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During this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we want to explore how an interoperable data ecosystem and innovative AI can improve outcomes for children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer.

We invite all advocates, clinicians, data scientists, and individuals working to accelerate progress in pediatric cancer to NCI’s 2026 Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Symposium on Friday, September 18. During the symposium, we will highlight the foundational work CCDI has accomplished and explore opportunities to accelerate discovery and improve outcomes.

Register today: https://events.cancer.gov/nci/ccdisymposium/registration

Sharing study findings with research participants in understandable plain language is a recognized best practice that enhances transparency, demonstrates respect for participants’ contributions, fosters trust in clinical research, and aims to help address enrollment and retention challenges.

Using community input, NIH developed a Draft Policy on Sharing Summary Level Study Results with Clinical Research Participants that is now available for your review!

We want to hear your feedback! Submit comments by Oct. 26: https://bit.ly/4dde2to

As cancer rates rise in younger adults, screening ages are lowering, to catch risks earlier. But another change is happening in cancer prevention, too. As cancer screening evolves, the focus is shifting from broad population guidelines to more individualized, precise care.

On an recent episode of the miniVHAN podcast, “How Cancer Screening Is Evolving,” Dr. Ben Park, Director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, explains how more providers are considering a patient’s full health picture instead of applying the same screening schedule to everyone.

“We’re trying to understand the totality of an individual’s risk,” Park said. “Putting that all together and saying, ‘You need to be screened every one year, or every three years.’”

This reflects a growing emphasis on precision, adjusting screening strategies with each person’s unique health profile.

To learn more about changes in cancer screening, including ways patients can work with their providers, download the full episode from the link in comments.

Influencer Sydney Towle dies at 26 after sharing cancer journey Towle used her social media accounts to share her experience with a rare bile duct cancer.

10,000 Families Study We all need to know how genetics, the environment and lifestyle affect our health. Please join us in this discovery adventure!

Come visit us at the 3rd Annual Elders Brain Health Gathering on August 27 at the Minneapolis American Indian Center!

This gathering brings together elders, families, caregivers, friends, and community members to learn more about brain health and wellness across generations.

📅 August 27, 2026
⏰ 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
📍 Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E Franklin Ave.

We’d love to meet you and share how your family can help advance health research in Minnesota.

We hope to see you there!

NCI-PDMR Releases First Tissue Microarray Panel The NCI Patient-Derived Models Repository (PDMR) is releasing its first publicly available tissue microarray (TMA) panel

Come see us at Relay For Life of Stillwater!

Stop by the 10,000 Families Study booth to say hello, spin our prize wheel, and learn how your family can help advance health research in Minnesota. 🧬

📍 Lowell Park, Stillwater
📅 Saturday, August 8 | 12–9 PM

We hope to see you there! 💜