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Engineered Bacteria Shrink Tumors in MiceResearchers have turned to an unconventional source for use as a cancer immunotherapy: the bacterium E. coli.
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Study Examines Impact of Prevention and Screening on Cancer DeathsPrevention and screening accounted for 80% of the averted deaths from five common cancer types between 1975 and 2020.
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Treatment May Target Tumors Fueled by ecDNAsCircular DNA in cancer cells create a weakness that can be exploited with an experimental drug.
NCI Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Plan & Professional Judgment Budget Proposal
Each year, NCI prepares a plan for advancing cancer research and proposes the budget required to fund a broad research portfolio.
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