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Public Health Research and Cancer

Studying cancer and its burden on a population-wide scale can provide information that directly affects the health of millions of people.

NCI Acting Director Douglas Lowy, M.D., speaking at the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative Symposium in Washington, DC.

Symposium Supports Childhood Cancer Data Initiative

Three-day meeting advances data sharing efforts in childhood cancer research.

Research on CAR T-Cell Therapy Rapidly Advancing

The field is poised to deliver new approved treatments.

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NCI's Role in Cancer Research

Researchers are hopeful that proteogenomics, the integrated study of proteomics and genomics, may improve our ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer at the molecular level using precision medicine.

The RAS Initiative

NCI's RAS Initiative explores innovative approaches for attacking the proteins encoded by mutant forms of the KRAS gene.

Spotlight on Scientists Videos

NCI scientists, from postdoctoral fellows to principal investigators, discuss various topics including their personal backgrounds, how they came to be in the field of cancer research, their current projects, and a look to the future of medical oncology.