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Cervical Cancer Can Be Prevented

Infection with high-risk HPV (human papillomavirus) is the cause of almost all cervical cancers. Cervical cancer can be effectively prevented by treating precancerous cervical changes caused by HPV. Vaccines are also available to prevent HPV infection.

•	Learn more about cervical cancer prevention
•	Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines fact sheet
•	Pap and HPV Testing fact sheet

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Rising Risk of Treatment-Related Leukemia in Some Cancer Survivors

A new NCI study of risk for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) among adult cancer survivors who previously have been treated with chemotherapy for other cancers found that the risk of AML among patients treated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma has increased steadily during the last few decades.

•	NCI press release: treatment-related AML
•	Follow-up Care After Cancer Treatment

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NCI's Technology Transfer Center (TTC) makes it easier for research discoveries made in NIH laboratories to become marketable products that improve public health. The Center facilitates partnerships between industry or academia and NIH scientists.

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