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NCI News Releases
25 October 2021
The latest cancer news from the U.S. government's principal agency for cancer research.-
NCI study highlights pandemic’s disproportionate impact on Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Latino adults
A large surveillance study led by NCI researchers suggests that the global COVID-19 pandemic has caused more deaths in the United States among Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Latino individuals than among white or Asian individuals.
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NIH study illuminates origins of lung cancer in never smokers
NCI scientists and their international collaborators have found that the majority of lung cancers in never smokers arise when mutations caused by natural processes in the body accumulate. They also identified three subtypes of lung cancer these individuals.
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In a common genetic disorder, blood test reveals when benign tumors turn cancerous
NCI scientists have developed a blood test that could one day offer a highly sensitive and inexpensive approach to detect cancer early in people with NF1. The blood test could also help doctors monitor how well patients are responding to treatment for their cancer.
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