What happens if your workplace reopens before you're ready to return or you're an essential worker? For some people who have been diagnosed with cancer, accommodations may be possible.

by Jen Tota McGivney

At a symposium held during a virtual meeting of cancer researchers, panelists discussed the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Black and Latino Americans, as well as members of other minority groups.

by Kevin McLaughlin

NCI Director Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless addresses disparities and maps out plans for the future amid “profound upheaval.”

by Kevin McLaughlin

Studies show the benefits palliative care can provide to advanced cancer patients, but also highlight inequities in access.

by Jen Tota McGivney

Patient advocates have become a vital part of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Opportunities for advocates continue to multiply.

by Marci A. Landsmann

In a study of women with breast cancer in North Carolina, those who lived in rural areas or were black were more likely than urban white women to report negative changes in their employment.

by Pamela Rafalow Grossman

A coalition of wives of African leaders, originally dedicated to addressing HIV/AIDS, is now also taking on the growing problem of cancer.

by Bradley D. Miller, PhD

People with HIV who develop certain cancers are more likely to die from them than patients without HIV—even if they receive similar treatment.

by Jon Kelvey

Uterine cancer incidence is increasing in the U.S., particularly in Hispanic, Asian and black women, but obesity may play a smaller role in this change than was previously assumed.

by Ashley P. Taylor

For the first time, people living in the Navajo Nation who are diagnosed with cancer can get treated for the disease without leaving tribal lands.

by Kate Yandell