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  • Searching the Blood for Signs of Altered Immunity

    The immune systems of people with blood cancer respond differently to infection with the coronavirus than the immune systems of people without cancer or with solid tumors.

    by Kate Yandell

  • From the Editor-in-Chief

    Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults

    Patients in this age group have particular needs, and cancer centers are beginning to tailor programs for them.

    by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD

  • Sound Advice

    Spring 2021

    vol 11 | issue 01
    Maintaining relationships through cancer, feeling unappreciated as a caregiver, and finding information that's relevant to young people with cancer.

  • Forward Look

    New Therapies for Metastatic Lung Cancer

    Several targeted drugs were approved in 2020 to treat the most common type of lung cancer.

    by Ashley P. Taylor

  • More Ways to Treat Advanced Kidney Cancer

    New drugs and drug combinations are helping more patients live longer with advanced kidney cancer. But questions remain about how best to choose among them.

    by Kendall K. Morgan

  • Survivor Profile

    A Return to Carnival

    With a renewed sense of purpose, stage IV lung cancer survivor Oswald Peterson returns to his parents' native Trinidad to celebrate the Caribbean festival.

    by Lindsey Konkel

  • When Cancer’s Spread Is Limited

    People with cancer that has spread to only a few locations—called oligometastatic cancer—may benefit from aggressive local treatment.

    by Kate Yandell

  • Forward Look

    A Strategy to Watch

    Some rectal cancer patients may safely avoid life-altering surgery.

    by Kristine Conner

  • Healthy Habits

    Daily Dose

    Aspirin can be taken daily to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, but it's not recommended for everyone.

    by Bradley Jones

  • Forward Look

    What’s Next? Spring 2021

    A new way to evaluate patients with prostate cancer.

    by Christina Bennett