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  • Challenges Remain for Kids With Cancer

    More children are being treated successfully for cancer. Yet researchers continue searching for new therapies that will help kids who don't respond to standard treatments.

    by Cameron Walker

  • Vaccines: Looking Within for Cancer Treatment

    Researchers are testing treatment vaccines that spur the immune system to attack cancer.

    by Stephen Ornes

  • Forward Look

    Treatment Before Surgery

    Neoadjuvant therapy may be an option.

    by Dara Chadwick

  • Advocacy in Action

    Fearless Friends

    Lori Marx-Rubiner and AnneMarie Ciccarella met on social media and grew close through their cancer research advocacy.

    by Sue Rochman

  • Q&A

    Trial Guide

    Researcher Tom Marsilje is helping fellow colorectal cancer patients sort through clinical trials.

    by Kate Yandell

  • Going Off-Label

    Physicians are legally permitted to prescribe drugs approved for one purpose to be used for another, a practice called off-label prescribing. The rise of targeted therapies and immunotherapies is creating new challenges for navigating off-label options.

    by Kate Yandell

  • Forward Look

    Tackling Drug Resistance

    Researchers are studing new ways to keep treatments working longer.

    by Stephen Ornes

  • Survivor Profile

    The Gift of Music

    A self-taught musician takes what he has learned from his experience with kidney cancer to entertain, teach and inspire.

    by Jenny Song

  • Forward Look

    More Options for Adolescents in Clinical Trials

    New recommendations support inclusion of teens in adult studies.

    by Susan Kreimer

  • Forward Look

    Breast Density Matters

    Breast cancer risk factor may be overlooked.

    by Kendall K. Morgan