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Because people with cancer deserve more — more ways to treat their cancer, more quality in their lives and more time. </p> <p>We’re committed to advancing cancer research with one of the largest development programs in the industry across more than 30 tumor types. Learn more about key areas of research:</p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div tabindex="0" role=button id="accordion_list_block_2c4d93594832244de893213646f45472" class="b6-accordion-list corporateberg-block mt-2 mb-2"> <h2> <span></span> <button class="btn tertiary" onclick="expandAll_accordion_list_block_2c4d93594832244de893213646f45472()"> <span class="open-text">Expand all</span> <span class="close-text">Close all</span> </button> </h2> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item"> <details role=button tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mco-b6-sect0"id="mco-b6-btn0" class="b6-accordion-list-item-details"> <summary class="b6-accordion-list-item-summary"> <h5>Bladder cancer</h5> </summary> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item-content"> <div id="mco-b6-sect0" role = "region" aria-labeledby="mco-b6-btn0" ><p>The most common form of bladder cancer is urothelial cancer, accounting for about 90% of cases. Urothelial cancer begins in the urothelial cells, which line the urethra, bladder, ureters, renal pelvis and some other organs. </p> </div> </div> </details> <hr /> </div> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item"> <details role=button tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mco-b6-sect1"id="mco-b6-btn1" class="b6-accordion-list-item-details"> <summary class="b6-accordion-list-item-summary"> <h5>Blood cancer</h5> </summary> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item-content"> <div id="mco-b6-sect1" role = "region" aria-labeledby="mco-b6-btn1" ><p>Blood (hematologic) cancers start in the bone marrow where blood cells develop. The most common types of blood cancers are leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.</p> </div> </div> </details> <hr /> </div> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item"> <details role=button tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mco-b6-sect2"id="mco-b6-btn2" class="b6-accordion-list-item-details"> <summary class="b6-accordion-list-item-summary"> <h5>Breast cancer</h5> </summary> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item-content"> <div id="mco-b6-sect2" role = "region" aria-labeledby="mco-b6-btn2" ><p>Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide. This disease has many subtypes, including aggressive subtypes such as triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), which accounts for 10-15% of all breast cancer.</p> </div> </div> </details> <hr /> </div> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item"> <details role=button tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mco-b6-sect3"id="mco-b6-btn3" class="b6-accordion-list-item-details"> <summary class="b6-accordion-list-item-summary"> <h5>Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers</h5> </summary> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item-content"> <div id="mco-b6-sect3" role = "region" aria-labeledby="mco-b6-btn3" ><p>The most common GI cancers are esophageal, gastric (stomach), colorectal, pancreatic and liver. These cancers typically do not cause symptoms until they have reached an advanced stage.</p> </div> </div> </details> <hr /> </div> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item"> <details role=button tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mco-b6-sect4"id="mco-b6-btn4" class="b6-accordion-list-item-details"> <summary class="b6-accordion-list-item-summary"> <h5>Gynecological cancers</h5> </summary> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item-content"> <div id="mco-b6-sect4" role = "region" aria-labeledby="mco-b6-btn4" ><p>Gynecological cancers encompass several types of cancer that affect the female reproductive system, including ovarian, cervical, uterine (endometrial), vaginal and vulvar cancer.</p> </div> </div> </details> <hr /> </div> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item"> <details role=button tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mco-b6-sect5"id="mco-b6-btn5" class="b6-accordion-list-item-details"> <summary class="b6-accordion-list-item-summary"> <h5>Head and neck cancer</h5> </summary> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item-content"> <div id="mco-b6-sect5" role = "region" aria-labeledby="mco-b6-btn5" ><p>Head and neck cancers refer to tumors that develop in or around the throat, larynx, nose, sinuses and mouth. </p> </div> </div> </details> <hr /> </div> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item"> <details role=button tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mco-b6-sect6"id="mco-b6-btn6" class="b6-accordion-list-item-details"> <summary class="b6-accordion-list-item-summary"> <h5>Lung cancer</h5> </summary> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item-content"> <div id="mco-b6-sect6" role = "region" aria-labeledby="mco-b6-btn6" ><p>Globally, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths, accounting for nearly 18% of all deaths from cancer.</p> </div> </div> </details> <hr /> </div> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item"> <details role=button tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mco-b6-sect7"id="mco-b6-btn7" class="b6-accordion-list-item-details"> <summary class="b6-accordion-list-item-summary"> <h5>Melanoma</h5> </summary> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item-content"> <div id="mco-b6-sect7" role = "region" aria-labeledby="mco-b6-btn7" ><p>Melanoma is a serious form of skin cancer, and rates of the disease have been continuing to rise over the last several decades.</p> </div> </div> </details> <hr /> </div> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item"> <details role=button tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mco-b6-sect8"id="mco-b6-btn8" class="b6-accordion-list-item-details"> <summary class="b6-accordion-list-item-summary"> <h5>Prostate cancer</h5> </summary> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item-content"> <div id="mco-b6-sect8" role = "region" aria-labeledby="mco-b6-btn8" ><p>Globally, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in people assigned male at birth. In the U.S., one-third of people diagnosed at an advanced stage survive five years after diagnosis.