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As NCI’s appropriations stay flat, Rathmell keeps the FY26 bypass budget steady at just under $11.5B
Rathmell: “We understand that there are real economic constraints facing our country and the world. But our gap just can’t keep widening.”

Is gastrectomy indicated?
A study recently published in JAMA suggests lower lifetime gastric cancer risk for CDH1 mutation carriers. Will this lead to changes in management recommendations?