| Cancer Information Highlights |
| From the National Cancer Institute |
| Updating you about cancer causes, prevention, screening, treatment, coping, and more |
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| New from NCI |
| AI Tool May Help Guide Use of Cancer Immunotherapy |
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A study showed an AI-based tool called SCORPIO predicted whether cancer patients’ tumors would respond to checkpoint inhibitors more accurately than other available tests. It also predicted how long patients would live after treatment.
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| Scientists Find Genetic Changes Linked to Cancer in Children |
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Some childhood cancers may be linked to inherited gene changes. The changes, called structural variants, are present in a small percentage of children with neuroblastoma, Ewing sarcoma, and osteosarcoma.
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Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
Learn about breast reconstruction, including the types of reconstruction, methods that surgeons use to recreate breast shapes, and factors that affect the timing of reconstruction and choice of method on this updated page.
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| CAR T Cells: Engineering Patients’ Immune Cells to Treat Their Cancers |
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This updated page describes how research on CAR T-cell therapy is progressing to improve cancer treatment, expand its use to more cancers, and better manage its side effects.
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Advances in Multiple Myeloma Research
Find what's new in multiple myeloma treatment and research, including progress on immunotherapies and targeted therapies. Research on the treatment of conditions that may progress to multiple myeloma is also included.
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Childhood Vascular Tumors
Childhood vascular tumors are abnormal growths of blood vessels or lymph vessels that can occur anywhere in the body. The most common type is infantile hemangioma. Learn more about vascular tumors in children, including how they are diagnosed and treated.
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Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Treatment
Myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms are diseases of the blood and bone marrow. Learn about the two main types in adults, including how they form and how they are diagnosed and treated.
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