifies 50 new genomic regions associated with kidney cancer risk

Analysis identifies 50 new genomic regions associa...

1 year ago 82

For childhood cancer survivors, inherited genetic factors influence risk of cancers later in life

For childhood cancer survivors, inherited genetic ...

1 year ago 74

Cancer Grand Challenges selects five new global, i...

1 year ago 33

NIH to address dwindling clinical trial patient enrollment with centralized staffing support

NIH to address dwindling clinical trial patient en...

1 year ago 34

NIH launches research network to evaluate emerging cancer screening technologies

NIH launches research network to evaluate emerging...

1 year ago 36

W. Kimryn Rathmell begins work as 17th director of the National Cancer Institute

W. Kimryn Rathmell begins work as 17th director of...

1 year ago 35