The Latest Breaking News from the National Cancer Institute

Under-50 Cutoff for Inherited Cancer Testing Would Have Missed 72% of Carriers in Memorial Sloan Kettering Study

An MSK study of 39,184 cancer patients found that an under-50 testing cutoff would miss 72% of inherited variant carriers. What patients should ask.

Medical Daily · Oct 8

Cigarette Smoke Reprogrammed Lung Stem Cells in Lab Models and Helped Steer Which Lung Cancer Type Formed

A Johns Hopkins lab study found that cigarette smoke primed lung stem cells for specific cancer types. What it shows and what it does not prove.

Medical Daily · Oct 7

Michael Caputo, a Head and Neck Cancer Survivor, Joins the President's Cancer Panel Advising the White House

Head and neck cancer survivor Michael Caputo joins the President's Cancer Panel, which reports to the White House on national cancer efforts.

Medical Daily · Oct 7

California Imaging Center Failed a Federal Image Review and Never Warned the Patients Regulators Ordered It to Contact

FDA is alerting women who had mammograms at a Monterey center since December 2023 after the facility failed a federal image quality review.

Medical Daily · Sep 1

Large Trial Finds High-Dose Vitamin D Did Not Slow Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

A phase 3 trial in 455 patients found high-dose vitamin D3 did not improve survival in metastatic colorectal cancer, reversing an earlier signal.

Medical Daily · Aug 7

NIH Moves to Cancel More Health Disparities Grants, Halting Studies on Why Some Patients Fare Worse

NIH has resumed terminating health disparities research grants, affecting studies on rural access, maternal mortality and cancer survival gaps.

Medical Daily · Aug 7

A Decade Long Effort Just Doubled the Public Supply of Laboratory Cancer Models Researchers Can Actually Use

The NCI's Human Cancer Models Initiative released 665 patient-derived models from 2,780 donors. What the models are and why the supply matters.

Medical Daily · Aug 7

Cancer cases to double in next 25 years, WHO warns, as science can’t keep up with the costs

Cancer cases around the world could reach 35 million by 2050

The Independent UK · Jul 8

Siriraj, NCI unveil device to enhance surgical outcomes

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital have introduced an advanced vascular connection device to improve surgical outcomes for cancer patients.

Bangkok Post · Jun 16

America's 18 Million Cancer Survivors Are Struggling Mentally Long After Treatment Ends — and Most Get No Help

NPR/KFF June 9, 2026: America's 18 million cancer survivors face persistent post-treatment anxiety and depression — mostly unaddressed. Projected to grow to 22 million by 2035. Here's what the research shows.

Medical Daily · Jun 11