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How might obesity increase the risk of cancer? There are several possible mechanisms:
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This illustration shows the steps for creating CAR T-cell therapy, a type of treatment in which a patient's T cells (a type of immune cell) are changed in the lab so that they will attack cancer cells.
#chasingcancer
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This illustration shows the steps for creating CAR T-cell therapy, a type of treatment in which a patient's T cells (a type of immune cell) are changed in the lab so that they will attack cancer cells.
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Today on International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we honor women’s significant achievements in science, while not losing sight of the importance of girls entering
#WomenInSTEM
careers.
#WomenInScience
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What is known about the relationship between obesity and cancer? Our summary explains:
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How does immunotherapy work? Our short video explains how three types of
#immunotherapy
work against cancer:
#checkpointinhibitor
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How does immunotherapy work? Our short video explains how three types of
#immunotherapy
work against cancer:
#checkpointinhibitor
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NCI is excited to welcome Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell! Appointed by
@POTUS
, today Dr. Rathmell begins as NCI's 17th director, succeeding Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli who left NCI to become the
@NIHDirector
on November 9.
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A vaccine to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma is being tested in two clinical trials:
#nonHodgkinLymphoma
#lymsm
#Immunotherapy
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The detection of cancers that would never cause harm is overdiagnosis. Patients cannot benefit from the treatment of overdiagnosed tumors, but they may be harmed:
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Widespread use of the HPV vaccine has the potential to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer around the world by as much as 90%:
#worldcancerresearchday
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What is CAR T-cell therapy? It involves changing a patient’s immune cells in the lab so they'll attack cancer cells
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Immunotherapy uses the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Our new video explains 3 types of
#immunotherapy
:
#immunoonc
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What is CAR T-cell therapy? It involves changing a patient’s immune cells in the lab so they'll attack cancer cells
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Immunotherapy uses the body’s immune system to fight cancer. This animation explains three types of
#Immunotherapy
: nonspecific immune stimulation, T-cell transfer therapy, and immune checkpoint inhibitors.
#aacrnihcai
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At 1:30 p.m. ET
@POTUS
will announce that his administration will reignite the
#CancerMoonshot
as well as other new plans for
#CancerResearch
and related efforts. Tune in to learn more:
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Since
#Building10
opened, 500,000 patients have been enrolled in clinical trials, treated, and studied free of charge.
#FirstinHuman
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A new way of delivering
#immunotherapy
may help eliminate residual cancer cells that remain after surgery:
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NCI is excited to welcome
@NCIDirector
Dr. Monica Bertagnolli! Appointed by
@POTUS
, today Dr. Bertagnolli begins as NCI's 16th and first female director.
#NCIFuture
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What is CAR T-cell therapy? It involves changing a patient’s immune cells in the lab so they'll attack cancer cells
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On Wednesday,
@FLOTUS
expressed her support for a new proposal that advocates for Medicare to cover navigation services for people with cancer, emphasizing its potential to create "an enormous difference in people's lives." Read more.
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Smoking has been found to harm nearly every organ in the body. Planning and support can help you quit for good:
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Immunotherapy uses the immune system to fight cancer. Our video explains 3 types of
#immunotherapy
, including immune checkpoint inhibitors:
#NobelPrize
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Despite tremendous progress, there is still much work to be done. Today, NCI stands with
@FLOTUS
, our partners, and the cancer community to commit to a new purpose: To end cancer as we know it.
#NothingWillStopUs
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"We spent 20 years personalizing targeted therapies, and we are now moving toward personalized immunotherapies," says
@DrRoyHerbstYale
#aacr18
#lungcancer
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What is cancer? In all types of cancer, some of the body’s cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues:
#WorldCancerDay
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Researchers have developed synthetic antibodies, called diabodies, that block the activity of the notorious cancer-related proteins RAS and p53:
@HopkinsMedicine
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Why is genomics research critical to progress against cancer? It can reveal clues to cancer biology and more:
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At this
#ASCO17
session, the acknowledgements slide reads: "All patients and their families."
#clinicaltrials
#gratitude
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A recent study confirms that widespread use of the
#HPV
vaccine reduces the incidence of
#CervicalCancer
by up to 90%, particularly for women who are vaccinated when they are younger.
#OneLessWorry
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There are more than 100 types of cancer. Here's a list from A to Z with links to expert-reviewed summaries:
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The detection of cancers that would never cause harm is overdiagnosis. Patients cannot benefit from the treatment of overdiagnosed tumors, but they may be harmed:
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Cancer cells differ from normal cells in many ways that allow them to grow out of control and become invasive:
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There are more than 100 types of cancer. Here's a list from A to Z with links to expert-reviewed summaries:
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What is CAR T-cell therapy? It involves changing a patient’s immune cells in the lab so they'll attack cancer cells
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Immunotherapy pioneer Dr. Steven Rosenberg of NCI has been awarded the highest honor for technological achievement by
@POTUS
, the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, for his contributions to America’s economic, environmental, and social well-being
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Leukemia is cancer of the blood cells. The type of leukemia depends on the type of blood cell that becomes cancerous
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The genetic changes that contribute to cancer tend to affect 3 main types of genes. These changes are known as "drivers of cancer":
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#HPV
vaccines have the potential to reduce the global incidence of
#cervicalcancer
by as much as two-thirds:
#NIHhealthy2018
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The NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, is the largest hospital in the world devoted to clinical research and a major resource for patients with rare diseases.
