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Approach Shows Promise for Improving Cancer Symptom Management
In a clinical trial, stepped collaborative care improved patients' quality of life.
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Blood Test Accurately Detects Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer
The liquid biopsy test shows tremendous promise, experts said, but more studies are needed.
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Targeted Therapy Options for Lung Cancer Expand Again
FDA has approved alectinib (Alecensa) as a post-surgery treatment for people with ALK-positive lung cancer.
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Analysis identifies 50 new genomic regions associated with kidney cancer risk
An international team of researchers has identified 50 new areas across the genome that are associated with the risk of developing kidney cancer. The analysis identified genetic variants associated with the risk of developing papillary renal cell carcinoma and clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
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NIH researchers develop AI tool with potential to more precisely match cancer drugs to patients
An artificial intelligence tool called PERCEPTION developed by NCI researchers could one day be used to help doctors more precisely match patients with drugs that will be effective for their cancer.
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For childhood cancer survivors, inherited genetic factors influence risk of cancers later in life
Common inherited genetic factors that predict cancer risk in the general population may also predict elevated risk of new cancers among childhood cancer survivors. Findings could potentially inform screening and long-term follow-up of those at greatest risk.
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Cancer Grand Challenges selects five new global, interdisciplinary teams to take on four challenges
Interdisciplinary teams will address the following challenges: reducing cancer inequities, understanding the mechanisms of early-onset cancers, developing drugs for solid tumors in children, and broadening our knowledge about how T cells recognize cancer cells.
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NIH to address dwindling clinical trial patient enrollment with centralized staffing support
The Virtual Clinical Trials Office aims to tackle the steep decline in participation in NCI-
funded cancer clinical trials by providing a centralized team of support staff working
remotely to assist with NCI-funded clinical trials activities.
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