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

Targeting Prevention to Reduce the High Human Toll of Rare Cancers

POSTED: October 1, 2024
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog

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…
A patient receiving a vaccination shot in the arm.
U.S. Study Shows HPV Antibodies Remain High Up to 2 Years After a Single Dose of HPV Vaccine
After receiving an initial single dose of the HPV vaccine Gardasil 9, children aged 9 to 11 had high levels of two key antibodies that protect against HPV infections and cancer for up to 2 years before receiving their… Learn more
POSTED: 7/18/2023
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog
AUTHOR: Linda Wang
Partial shot of the ULACNet and ‘CASCADE’ network colleagues at the IPVC ‘Meet and Greet’
ULACNet Update - July 2023
In this issue, we present: IPVC Round Up, Women Living with HIV, ULACNet-301 opens in Brazil, ULACNet-202 Site Initiation Visits (SIVs) in Brazil & Mexico, and Training healthcare professionals caring for persons living… Learn more
POSTED: 7/13/2023
SOURCE: DCP News
Early Detection NOFOs, ASCO Findings Blog, and More
Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs): Early Detection and Screening, Upcoming Lecture, Latest News
POSTED: 7/12/2023
SOURCE: DCP Updates
Cover of the July 2023 CP-CTNet Newsletter
CP-CTNet Newsletter - July 2023
UWI20-00-01 Participant Highlight, Happy Belated Clinical Trials Day, May 20, 2023, DMACC Updates, Research Funding Opportunities, Active and DCP-Approved Studies, Upcoming Events.
POSTED: 7/6/2023
SOURCE: CP-CTNet DMACC Website
Sings Common in People who Develop Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Study Identifies Potential Warning Signs of Colorectal Cancer in Younger Adults
New cases of colorectal cancer in people under the age of 50 have been rising at an alarming rate over the past several decades. But younger adults aren’t routinely screened for colorectal cancer because the disease is still… Learn more
POSTED: 6/15/2023
SOURCE: NCI Cancer Currents blog
A medical provider checking in with a patient.
Important Symptom Management Findings Presented at 2023 ASCO Meeting
Results from two NCI-supported studies relating to symptom management were among the significant findings presented at the June 2023 ASCO meeting. The findings, which both incorporated data from patient-reported outcomes (… Learn more
POSTED: 6/13/2023
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog
Developing the Molecular Cancer Prevention Workforce, HEAL Initiative NOFOs, Obesity and GI Cancer, and More
Latest News, Reminders
POSTED: 6/13/2023
SOURCE: DCP Updates
A 3D rendering of the human gastrointestinal tract.
Research Highlights: Investigating Associations of Obesity with Colorectal and GI Cancers
An estimated 153,020 men and women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023, and 52,550 are expected to die of this disease. In two recent studies, researchers addressed the impact of overweight, obesity… Learn more
POSTED: 6/5/2023
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog
Dr. Lori Minasian, Deputy Director, NCI DCP presents a Cancer HealthCast podcast
Cancer HealthCast: Emerging Technologies are Showing Promise in Early Cancer Detection
Dr. Lori Minasian, deputy director for the Division of Cancer Prevention at NCI, explains the promise of multi-cancer detection tests as a tool for screening for multiple cancers.
POSTED: 5/30/2023
SOURCE: GovCIO Media and Research
Human Tumor Atlas Network Meeting, Immunoprevention Seminar Series Begins, and More
Upcoming Events, Reminders
POSTED: 5/30/2023
SOURCE: DCP Updates
A pregnant woman gettign an ultrasound.
When Prenatal DNA Tests Point to Cancer
A blood test that may detect cancer has received attention recently. But, unlike other blood tests being studied to screen for cancer, it wasn’t designed for that purpose. This test is a prenatal blood test that analyzes… Learn more
POSTED: 5/17/2023
SOURCE: NCI Cancer Currents blog
PREVENT Program, Early Career Scientist Opportunity, and More
Program News, Upcoming Events
POSTED: 5/16/2023
SOURCE: DCP Updates
Aldred Scott Warthin, M.D., Ph.D.
Behind the Research: The Studies that Led to Trial Vaccines for People with Lynch Syndrome
More than a century after Aldred Scott Warthin, M.D., Ph.D., a pathologist at the University of Michigan, first suspected heredity lay behind one family’s numerous cancers, scientists have begun testing two experimental… Learn more
POSTED: 5/11/2023
SOURCE: DCP News
An illustration depicting a human liver.
Eliminating Underlying Liver Disease Remains Key Strategy for Liver Cancer Prevention
Despite intense research, liver cancer prevention remains a challenge. Current efforts are directed at underlying conditions that can significantly raise an individual’s risk, including hepatitis C infection, for which… Learn more
POSTED: 5/4/2023
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog
AUTHOR: Susan Jenks
AACR Annual Meeting 2023
DCP/PREVENT-funded Project Presentations at the 2023 AACR Annual Meeting
Eleven DCP/PREVENT presentations were delivered at the 2023 AACR Annual meeting, including: five poster sessions, one informational session with four staff from the NCI Division of Cancer Prevention, and two staff sessions… Learn more
POSTED: 4/28/2023
SOURCE: DCP News
Introducing NCI Division of Cancer Prevention Updates
The NCI Division of Cancer Prevention Debuts Research Workforce Initiatives, Upcoming Events
POSTED: 4/25/2023
SOURCE: DCP Updates
Symptoms of Colorectal Cancer: Changes in Bowel Habits, Blood or Changes in Stool, Pain and Bloating, Weight Loss
NCI Supports New Research into Prevention of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Early-onset colorectal cancer is considered relatively rare, but both incidence and mortality rates are increasing in people under age 50. NCI recently issued a special research request for grant applications in areas such… Learn more
POSTED: 3/22/2023
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog
AUTHOR: Susan Jenks
NCORP PARTNRS II Workshop Executive Summary Now Available
PARTNRS is a strategic initiative to encourage and forge partnerships between oncologists and primary care providers to promote patient accrual into cancer symptom management trials funded by the NCI Community Oncology… Learn more
POSTED: 3/13/2023
SOURCE: DCP News
Trials Test Vaccines for Prevention or Delay of Cancers Associated with Lynch Syndrome
Researchers have recruited the first vaccine candidates to one of two new prevention trials that seek to immunize high-risk individuals against cancers associated with Lynch syndrome, the most common cause of hereditary… Learn more
POSTED: 2/8/2023
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog
AUTHOR: Susan Jenks
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ULACNet Update - January 2023
We present ULACNet-302 Estudio Oportunidad: An opportunity to improve the health of women living with HIV, Recruitment strategies for the ULACNet 201 study in Puerto Rico, and Use of a mobile application as a strategy to… Learn more
POSTED: 1/30/2023
SOURCE: DCP News
NCI funding graphic for CIN
NCI Funding Approved to Expand Research on Immunoprevention, Natural Products
The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) Board of Scientific Advisors (BSA) recently approved two new concept proposals aimed at expanding potential prevention interventions.
POSTED: 1/10/2023
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog