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The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) is a comprehensive and coordinated effort to accelerate our understanding of the genetics of cancer using innovative genome analysis technologies.

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NEW* Disease Working Groups are Actively Forming to Provide Expertise and Enhance Tissue Accrual

CBS Where America Stands: Cancer. Watch the videoNEW* CBS Where America Stands: Cancer
NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins, is interviewed by Katie Couric on CBS Evening News, Jan. 28, drawing upon the discoveries being made by TCGA researchers to improve cancer treatments.

NEW* In Tough Economic Times, NIH Head Looks to Clinic
NIH Director, Francis Collins, discusses his plans for NIH and how programs like TCGA will bring different approaches to cancer treatments. Read more.

Watch the VideoNEW* TCGA Identifies Distinct Subtypes of Deadly Brain Cancer That May Lead to New Treatment Strategies
TCGA researchers identified four distinct molecular subtypes of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), and demonstrated that response to aggressive chemotherapy and radiation differed by subtype. These findings, reported in the January 19 issue of Cancer Cell, may result in more personalized approaches to treating groups of GBM patients based on their genetic alterations. Read more.

Recovery Act Investment News
Recovery Act Funding Enables TCGA to Map 20 Cancers
NIH is investing $275 million in TCGA to chart the genetic changes and complex pathways in more than 20 types of cancer. Read more.

TCGA Expanding to Study 20 or More Cancers
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