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Genetically Modified Fat Cells Starve Tumors in Mice
Researchers are hopeful that engineered fat cells may be a new treatment strategy for cancer.
FDA Approves Drug to Treat Some Lung, Pancreatic Cancers
In a clinical trial, zenocutuzumab shrank tumors with a rare gene alteration in a third of patients.
Lung Cancer Screening Offers Opportunity to Help People Quit Smoking
Intensive program of counseling, cessation drugs improved quit rates in smokers who had come in for lung cancer screening.

Latest Press Releases

Daily physical activity, even at light intensities, linked to lower cancer risk
- March 26, 2025
A study of 85,000 older adults in the U.K. suggests that light- and moderate-to-vigorous-intensity daily physical activity can reduce cancer risk. The number of steps taken daily may be more important for cancer risk than the intensity of activity, the study shows.
Gene therapy shows clinical benefit in patients with a debilitating disorder caused by HPV
- February 13, 2025
An NCI clinical trial showed that an experimental gene therapy called PRGN-2012 may be an effective treatment for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, which is caused by HPV 6 and HPV 11.
In five cancer types, prevention and screening have been major contributors to saving lives
- December 5, 2024
Over the past 45 years, the majority of deaths averted from breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer were due to prevention and screening, rather than treatment advances, NCI researchers have found.
Researchers uncover new role of mutant RAS proteins in some of the deadliest cancers
- November 11, 2024
A new study led by NCI researchers shows that mutant RAS proteins help release a nuclear protein from a complex transported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, kicking off a series of events that lead to the breakdown of a tumor suppressor protein.
NIH-funded scientists uncover clues to precancer and tumor biology
- October 30, 2024
New studies released by NCI’s Human Tumor Atlas Network explore the role of the tumor microenvironment and the immune system in promoting the spread of cancer and its resistance to treatment. The studies appear across several Nature journals.