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Mental Health | Disparities | Two Pandemics, Cancer Information Highlights, July 22, 2020

National Cancer Institute
Cancer Information Highlights
From the National Cancer Institute
Updating you about cancer causes, prevention, screening, treatment, coping, and more
New from NCI
Mental Health Treatment Linked to Improved Cancer Survival
vet sitting with his head in his hands Mental health treatment and other social support may help people who have cancer and a mental health disorder live longer. Read about this finding from a recent study of veterans with lung cancer.
Ovarian Cancer Studies Aim to Reduce Racial Disparities
Black woman in head scarf listens to her doctor Black women with ovarian cancer tend to not live as long as White women with the disease. NCI has launched three new studies of ovarian cancer to learn more about the causes of racial and ethnic disparities like this.
Continuing Our Work in the Time of Two Pandemics

NCI’s Dr. Louis Staudt shares his thoughts on the two pandemics in the United States—COVID-19 and racial injustice. Read more about how these two problems are related and how he believes science can help address them.
New Drug Approval Furthers the Role of Genomics in Cancer Care
Cancer cells that are TMB-H tend to produce a large number of mutant proteins on their surface. Known as “neoantigens,” these proteins can draw the immune system’s attention. The growing list of approved uses for pembrolizumab now includes treating adults and children with advanced cancer that has large numbers of genetic changes. Learn how this new approval furthers the march toward the use of genomics in cancer treatment.
Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Enhances NCI Research

NCI Director Dr. Norman Sharpless explains this effort to collect and combine data from research on children, teens, and young adults with cancer. Learn how the CCDI will help prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer in these age groups.
Tests to Detect Colorectal Cancer and Polyps

This page was recently revised. Learn about the methods used to screen for colon and rectal cancers and the benefits and drawbacks of the main screening tests.
FDA Approvals
New Drug for Breast Cancer

We’ve added a new drug summary for Phesgo (pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and hyaluronidase-zzxf). The Food and Drug Administration recently approved it to be used alone or with other drugs to treat certain adults with HER2-positive breast cancer.
 
Also of Interest
Coping with Advanced Cancer

This booklet has been updated with information for people who are at the end of life. We also have removed the larger photographs to make it easier to print.

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