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My mammogram was ‘abnormal’—what do I do next?
First, thank yourself for getting a mammogram! Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer in women in...
Breast Cancer
6 findings from the Sister Study you should know
Since 2003, the still ongoing Sister Study has followed more than 50,000 women from all 50 states and Puerto Rico to find causes...
Breast Cancer
Voices of the Sister Study
For 20 years, the Sister Study has partnered with more than 50,000 women across the United States to learn about breast cancer...
Breast Cancer, Environmental Health
Dr. Shuai Xie is building a bridge between engineering and public health
As a postdoctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Shuai Xie, Ph.D., M...
Environmental Health
Calling out colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men and women in the United States, with 151,030 new...
Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Kathy Bates is figuring out how to live with lymphedema
When award-winning actress Kathy Bates was featured on the cover of NIH MedlinePlus magazine in 2016, she spoke about her experience...
Lymphedema
New treatments possible for a rare childhood cancer
Thanks to new research, children with the rare childhood cancer rhabdomyosarcoma, or RMS, may be able to receive more targeted...
Cancer in Children
4 unique challenges of childhood cancer research
Treatments for several types of childhood cancer have improved over the past decades. For other types, progress has been limited....
Cancer in Children
Childhood cancer: By the numbers
Survival rates for most childhood cancers have improved in recent decades and improvement has been especially dramatic for a few...
Cancer in Children
The Children's Inn at NIH gives families hope for more than 30 years
For children and young adults with rare diseases, The Children's Inn on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus...
Cancer in ChildrenPersonal Story
A clinical trial and your caring heart mean everything to Terran and her family
When Terran, 14, passed out in school, an ambulance took her to the hospital. Scans revealed two large blood clots in...
Cancer in Children, Personal Story, Children and Teenagers
Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller: Accepting help was essential to ovarian cancer recovery
Gymnast Shannon Miller captivated the world on her way to Olympic gold. Now the seven-time Olympic medalist and women's...
Ovarian Cancer, Celebrity, Personal Story, Hero Feature, Women