#National Cancer Institute

The new director of the National Cancer Institute says her prognosis is very favorable.

Pre-pandemic report shows a modest improvement for survival for people with hard-to-treat pancreatic cancer.

A new study associates physical activity, diet and other healthy lifestyles with a 27% reduction in risk of death for former smokers.

Playing racquet sports was associated with the greatest reduction in risk of cardiovascular deaths, according to a new study.

Federally funded research aims to understand the effects of psilocybin on depression and anxiety in people with cancer.

A new report tracks the most prominent cancers for men and women and finds substantial racial disparities in cancer treatment.

Cases of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, are on the rise.

Prompt treatment of precancerous lesions in people with HIV reduced the likelihood of developing anal cancer by 57%.

But incidence rates continue to increase in women, children and adolescents and young adults, the Annual Report to the Nation finds.

The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted key health services for children and adolescents, including HPV vaccination for cancer prevention.

People who have had COVID-19 appear to be protected against reinfection for at least a few months.

People who have had evidence of a prior infection appear to have some degree of protection against being reinfected with the virus.

In recent years, deaths from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have decreased even faster than the decrease in NSCLC incidence.

Fees to park at cancer facilities can cost patients hundreds of dollars.

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