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Targeting Prevention to Reduce the High Human Toll of Rare Cancers

Each Rare Cancer Accounts for less than 40,000 new cases each year.

At the Rare Cancers Prevention and Interception workshop this year, cancer researchers from across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom and from across disciplines sought to address many of the issues that can hamper research progress for these diseases.  

Research Highlights: Looking Deep into Genetic Changes that Increase Colorectal Cancer Risk to Prevent or Detect Inherited Cancers

Illustration of a DNA strand breaking apart in a section.

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Delivering Palliative Care by Telehealth Meets the Needs of People with Cancer

The use of telehealth in cancer care surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, when, for a period of time, in-person medical care was limited and many visits to the doctor went virtual. Despite some recent pullbacks in telehealth…

October 28 | NCI Cancer Currents Blog

NASEM Multi-Cancer Detection Workshop, TACPAD Meeting, Cancer Caregiving Seminar, Bariatric Surgery and Cancer Risk NOFOs, and More

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October 22 | DCP Updates

DCP Participation in National Academies of Science Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) MCD Workshop: Opportunities and Challenges for the Development and Adoption of Multicancer Detection Tests – October 28-29, 2024

This hybrid NASEM MCD workshop will examine the state of the science for clinical use of multi-cancer detection (MCD) tests. The NCI Division of Cancer Prevention staff will present on Monday, October 28. View the MCD Public…

October 17 | DCP News

DCP Participation at Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting - October 24, 2024

The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting will be held October 23-26, 2024, in Baltimore. “Synergizing Research and Cultural Excellence” is this year’s theme. The NCI Division of Cancer Prevention staff will…

October 15 | DCP News

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