2017 News Releases 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 Get Email Updates From NCI Get email updates from NCI on cancer health information, news, and other topics Norman Sharpless sworn in as director of the National Cancer Institute October 18, 2017 NCI-funded TMIST study compares 2-D and 3-D mammography for finding breast cancers September 26, 2017 NCI’s Douglas R. Lowy and John T. Schiller to receive 2017 Lasker Award September 6, 2017 NCI study identifies essential genes for cancer immunotherapy August 7, 2017 NCI study shows feasibility of cancer screening protocol for patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome August 3, 2017 NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH trial to test targeted drugs in childhood cancers July 24, 2017 TCGA study of liver cancer reveals potential targets for therapy June 15, 2017 Study estimates number of U.S. women living with metastatic breast cancer May 18, 2017 Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer death rates continue to decline March 31, 2017 NCI launches study of African-American cancer survivors February 27, 2017 Study finds premature death rates diverge in the United States by race and ethnicity January 25, 2017 TCGA study identifies genomic features of cervical cancer January 23, 2017 New Drug Formulary Will Help Expedite Use of Agents in Clinical Trials January 11, 2017