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Payal Khincha

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Dr. Payal Khincha believes CCDI plays a pivotal role in advancing knowledge and awareness of rare genetic cancers like Li-Fraumeni syndrome.

Credit: National Cancer Institute
  • Pediatric Clinical Oncologist
  • Assistant Clinical Investigator, Clinical Genetics Branch at NCI  

Inspired by her father who also practices medicine, Dr. Payal Khincha (she/her) chose to specialize in pediatric hematology-oncology, drawn to the resilience and strength of children facing life-threatening illnesses. Her work focuses on inherited cancer predisposition syndromes, particularly families with Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS). People with LFS have a high risk of multiple types of cancers across their lifespans.

For Payal, CCDI plays a pivotal role in advancing knowledge of syndromes like LFS. “I’m very grateful for the opportunity to work with CCDI,” she said. “The initiative paves the way for what can be done in childhood cancer and offers a multidisciplinary and complex approach to questions that make our research so meaningful.”     

Her hope is that the future of childhood cancer data sharing addresses unanswered questions about rare diseases and leads to improved patient outcomes, increased survival rates, and a better quality of life for survivors.

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