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A Focus on Pediatric Cancer Screening
The AACR shares research papers that summarize recommendations for monitoring children and adolescents with cancer predisposition syndromes.
by Garrett M. Brodeur
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Revised Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines Proposed
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggests an individualized approach to prostate cancer screening.
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AACR Scientist↔Survivor Program: The Patient Perspective
In a sea of p-values and distribution curves, patient advocates and survivors at a scientific gathering remind researchers who is behind the numbers.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Immunotherapy Combinations
Researchers are combining immunotherapies with each other and with other treatments in hopes that a larger proportion of patients will have long-term benefits.
by Kate Yandell
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Patient Advocates Go to Washington
Patient advocates meet amid an outcry about research funding cuts, participate in a meeting with FDA officials and visit Capitol Hill.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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The Affordable Care Act and Cancer Patients
Cancer survivors tell their stories and researchers take a broad view.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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But I Already Have Cancer
For a patient with advanced cancer, how important is screening for other types of cancer?
by Ide Mills
Cancer Talk
At-home Prostate Cancer Test May Help Some Men Avoid Biopsy
The test, which analyzes urine for 18 cancer-specific genes, ruled out the need for biopsy in men with elevated PSA without a digital rectal exam.
by Sandra Gordon
The Power of ComedyIn a new play, the pain of cancer can be a chance to laugh.
by Ashley P. Taylor
Melanoma Risk in Childhood Cancer SurvivorsPeople treated for childhood cancer found to have twice the risk of developing melanoma as an adult.
by Cameron Walker
Online Second OpinionsMore than half of patients who participated in a program offering online second opinions were recommended a change to their treatment plan.
by Eric Fitzsimmons