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Learn about the breadth of NCI鈥檚 work and the programs the institute supports to advance cancer research.</p> </div> </div> <section class="usa-section cgdp-feature-card-row cgdp-feature-card-row--opt-head" aria-labelledby="paragraph-9552576-heading" data-eddl-landing-row> <h2 id="paragraph-9552576-heading" class="cgdp-feature-card-row__heading usa-sr-only">Research Areas</h2> <ul class="nci-card-group"> <li class="nci-card tablet-lg:grid-col-4"> <a href="/research/areas/biology" aria-labelledby="paragraph-9552561" data-eddl-landing-item="feature_card" data-eddl-landing-item-link-type="Internal"> <picture class="nci-card__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/ncids_featured_16x9/public/cgov_image/media_image/900/000/files/breast-cancer-cells-article.jpg?h=7b686c96&itok=SRz1Y4I2" width="1408" height="791" alt="Three-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. " /> </picture> <div class="nci-card__body"> <span class="nci-card__title" id="paragraph-9552561">Cancer Biology Research</span> <p class="nci-card__description">Studying the differences between normal cells and cancer cells is critical to making progress against the disease.</p> </div> </a> </li> <li class="nci-card tablet-lg:grid-col-4"> <a href="/research/areas/genomics" aria-labelledby="paragraph-9552566" data-eddl-landing-item="feature_card" data-eddl-landing-item-link-type="Internal"> <picture class="nci-card__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/ncids_featured_16x9/public/cgov_image/media_image/900/000/files/genome-map-article.jpg?h=d490f043&itok=eXVy4U2b" width="1408" height="791" alt="Circos plot of genomic data" /> </picture> <div class="nci-card__body"> <span class="nci-card__title" id="paragraph-9552566">Cancer Genomics Research</span> <p class="nci-card__description">Understanding the genomic foundations of cancer leads to new methods of diagnosing and treating the disease.</p> </div> </a> </li> <li class="nci-card tablet-lg:grid-col-4"> <a href="/research/areas/causes" aria-labelledby="paragraph-9552571" data-eddl-landing-item="feature_card" data-eddl-landing-item-link-type="Internal"> <picture class="nci-card__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/ncids_featured_16x9/public/cgov_image/media_image/100/100/4/files/cancer-causing-substances-graphic-article.png?h=c164ba5e&itok=z-0hPwic" width="1408" height="793" alt="Collage showing sources of cancer-causing substances, including a pack of cigarettes, a sun, a bottle of herbicide, and vehicle exhaust." /> </picture> <div class="nci-card__body"> <span class="nci-card__title" id="paragraph-9552571">Research on Causes of Cancer</span> <p class="nci-card__description">Studying the causes of cancer can lead to new ways of preventing and treating the disease and creates opportunities to improve public health.</p> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </section> <section class="usa-section cgdp-feature-card-row cgdp-feature-card-row--opt-head" aria-labelledby="paragraph-9552596-heading" data-eddl-landing-row> <h2 id="paragraph-9552596-heading" class="cgdp-feature-card-row__heading usa-sr-only">Research Areas</h2> <ul class="nci-card-group"> <li class="nci-card tablet-lg:grid-col-4"> <a href="/research/areas/prevention" aria-labelledby="paragraph-9552581" data-eddl-landing-item="feature_card" data-eddl-landing-item-link-type="Internal"> <picture class="nci-card__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/ncids_featured_16x9/public/cgov_image/media_image/900/000/files/doctor-giving-hpv-vaccine-article.jpg?h=c164ba5e&itok=RBZ1Oh6e" width="1408" height="793" alt="Doctor giving a girl a shot in the upper arm" /> </picture> <div class="nci-card__body"> <span class="nci-card__title" id="paragraph-9552581">Cancer Prevention Research</span> <p class="nci-card__description">NCI supports cancer prevention research so fewer people will have to face the physical, psychological, social, and financial harms of cancer and its treatment.</p> </div> </a> </li> <li class="nci-card tablet-lg:grid-col-4"> <a href="/research/areas/screening" aria-labelledby="paragraph-9552586" data-eddl-landing-item="feature_card" data-eddl-landing-item-link-type="Internal"> <picture class="nci-card__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/ncids_featured_16x9/public/cgov_image/media_image/100/900/0/files/screening-mammogram-tomosynthesis-breast-nodule-article.jpg?h=3746dd06&itok=RC8DP9Wv" width="1408" height="793" alt="Breast nodules detected during screening by standard 2D digital mammogram (left) and tomosynthesis (right)." /> </picture> <div class="nci-card__body"> <span class="nci-card__title" id="paragraph-9552586">Cancer Screening and Early Detection Research</span> <p class="nci-card__description">NCI supports a variety of programs designed to improve early detection and enhance cancer screening.</p> </div> </a> </li> <li class="nci-card tablet-lg:grid-col-4"> <a href="/research/areas/diagnosis" aria-labelledby="paragraph-9552591" data-eddl-landing-item="feature_card" data-eddl-landing-item-link-type="Internal"> <picture class="nci-card__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/ncids_featured_16x9/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-09/microscopist-diagnosis-RA.jpg?h=34c9d013&itok=5-zPmRAy" width="1408" height="792" alt="Man in a white lab coat looking into a microscope" /> </picture> <div class="nci-card__body"> <span class="nci-card__title" id="paragraph-9552591">Cancer Diagnosis Research</span> <p class="nci-card__description">NCI supports research on the development of tests and imaging technologies to improve the diagnosis of cancer.</p> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </section> <section class="usa-section cgdp-feature-card-row cgdp-feature-card-row--opt-head" aria-labelledby="paragraph-9552616-heading" data-eddl-landing-row> <h2 id="paragraph-9552616-heading" class="cgdp-feature-card-row__heading usa-sr-only">Research Areas</h2> <ul class="nci-card-group"> <li class="nci-card tablet-lg:grid-col-4"> <a href="/research/areas/treatment" aria-labelledby="paragraph-9552601" data-eddl-landing-item="feature_card" data-eddl-landing-item-link-type="Internal"> <picture class="nci-card__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/ncids_featured_16x9/public/cgov_image/media_image/900/000/files/iv-drip-article.jpg?h=c164ba5e&itok=2h4PtVWK" width="1408" height="793" alt="An IV drip" /> </picture> <div class="nci-card__body"> <span class="nci-card__title" id="paragraph-9552601">Cancer Treatment Research</span> <p class="nci-card__description">NCI supports many efforts to develop more-effective, less-toxic treatments for cancer.</p> </div> </a> </li> <li class="nci-card tablet-lg:grid-col-4"> <a href="/research/areas/public-health" aria-labelledby="paragraph-9552606" 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