@NIHClinicalCntr
#NIHchat
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Cancer fatigue is different than the fatigue that healthy people feel. It is not completely relieved by sleep and rest, interferes with daily activities, and may last for a long time. Learn more about this common side effect of
#CancerTreatment
-
#CopingTips
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What is T-cell transfer therapy? This is a type of
#immunotherapy
that makes your own immune cells better able to attack cancer.
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The genetic changes that contribute to cancer tend to affect 3 main types of genes. These are "drivers of cancer":
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What is overdiagnosis? This refers to the detection of cancers that would never cause harm:
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Researchers recently discovered a potential way to turn on one of the most commonly silenced tumor-suppressor proteins in cancer, called PTEN:
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In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we are featuring clinician-scientists such as NCI's Dr. Sadhana Jackson, who cares for children with brain tumors and leads a lab focused on improving brain cancer treatments:
#WomenInScience
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New approach to
#immunotherapy
led to complete response in a patient whose breast cancer was unresponsive to other treatments
@NCIResearchCtr
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Starts tonight! We'll be live tweeting during Cancer: Emperor of All Maladies
http://t.co/rDi2DDQWcH
#CancerFilm
@PBS
http://t.co/NsFXqinBQ9
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Meet the two doctors who spent 15 years developing the HPV vaccine—a vaccine which can prevent 90% of HPV-related cancers—including
#CervicalCancer
—and has already led to an 86% drop in
#HPV
infection rates among American teens.
#NothingWillStopUs
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Many different types of immunotherapy are used to treat cancer. Here's a list:
#FirstinHuman
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The timing and sequence of two immunotherapy drugs are critical when using in combination, a mouse study suggests:
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With the start of
#AACR19
, here's our infographic showing the steps for creating CAR T-cell therapy:
#Immunotherapy
#immunoonc19
#cartcells
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What is overdiagnosis? This refers to the detection of cancers that would never cause harm:
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Did you know that there are more than 500 types of rare cancers? Our new video on
#rarecancers
has details:
#RareDiseaseDay
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A small but growing number of patients with cancer are being treated with oncolytic viruses, which infect and kill tumor cells:
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From the National Cancer Act of 1971 a nationally coordinated approach to research was born. It wasted no time in advancing
#ClinicalTrials
that led to revolutionary
#CancerTreatments
.
#NothingWillStopUs
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Why invest in basic research? Because it provides the raw material for tomorrow's scientific and clinical advances:
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Researchers have taken the first steps toward developing a vaccine to prevent cancer in people with Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition that increases the risk of colorectal, endometrial, and other types of cancer.
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Can age affect the response to
#immunotherapy
? In a study, older patients with melanoma appeared to have better responses to
#checkpointinhibitors
than younger patients:
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The timing and sequence of two immunotherapy drugs are critical when using in combination, a mouse study suggests:
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Cancer cells may be able to influence the normal cells, molecules, and blood vessels that surround and feed a tumor—an area known as the microenvironment:
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The timing and sequence of two immunotherapy drugs are critical when using in combination, a mouse study suggests:
#NCICancerCurrentsblog
#archive
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What are genetic tests for hereditary cancer syndromes? Our summary explains:
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The
#NIH
Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, is the largest hospital in the world devoted to clinical research and a resource for patients with rare diseases.
@NCIResearchCtr
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Many different types of immunotherapy are used to treat cancer. Here's a list:
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Immunotherapy uses the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Our new video explains 3 types of
#immunotherapy
:
#immunoonc
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There is consistent evidence that higher amounts of body fat are associated with increased risks of a number of cancers:
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Understanding “chemobrain” and cognitive impairment after treatment for cancer:
#survivorship
#cancerresearch
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Cancer is caused by changes to genes that control the way our cells function, especially how they grow and divide:
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Cancer is a genetic disease—that is, cancer is caused by certain changes to genes that control the way our cells function, especially how they grow and divide:
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FDA approves first targeted therapy for metastatic bladder cancer:
#erdafitinib
#bladdercancer
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There are more than 100 types of cancer. Here's a list from A to Z with links to expert-reviewed summaries:
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Immunotherapy uses the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Our new video explains 3 types of
#immunotherapy
:
#immunoonc
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Treating cancer with CAR T-cells is like giving patients a “living drug.”
#immunotherapy
#CARTcell
#ImmunoOnc
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In a tribute to
@SenJohnMcCain
, the American flag is flying at half-staff on NCI's Shady Grove campus.
@NIHBrainTumor
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Why invest in basic research? Because it provides the raw material for tomorrow's scientific and clinical advances:
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A combination of two
#immunotherapy
drugs was recently approved for some patients with metastatic colorectal cancer:
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The timing and sequence of two immunotherapy drugs are critical when using in combination, a mouse study suggests:
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Imagine a 🌎 where most cancers can be prevented.
#Every1HasARole
in the
#NationalCancerPlan
to make that world a reality. Read the plan to learn what you can do to end cancer as we know it today.
#CancerMoonshot
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What is known about the relationship between obesity and cancer? Our summary explains:
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Stem cell transplants help restore blood-forming stem cells in people who have had theirs destroyed by certain cancer treatments:
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Prevention can save a whole hell of a lot more lives than anything we can do -
@VP
#cancermoonshot
.
#canserve
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