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Stories of Cancer Research

NCI supports cancer research to advance scientific knowledge to prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat cancer and to help cancer survivors live longer, healthier lives. The Fiscal Year 2024 NCI Annual Plan and Budget Proposal shares the stories of Justin and Emily, two people who benefited from NCI research, as well as four professionals who are working to bring treatments and improved quality of life to people with cancer and cancer survivors: Jennifer, an NCI-supported researcher, and Patricia, Lilcelia, and Linda, community engagement specialists.

Headshot of a light-skinned woman, Jennifer Moss, in a white lab coat against a blue backdrop

Bringing Cancer Prevention Tools to Underserved Communities

Jennifer Moss, Ph.D.—Penn State College of Medicine, Pennsylvania
Headshot of a light-skinned man, Justin, in a black hat, black and grey jacket, and blue shirt

Changing the Life of a Patient with von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome

Justin—Washington state
From left: Tom, Emily, and Kari Whitehead.

Experimenting with Hope: How Cancer Research Saved Emily's Life

Emily—Pennsylvania
Three separate headshots of a light-skinned woman with glasses; a medium-skinned woman in a white lab coat and glasses; and a light-skinned woman against a white and grey backdrop

It Takes a Village—Helping the Vulnerable Navigate Cancer

Patricia, Lilcelia, and Linda—UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and Birmingham Free Clinic, Pennsylvania
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