Testing for hereditary mutations is increasingly recommended for people with cancer, but recommendations do not always translate into access to testing and appropriate counseling.

by Kate Yandell

Advances in screening and treatment mean there are more cancer survivors than ever, but survivors who struggle to work can face difficulty getting disability payments.

by Jen Tota McGivney

Testing children with cancer for hereditary mutations could impact their treatment and provide information relevant to other family members.

by Marcus A. Banks

Researchers are investigating who is at greatest risk for radiation-induced cancers.

by Kate Yandell

For people with melanoma who receive immune checkpoint inhibitors after surgery, side effects can remain even after treatment has been completed. These chronic side effects are most often mild.

by Anna Goshua

Scientists discussed the mechanisms of chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment at a session dedicated to symptom science at the AACR Annual Meeting 2021.

by Marci A. Landsmann

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

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

by Kate Yandell

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

Forward Look

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

by Ashley P. Taylor