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In honor of Hispanic American Heritage Month, we’re highlighting the contributions of NCI's Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Stewart. Sarah Stewart was born in Mexico to an American father and Mexican mother. She moved with her family to the United States at age 5. Dr. Stewart pioneered research on the link between viruses and cancer during her scientific career. In 1956, she and Dr. Bernice Eddy isolated the polyoma virus, a discovery that advanced the field of viral oncology. Learn more about her life: https://go.nih.gov/w3Htm5v #HispanicHeritageMonth
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When you learn you have advanced cancer, you’re faced with many decisions about your end-of-life care. Having information about your options will help you make these choices. Together, you, your family, and your doctor can decide on a plan for your care during the advanced stages of cancer. https://go.nih.gov/ha4uByC #WHPCD24
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The liver is one of the largest organs in the body. The main types of liver cancer in adults are hepatocellular carcinoma and bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma). Learn more about these diseases: https://go.nih.gov/AhLePPt
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Women with early-stage breast cancer may be able to pause their hormone therapy as they try to get pregnant without raising the risk of a recurrence in the short term, a recent study suggested. https://go.nih.gov/jJ9GCFu
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NCI is committed to building a diverse cancer workforce that reflects the communities served and meets the needs of all people with cancer. The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program is just one way that we recruit and retain a wide array of talent from varied backgrounds to help us work toward ending cancer as we know it. This diversity helps us to meet the needs of all people with cancer and those at risk for cancer, ensuring they live longer and healthier lives. Learn more: https://go.nih.gov/EHC5ZC3 #NationalCancerPlan
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The volume of biological data collected during biomedical research has exploded, largely thanks to powerful new research technologies. The availability of these data, and the insights they may provide into the biology of disease, has many in the research community excited about the possibility of expediting progress toward precision medicine. Read more about bioinformatics, “big data,” and cancer: https://go.nih.gov/ylZNTSD
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Some women with early-stage breast cancer may not need to have radiation to nearby lymph nodes after surgery to remove their tumor, a clinical trial has found. But some experts caution that more details are needed. https://go.nih.gov/BAIxqIA
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Structural biologists use a variety of techniques to study biological 3D structures. Three investigators in the field recently discussed their work at an event hosted by the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research. Learn more: https://go.nih.gov/UciCJT5
Biotech Connector illuminates structural biology research | Frederick National Laboratory
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