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Tumor Biology and Microenvironment Research

Understanding the cellular, molecular, and biochemical interactions of tumors.

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Early Onset Malignancies Initiative

This NCI initiative is using biospecimens to learn why certain racial and ethnic populations are more at risk for cancer at an early age.

Images of different fluorescing cells around tumors.

Cancer Moonshot℠ Workshop Highlights Advances

Moonshot investigators share results from research networks.

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NCI's Role in Cancer Research

Supporting the Cancer Research Workforce

NCI invests in scientists at every career stage, from middle/high school students and college undergraduates to early-career and established investigators.

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.