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Mammogram False Positives Can Affect Future Screening Behavior
In a large study, fewer women who had a false positive resumed routine screening for breast cancer.
Combination Chemo Helps People with Leiomyosarcoma Live Longer
Adding trabectedin to the long-time standard doxorubicin produces impressive results.
Study Highlights Jaw Problems Linked to Bone-Modifying Drugs
In the study, nearly 9% of people with breast cancer receiving these drugs developed painful jaw problems.

Latest Press Releases

New cancer diagnoses did not rebound as expected following pandemic
- September 24, 2024
While new cancer diagnoses largely returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, they don’t account for the missed diagnoses in early 2020 that resulted from disruptions in cancer screening and other medical care.
Immunotherapy after surgery helps people with high-risk bladder cancer live cancer-free longer
- September 16, 2024
An NCI trial shows that giving patients pembrolizumab after surgery for high-risk muscle invasive bladder cancer doubles the median length of time that they remain cancer free, compared with observation alone after surgery.
NIH study links neighborhood environment to prostate cancer risk in men with West African genetic ancestry
- September 16, 2024
A new study suggests, for men with West African genetic ancestry, living in a disadvantaged neighborhood was associated with a higher risk of prostate cancer. The researchers posit that chronic stress—such as from racial profiling, housing discrimination, and exposure to violence—may be a possible driver.
Immunotherapy approach shows potential in some people with metastatic solid tumors
- July 11, 2024
A new cellular immunotherapy approach shrank tumors in 3 of 7 patients with metastatic colon cancer, in a small NCI clinical trial. Normal white blood cells from each patient were genetically engineered to produce receptors that recognize and attack their specific cancer cells.
For healthy adults, taking multivitamins daily is not associated with a lower risk of death
- June 26, 2024
A large analysis of data from nearly 400,000 healthy U.S. adults followed for more than 20 years has found no association between regular multivitamin use and lower risk of death.