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Research Updates

Treatment

  • When Less Is More

    Studies 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

  • No Through Road

    Cancer cells are able to find new pathways around targeted therapies. Scientists are racing to get there first.

    by Sue Rochman

  • Forward Look

    Fueling the Pediatric Cancer Pipeline

    New efforts are needed to push the pace of drug development.

    by Leah Lawrence

  • Forward Look

    Telling the Tale

    Q&A with medical oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies.

    by Sue Rochman

  • Forward Look

    The Proof of the Proton Is in the Result

    Proton beam radiation therapy is expensive and controversial.

    by Stephen Ornes

  • When Cancer Rings Twice

    One out of every six people diagnosed with cancer this year will be facing it for, at least, the second time.

    by Melissa Weber

  • Of Mice and Marriage

    For more than three decades, cancer geneticists Neal Copeland and Nancy Jenkins have been a team both inside and outside the lab.

    by Stephen Ornes

  • Missing the Mark

    Only 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

  • Forward Look

    The Cancer Genome Atlas

    Large-scale genomics effort could lead to new strategies for tackling cancer.

    by Alexandra Goho

  • Forward Look

    Guiding Patients From Screening Through Treatment

    Patient navigators can play an important role in cancer care.

    by Alanna Kennedy-Gorman