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  • Palliative Care Explained

    Palliative care can be offered to cancer patients at any point in their illness, beginning with the initial diagnosis. New research points to its effectiveness.

    by Melissa Weber

  • Using Old Drugs in New Ways

    We already reduce, reuse and recycle. But cancer researchers are exploring a fourth R–repurpose–using drugs approved for treating other diseases to reduce cancer risk and improve outcomes.

    by Stephen Ornes

  • Forward Look

    New Report Finds Crisis in Cancer Care

    Institute of Medicine calls for major improvements.

    by Stephen Ornes

  • Forward Look

    Too Much Testing

    Doctors are not following cervical cancer guidelines, study finds.

    by Cameron Walker

  • Forward Look

    African-American Women May Benefit Less From HPV Vaccine

    Several HPV subtypes that infect African-American women are not included in that vaccine.

    by Cameron Walker

  • Forward Look

    The Spice of a Trial

    Curcumin in turmeric may have a role in cancer treatment.

    by Stephen Ornes

  • Forward Look

    New Insights Into Pediatric Cancer

    A recent discovery may help explain tumor growth in children.

    by Sue Rochman

  • Prostate Cancer, Redefined

    The determination that not every prostate cancer is life-threatening is changing treatment.

    by Jocelyn Selim

  • India’s Rural Divide

    In the Indian state of Gujarat, an American cancer survivor finds that ongoing efforts are aiming to improve cancer awareness and services for rural women, who often do not have the same access to health care as many urban women in India.

    by Cynthia Ryan

  • Matters of the Heart

    Specialized cardio-oncology clinics are helping cancer patients avoid or manage heart problems.

    by Charlotte Huff