Treatment
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When Less Is MoreStudies are finding that aggressive treatment, such as extensive surgery, radiation or chemotherapy, is not always necessary for cancer patients to get good results.
by Alexandra Goho
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No Through RoadCancer cells are able to find new pathways around targeted therapies. Scientists are racing to get there first.
by Sue Rochman
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Forward Look
Fueling the Pediatric Cancer PipelineNew efforts are needed to push the pace of drug development.
by Leah Lawrence
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Forward Look
Telling the TaleQ&A with medical oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies.
by Sue Rochman
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Forward Look
The Proof of the Proton Is in the ResultProton beam radiation therapy is expensive and controversial.
by Stephen Ornes
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When Cancer Rings TwiceOne out of every six people diagnosed with cancer this year will be facing it for, at least, the second time.
by Melissa Weber
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Of Mice and MarriageFor more than three decades, cancer geneticists Neal Copeland and Nancy Jenkins have been a team both inside and outside the lab.
by Stephen Ornes
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Missing the MarkOnly one-third of new cancer therapies or drug combinations tested in phase III clinical trials prove to be better than the standard of care. Researchers explain why and how they are aiming to improve the odds.
by Sue Rochman
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Forward Look
The Cancer Genome AtlasLarge-scale genomics effort could lead to new strategies for tackling cancer.
by Alexandra Goho
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Forward Look
Guiding Patients From Screening Through TreatmentPatient navigators can play an important role in cancer care.
by Alanna Kennedy-Gorman
