Treatment Vaccines | Desmoid Tumors | Leukemia Video, Cancer Information Highlights, 05/10/2023

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Cancer Information Highlights

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Updating you about cancer causes, prevention, screening, treatment, coping, and more

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Three Types of mRNA Vaccines Show Promise for Treating HPV-Related Cancers
		A new study in mice compared three different mRNA vaccines designed to treat cancers caused by HPV infections.
Targeted Therapy May Offer Hope to People with Desmoid Tumors
		The targeted drug nirogacestat may soon be approved to treat people with desmoid tumors. These rare soft-tissue tumors can cause pain, disfigurement, and other serious problems.
Rare Melanoma Likely to Respond to Pembrolizumab
		A small clinical trial shows that people with a rare form of skin cancer called desmoplastic melanoma might benefit from treatment with a single immunotherapy drug, pembrolizumab (Keytruda).
Updated Video: Leukemia Statistics \| Did You Know? Learn about the different types of leukemia and recent rates of new cases and survival in the United States.
Updated: HPV and Pap Test Results: Next Steps after an Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Test Most people with abnormal cervical screening test results do not have cancer. However, if you have an abnormal test result, it’s important to get the follow-up care that your doctor suggests. Learn about follow-up and treatment for cervical cell changes that are not cancer.
PDQ Updates
Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect early. Learn about the risk factors and symptoms of pancreatic cancer and how it is diagnosed and treated.

Also of Interest
Advances in Bladder Cancer NCI-funded researchers are working to improve our understanding of how to treat bladder cancer. This updated page describes recent advances in immunotherapy and targeted therapy that may help treatment become more effective and less toxic.
Protect Your Skin Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun, sunlamps, and tanning booths causes damage that can lead to skin cancer. Learn how to protect yourself from UV radiation.
Contact Us for Help Information specialists at NCI’s Cancer Information Service (CIS), NCI's contact center, are available to help answer your cancer-related questions in English and Spanish. Reach us by phone, chat, or email.