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Forward Look
Uterine Cancer Rates on the RiseStudy finds deaths are highest among African-American women.
by Brenda Conaway
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Forward Look
Cancer Immunotherapies Continue to Make HeadwayDrugs that harness the power of the immune system gain new approvals.
by Alexandra Goho
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Big Data: Sharing Information to Improve Care
Big data, using high-powered computers to gather and analyze massive amounts of patient information, promises to revolutionize cancer care. But experts say patient concerns about privacy and other issues must be addressed.
by Stephen Ornes
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Survivor Profile
Changing CourseDuring her treatment for breast cancer, biomedical engineer Jessica Winter challenged her laboratory to bring its discoveries to patients more quickly.
by Chris Palmer
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Global Report
A Dutch DilemmaWhile much of the Western world was tightening restrictions on smoking, one European nation, the Netherlands, found itself embroiled in a political struggle between individual freedoms and public health.
by Cynthia Ryan
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Healthy Habits
Get Your Move OnTo reduce body fat, and breast cancer risk, more exercise is better.
by Brenda Conaway
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Healthy Habits
Pile on the VeggiesA study evaluates whether a change in diet could slow prostate cancer growth.
by Melinda Mahaffey Icden
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Healthy Habits
Nothing Healthy About a TanThe CDC calls for community efforts to halt rising rates of melanoma.
by Brenda Conaway
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From the Editor-in-Chief
The Immune System and CancerNew insights into how the immune system can be unleashed are driving new treatments.
by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD
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Forward Look
Your Neighborhood, YourselfQ&A with Reginald Tucker-Seeley on the link between neighborhoods and cancer.
by Sue Rochman
Cancer Talk
At-home Prostate Cancer Test May Help Some Men Avoid Biopsy
The test, which analyzes urine for 18 cancer-specific genes, ruled out the need for biopsy in men with elevated PSA without a digital rectal exam.
by Sandra Gordon
The Power of ComedyIn a new play, the pain of cancer can be a chance to laugh.
by Ashley P. Taylor
Melanoma Risk in Childhood Cancer SurvivorsPeople treated for childhood cancer found to have twice the risk of developing melanoma as an adult.
by Cameron Walker
Online Second OpinionsMore than half of patients who participated in a program offering online second opinions were recommended a change to their treatment plan.
by Eric Fitzsimmons