Cancer Currents: An NCI Cancer Research Blog

A blog featuring news and research updates from the National Cancer Institute.

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In Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Targeting an Addiction
- By NCI Staff
- October 26, 2015
A new approach to disrupting genes that promote the development and spread of tumors may hold promise for treating an aggressive and difficult-to-treat type of breast cancer.
Bringing Cancer Research to the Public: NCI’s Networks and Programs
- By Jeff Abrams, M.D., and Warren Kibbe, Ph.D.
- October 22, 2015
A number of NCI programs and networks are the foundation of the National Cancer Program and play a critical role in promoting progress.
Long-Term Study Finds No Increased Risk of Miscarriage after HPV Vaccination
- By NCI Staff
- October 20, 2015
Women in a clinical trial who became pregnant after vaccination with a bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine did not have an increased risk of miscarriage.
FDA Approves Combination Drug for Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer
- By NCI Staff
- October 14, 2015
The FDA has approved a single drug that combines trifluridine and tipiracil to treat patients with metastatic colorectal cancer whose disease progressed after standard treatment.
Progress against Cancer: The Role of Basic Science
- By Douglas R. Lowy, M.D.
- October 8, 2015
Acting NCI Director Doug Lowy, M.D., discusses the critical contribution of basic science in fostering progress against cancer.
TCGA Wins 2015 Sammies People’s Choice Award
- By NCI Staff
- October 8, 2015
The Partnership for Public Service presented the 2015 People’s Choice Award to the government staff and researchers who have worked on The Cancer Genome Atlas.
NCI’s Steven Rosenberg Wins Service to America Medal
- By NCI Staff
- October 7, 2015
The Partnership for Public Service has awarded Steven A. Rosenberg, M.D., of NCI's Center for Cancer Research, with its highest 2015 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, or Sammie.
Persistence of Genetic Mutations after Chemotherapy Linked to Poor Outcomes in Some Patients with AML
- By NCI Staff
- October 2, 2015
The persistence of genetic mutations in some patients with acute myeloid leukemia may allow physicians to better classify their risk of recurrence.
"Fine Tuning" Engineered T Cells May Extend Immunotherapy Approach to More Cancer Types
- By NCI Staff
- September 28, 2015
Engineering immune cells to have a decreased affinity for their targets on cancer cells may not weaken their efficacy but may reduce the risk of side effects.
Cancer Trends: Influencing Care and Research Priorities
- By Lynne Penberthy, M.D.
- September 24, 2015
Many of the trends being seen in cancer are changing how we view cancer and how we address it, from prompting research to identify the underlying causes of cancers increasing in incidence to informing research on treatment and prevention.