</p> </div> </div> </details> <hr /> </div> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item"> <details role=button tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mco-b6-sect9"id="mco-b6-btn9" class="b6-accordion-list-item-details"> <summary class="b6-accordion-list-item-summary"> <h5>Renal cell carcinoma</h5> </summary> <div class="b6-accordion-list-item-content"> <div id="mco-b6-sect9" role = "region" aria-labeledby="mco-b6-btn9" ><p>Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is by far the most common type of kidney cancer; about 90% of kidney cancers cases are RCCs.</p> </div> </div> </details> <hr /> </div> </div> <script> function expandAll_accordion_list_block_2c4d93594832244de893213646f45472() { let accordionList = document.getElementById('accordion_list_block_2c4d93594832244de893213646f45472'); let accordionListItems = accordionList.querySelectorAll('details'); if(!accordionList.classList.contains('all-expanded')) { accordionList.classList.add('all-expanded'); Array.prototype.forEach.call(accordionListItems, function(accordionListItem, i){ accordionListItem.setAttribute('open', 'open'); accordionListItem.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true'); }); } else { accordionList.classList.remove('all-expanded'); Array.prototype.forEach.call(accordionListItems, function(accordionListItem, i){ accordionListItem.removeAttribute('open'); accordionListItem.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false'); }); } } </script> <a id="discovery"></a> <div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div id="mco-title-block-block_268d2f3fb8e71e2911fc7e0991e30bcb" class="mco-title-block corporateberg-block mt-2 mb-2 aligncenter" > <div class="wrapper"> <div class="mco-title-block-content"> <h2 class="mco-title-block-title">Our oncology discovery and development efforts</h2> <p class="mco-title-block-description"><p>Our relentless focus on achieving the next breakthrough in cancer care is inspired by the lives we aim to prolong and protect. We’re following the science to discover innovations that can help patients no matter what stage of cancer they have, or so they may never be diagnosed with some types at all.</p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <link rel='stylesheet' id='corporateberg-related-links-module-css-css' href='https://www.merck.com/wp-content/plugins/cex-wpvip-mhh-corporateberg/related-links/css/style.css?ver=6.2.6' media='all' /> <div class="corporateberg-block wp-block-corporateberg-related-links corporateberg-related-link mt-2 mb-2"><div class="coporateberg-related-link-header-container"><h2 class="corporateberg-related-link-header">Our three areas of focus in oncology research:</h2><p class="corporateberg-related-link-description"></p><p class="corporateberg-related-link-cta"><a class="btn"></a></p></div><div class="corporateberg-related-link-content-container"><div class="corporateberg-related-link-container-wrapper"><div class="corporateberg-related-link-container first-link"><h4>Immuno-oncology</h4><i class="corporateberg-related-link-closed"></i><i class="corporateberg-related-link-opened"></i></div><div class="corporateberg-related-link-expanded"><picture><source media="(max-width: 767px)" data-srcset="https://www.merck.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2022/07/research-platform-5.jpg?resize=321,214"/><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1279px)" data-srcset="https://www.merck.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2022/07/research-platform-5.jpg?resize=656,437"/><source media="(min-width: 1280px)" data-srcset="https://www.merck.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2022/07/research-platform-5.jpg?resize=778,519"/><img data-src="https://www.merck.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2022/07/research-platform-5.jpg?resize=778,519" class="corporateberg-related-link-link-image lazyload" loading="lazy" alt="Immuno-oncology"/></picture><h4>Immuno-oncology</h4><p>Boosting anti-tumor responses by combining foundational cancer treatments with negative immune regulators that play different 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href="https://www.merck.com/stories/supermodel-veronica-webb-raises-awareness-of-lung-cancer-screening/">Read more</a> </div> </div> <div class="mco-feature-stories-next-card-content" id="mco-feature-stories-hover-nav"> <p><span>Next: </span> Supermodel Veronica Webb raises awareness of lung cancer screening</p> </div> </div> <div class="mco-feature-stories-story-card"> <div class="mco-feature-stories-image-content-container" style="margin-top: 0;"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" data-srcset="https://www.merck.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2021/05/Lazarex-podcast-hero-UPDATE.jpg?resize=375,464"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1279px)" data-srcset="https://www.merck.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2021/05/Lazarex-podcast-hero-UPDATE.jpg?resize=562,720"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" data-srcset="https://www.merck.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2021/05/Lazarex-podcast-hero-UPDATE.jpg?resize=1226,720"> <img class="lazyload" loading="lazy" 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data-srcset="https://www.merck.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2023/04/Merck_2022_LungCancerScreening_Influencer_Veronica_Still_04.png?resize=562,720"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" data-srcset="https://www.merck.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2023/04/Merck_2022_LungCancerScreening_Influencer_Veronica_Still_04.png?resize=1226,720"> <img class="lazyload" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.merck.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2023/04/Merck_2022_LungCancerScreening_Influencer_Veronica_Still_04.png?resize=1226,720"> </picture> </div> <div class="mco-feature-stories-card-content"> <div> <h4>Supermodel Veronica Webb raises awareness of lung cancer screening</h4> <p>Pushing past her fear, Webb learned how important it is to get screened for lung cancer</p> <a class="btn" href="https://www.merck.com/stories/supermodel-veronica-webb-raises-awareness-of-lung-cancer-screening/">Read more</a> </div> </div> <div class="mco-feature-stories-next-card-content" 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