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Cancer Imaging Program

Fosters advances in medical imaging sciences and promotes imaging in clinical trials to make progress against cancer.

Cancer Diagnosis Research

NCI supports research on the development of tests and imaging technologies vital to progress against cancer.

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NCI-MATCH Trial

A precision medicine trial in which patients receive drugs that target specific abnormalities in their tumors.

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Key Initiatives & Progress

NCI's Role in Cancer Research

Dr. Francis Collins and other key figures reflect on the creation of The Cancer Genome Atlas and how the program has made major impacts in cancer research and beyond.

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.