Treatment

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  Cancer In America

  Standard of Care

  Research suggests that black patients, as a whole, aren't receiving the same level of treatment as white patients. Can building better bonds between doctors and patients help?

  by Charlotte Huff

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  Forward Look

  Boosting Defenses Against Cancer

  Q&A with immunologist James P. Allison, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City.

  by Ingfei Chen

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  Forward Look

  Second-Cancer Clues?

  Genetic marker discovery could help childhood Hodgkin survivors assess risks associated with radiation.

  by Mitzi Baker

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  Forward Look

  Getting Personal

  Health care experts push for care that focuses on the patient.

  by Alanna Kennedy-Gorman

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  Forward Look

  Avastin’s Fate

  Debate goes on as FDA revokes drug's use for breast cancer.

  by Alanna Kennedy-Gorman

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  Staying the Course

  Patients are increasingly skipping treatment breaks and opting for ongoing treatment known as maintenance therapy to try to keep some types of cancer at bay.

  by Melissa Weber

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  The Birth of a Targeted Therapy

  A serendiptious discovery more than 50 years ago heralded a new age of cancer treatment.

  by Jocelyn Selim