| Cancer Information Highlights | | From the National Cancer Institute | | Updating you about cancer causes, prevention, screening, treatment, coping, and more | | | | New from NCI | | Disparities in Access to Opioids for Cancer Pain |  | | Black and Hispanic people with cancer nearing the end of life are less likely than White people to get opioids needed to control their pain. Black people were also more likely than White people to have urine tests that screen for drugs at the end of life. | | Telehealth Can Save People with Cancer Time, Travel, and Money |  | | Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people with cancer have had telehealth visits with their doctors. Learn about a study that showed how these visits saved time, travel, and money for people who received care at the Moffitt Cancer Center. | | Immunotherapy and Nothing Else? Studies Test Paradigm Shift in Cancer Treatment |  | | Is 6 months of immunotherapy the only treatment some people with cancer might ever need? Or 4 weeks of immunotherapy followed by minor surgery? Results from several small clinical trials suggest these scenarios may be real possibilities. | What Is Bladder Cancer?
This new page defines the most common type of bladder cancer and links to more information about its signs and symptoms, causes and risk factors, and how it is diagnosed, staged, and treated.
| | FDA Approvals | Pirtobrutinib
We've added a drug summary for pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca). The Food and Drug Administration approved this drug to treat mantle cell lymphoma. It is used in adults whose cancer has returned or has not improved after certain other treatments. | | | | | Also of Interest | What Are Clinical Trials?
Clinical trials are research studies with people. Learn where they take place, the different types, how they take place in phases, the role of randomization, and the use of placebos. | Advances in Cancer Biology Research
Research projects funded by NCI have led to many new discoveries in basic cancer research that help lay the groundwork for future breakthroughs. Read more about some important cancer biology findings. | Contact Us for Help
Information specialists at NCI's Cancer Information Service (CIS), NCI's contact center, are available to help answer your cancer-related questions in English and Spanish. Reach us by phone, chat, or email. | | | | | |
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