Cancer Currents: An NCI Cancer Research Blog
A blog featuring news and research updates from the National Cancer Institute.
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Study estimates about 1.6 million fewer women and 400,000 fewer men tan indoors, but it’s still a common practice.
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In a large clinical trial, the oncolytic virus therapy T-VEC improved the durable response rate and median survival in patients with advanced melanoma.
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NCI recently convened a workshop to discuss the status of genomic characterization for childhood cancers and to identify opportunities for future research.
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A protein attached to vesicles circulating in the blood could be a biological marker for detecting early signs of pancreatic cancer.
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A panel of three genetic markers may help to identify patients with early-stage lung cancer who have a very strong likelihood of their disease returning after surgery.
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The next round of grant solicitations for Provocative Questions has been announced.
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As part of our effort to more effectively reach patients, health care providers, and researchers with timely, authoritative, and scientifically accurate cancer information, we are now offering selected Cancer Currents blog posts in Spanish.
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Last month, NCI launched a competition to spur research in an area of great public health interest: the genomic basis of breast cancer and breast cancer risk.
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Findings from a study in mice suggests that a new type of drug conjugate may have potential as a treatment for two cancers that are often diagnosed in children.
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Breast density is just one of several factors that should be taken into account in determining the need for additional cancer screening, study suggests.