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Forward Look
Tracking Treatment Side Effects Benefits Cancer PatientsQuick response to symptoms improves quality of life and survival.
by Cameron Walker
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Forward Look
Young Survivors at Risk for HPV-Related CancersStudy finds low vaccination rates among teen survivors.
by Kate Yandell
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Targeting Brain Cancer
Researchers are trying to understand brain cancer at the molecular level. Their goal is to find new, more effective therapies for this hard-to-treat disease.
by Stephen Ornes
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Healthy Habits
A Bacterial LinkThe microbes living in your gut may explain how diet influences colorectal cancer risk.
by Lori Miller Kase
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Healthy Habits
Another Reason to FlossGum disease is associated with increased cancer risk.
by Kendall K. Morgan
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Q&A
Why Fat MattersCancer epidemiologist Cornelia Ulrich discusses research that explores how fat cells and cancer cells communicate.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Study Shows Minority Participation in Clinical Trials May Be Declining
Researcher speculates that costly genetic testing may be limiting outreach to underserved communities.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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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
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Forward Look
Palliative Care Can Help a Wide Range of PatientsPalliative care can help all cancer patients, not just late-stage ones.
by Yasmine Iqbal
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Healthy Habits
A Virtuous CycleBicycling to work can be a way to build exercise into your day.
by Kate Yandell
Cancer Talk
Lessons Learned as a Caregiver and Patient
After caring for her husband during his cancer treatment, Miriam Díaz-Gilbert was prepared to face her DCIS diagnosis.
by Miriam Díaz-Gilbert
Screening Options for People With Dense BreastsReports on breast density inform women of their status but raise questions about what to do next.
by Robin Roenker
Injection Immunotherapies Get FDA ApprovalGiving immunotherapy drugs as injections, rather than intravenously, means patients can spend less time in the hospital or treatment center.
by Laura Gesualdi-Gilmore
Designing Clinical Trials for the PatientChallenges in developing and studying treatments call for new ways of thinking about cancer research.
by Eric Fitzsimmons