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  • Chronic Stress and Cancer

    Accumulating research shows lifelong stressors degrade health and increase cancer risk, but exercise might help counteract the impact of stress.

    by Thomas Celona

  • Forward Look

    Progress in Personalized Cancer Vaccines

    Study finds mRNA vaccine can help prevent cancer recurrence in advanced melanoma patients.

    by Thomas Celona

  • The HPV Vaccine Prevents Cancer. Why Do Many Cancer Survivors Not Get It?

    A recent study investigated why some young cancer survivors did not want the HPV vaccine and how they can be better served.

    by Pamela Rafalow Grossman

  • Forward Look

    The Pitfalls of Polypharmacy

    Many older adults take multiple medications, which can potentially interfere with their cancer treatment.

    by Ashley P. Taylor

  • Facts and Stats

    Counting the Cost

    Cancer deaths linked to cigarette smoking account for millions of years in lost lives and billions of dollars in economic burden.

    by Thomas Celona

  • Add It Up

    Immunotherapy combination treatments are the first choice for treating many advanced cancers, and more combinations are coming.

    by Kendall K. Morgan

  • Colorectal Cancer in Young People

    While colorectal cancer incidence has gone down among older people, incidence rates have steadily increased for people under age 50. Younger people are more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage and have unique challenges that come with facing cancer in their prime.

    by Erin O’Donnell

  • Men and Cancer

    Researchers are striving to understand why men are more likely than women to get and die from many types of cancer.

    by Charlotte Huff

  • Forward Look

    Radiation for Advanced Liver Cancer

    Study results show stereotactic body radiation therapy could be added to standard care.

    by Carolyn Bernhardt

  • Forward Look

    Blood Test Could Predict Cancer Recurrence and Treatment Side Effects

    Protein signatures in the blood could help guide physicians in choosing among different immunotherapy drugs.

    by Anna Napolitano