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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…
Cancer Screening with Multicancer Detection Tests: A Translational Science Review
This NCI-authored article examines the benefits and harms of multicancer detection tests. This new generation of cancer screening tests offer the potential for using a noninvasive blood test to reduce cancer-related… Learn more
POSTED: 4/26/2024
SOURCE: American Cancer Society Journals
ULACNet Participants at the 2024 EUROGIN International Multidisciplinary HPV Congress
ULACNet Update - April 2024
In this issue we present: Connecting and Presenting at EUROGIN 2024, Challenges and Solutions for Carrying out Multicenter Clinical Trials, and OPTIMO Study has Completed Enrollment in Peru, Brazil and Haiti.
POSTED: 4/25/2024
SOURCE: DCP News
Cover page of April 2024 issue of CAP-IT News
CAP-IT News - April 2024
In this issue: investigator news, publicatoins, grants & awards, working groups, steering committe, shared resources, job opportunities, upcoming event.
POSTED: 4/22/2024
SOURCE: CAP-IT News
Proposed Cancer Prevention Framework, Rare Cancers Workshop, Call for Abstracts, Grant Submission News, and More
Latest News, Upcoming Events, Past Event, Grant Submission News, Reminders
POSTED: 4/16/2024
SOURCE: DCP Updates
A Translational Review of MCDs, Possible Biomarker for Lynch Patients, Cancer Pain Research, AACR, and More
Latest News, Upcoming Events, In Case you Missed It, Reminders
POSTED: 4/2/2024
SOURCE: DCP Updates
Translational Science Review on Cancer Screening with Multicancer Detection Tests Published
NCI researchers have published a review in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicans that outlines what is known and unknown about multi-cancer detection assay technologies. “MCD tests can potentially be used to improve early… Learn more
POSTED: 3/25/2024
SOURCE: DCP News
Pain occurs in up to 50% of patients with cancer.
Cancer Pain Research Addressing Multiple Causes, Multiple Managements
As improved cancer treatments have led to increased cancer survivorship, cancer survivors are now living longer with chronic pain. NCI is supporting research to address this issue.
POSTED: 3/19/2024
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog
AUTHOR: Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D., and Brennan Streck, Ph.D., R.N., M.P.H.
DCP/PREVENT-funded Project Presentations at the 2024 AACR Annual Meeting
Consider attending these DCP PREVENT-funded project presentations at AACR to learn about preclinical development of innovative interventions and biomarkers for cancer prevention and interception.
POSTED: 3/12/2024
SOURCE: DCP News
Prediagnostic Evaluation of Multicancer Detection Tests, NCI Public Meetings, Fatigue in Pediatric Cancer Webinar, American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, and More
Latest News, Upcoming Events, In Case you Missed It, Reminders
POSTED: 3/12/2024
SOURCE: DCP Updates
AACR Annual Meeting 2024
DCP Participation at American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, April 5-10, 2024
Consider attending these AACR sessions to learn about the latest DCP funding opportunities in cancer prevention, interception, and symptom science; research resources and workforce activities; multi-cancer detection tests… Learn more
POSTED: 3/12/2024
SOURCE: DCP News
Register for CAP-IT Virtual Annual Summit, Palliative Care Funding Opportunity, and More
Upcoming Event, Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Palliative Care, Reminder
POSTED: 2/28/2024
SOURCE: DCP Updates
A middle-aged man sitting on a hospital bed having his blood drawn by a medical technologist.
NIH Launches Research Network to Evaluate Emerging Cancer Screening Technologies
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a clinical trials network to evaluate emerging technologies for cancer screening. The Cancer Screening Research Network (CSRN) will support the Biden-Harris administration… Learn more
POSTED: 2/21/2024
SOURCE: NCI Press Release
NIH Launches Cancer Screening Research Network, Immunoprevention Research and Biomarker Development Commentaries, Cancer Prevention Fellowship Pre-Application Webinar, and More
Latest News, Upcoming Events
POSTED: 2/21/2024
SOURCE: DCP Updates
Worta McCaskill-Stevens, M.D.
AACR Announces 2024 Distinguished Public Service Award Recipients
The 2024 AACR Distinguished Public Service Award will be given posthumously to NCI cancer researcher Worta McCaskill-Stevens, M.D., at the AACR Annual Meeting 2024, to be held from April 5-10 at the San Diego Convention… Learn more
POSTED: 2/19/2024
SOURCE: AACR News Release
New Network to Study HPV Self-Collection Testing, Esophageal Cancer Prevention Research, Call for Nominations from Early Career Scientists, and More
Latest News, Upcoming Events, Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs): Assay Validation for Studies in Cancer, Reminders
POSTED: 2/6/2024
SOURCE: DCP Updates
Whole cranberries in a bowl and placed within a drink in a glass.
Research Highlights: Barrett’s Esophagus Translational Research Network (BETRNet) Studies Provide Insights into Prevention and Risk for Esophageal Cancer
Findings from two studies aimed at learning more about preventing the type of esophageal cancer with the fastest growing incidence rate have emerged recently from the Barrett’s Esophagus Translational Research Network (… Learn more
POSTED: 1/30/2024
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog
AUTHOR: Susan Jenks
Screen capture of the January 2024 issue of CP-CTNet Newseltter
CP-CTNet Newsletter - January 2024
Staff Highlight, DMACC Updates, Research Funding Opportunities, Active and DCP-Approved Studies, Upcoming Events
POSTED: 1/30/2024
SOURCE: CP-CTNet DMACC Website
A female health provider positions a patient undergoing a mammogram.
What Happens If More People Get Screened for Cancer?
Cancer screening tests can help doctors find several forms of the disease at an early stage. The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends routine screening for breast, cervical, colorectal, and lung cancer. But… Learn more
POSTED: 1/26/2024
SOURCE: NCI Cancer Currents Blog
'Last Mile' Sites
NCI Launches Network to Study Self-Collection for HPV Testing to Prevent Cervical Cancer
On January 25, 2024, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, with public and private partners, is launching a new clinical trial network to gather data on a “self-collection” method of… Learn more
POSTED: 1/25/2024
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog
Natural Products for Cancer Prevention, Early Career Scientist Seminar, Building Bridges in Cancer Symptom Science, and More
Latest News, Upcoming Events
POSTED: 1/24/2024
SOURCE: DCP Updates
Welcome Dr. Rathmell!, Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Research, Cancer Prevention and Control Funding Opportunities, and More
Latest News, Upcoming Event, Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO): Cancer Prevention and Control, Reminder, In case you missed it
POSTED: 1/3/2024
SOURCE: DCP Updates