Areas of Focus - National Foundation for Cancer Research

Angiogenesis
A vital process in growth and development but also plays a role in disease
Combating Metastases
Any cancer that has spread to other parts of the body
GBM AGILE
A revolutionary global collaboration to test and develop new brain cancer treatments
Genomics
The study of DNA and gene expression differences between cells
Immunotherapy
Uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer
Innovative Therapies
Promising innovations to treat and prevent cancer
Molecular Imaging
Provides pictures of what is happening inside our bodies
Overcoming Drug Resistance
Cancer cells can resist the effects of treatment. Research is underway ...
Precision Medicine
A new era in the treatment of cancer known as precision medicine is here
Prevention & Early Detection
One of the best ways to reduce the number of patients dying from cancer …
Targeted Cancer Therapies
Use of drugs to more precisely identify and attack cancer cells, based on a person’s genes
Therapeutic Antibody Engineering
Blood proteins that chemically combine with substances in the body
Computational Drug Design
The process of finding and testing new treatments based on biological targets.

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