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Cancer Research

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Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research

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

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Cancer Survivorship

NCI-funded research is helping to identify the unique medical and psychological needs of both children and adults with a history of cancer.

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Serological Sciences Network for COVID-19

The network is the nation’s largest coordinated effort to study the immune response to COVID-19.

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NCI's Role in Cancer Research & Infrastructure

Proteogenomics Research: On the Frontier of Precision Medicine

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.