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Forward Look
Tobacco Ads Admit Cigarettes Cause CancerCBS, ABC and NBC are airing advertisements that acknowledge the link between cigarettes and cancer.
by Sue Rochman
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Survivor Profile
Family MattersAfter Shigeo Tsuruoka was diagnosed with stomach cancer, his family came together to help him. His daughter, Aki Smith, was by his side as he navigated treatment and recovery. Now she offers guidance to other stomach cancer patients and caregivers.
by Kate Yandell
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Get Involved
Cancer Patients Get a LiftCouple starts foundation to provide transportation to kids with cancer and their families.
by Lindsey Konkel
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When Cancer Survivors Get Another CancerPatients diagnosed with a second cancer may be unnecessarily excluded from clinical trials.
by Kate Yandell
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Forward Look
Tobacco’s Global ReachAction on Smoking and Health works to reduce global tobacco use.
by Sue Rochman
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A Call to CareCaregivers for cancer patients find themselves playing a complex and vital role as care shifts from the hospital to the home.
by Kate Yandell
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Policy Matters
Keep Safeguards That Protect Americans With CancerProtections contained in the Affordable Care Act that benefit cancer patients and survivors shoulds be preserved in any effort to replace or repeal the act.
by Gilbert S. Omenn, MD, PhD
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The Cost of TreatmentAs efforts to change or repeal the Affordable Care Act continue, health care bills keep piling up for many cancer patients and caregivers.
by Sue Rochman
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Get Involved
A Running StartCancer to 5K offers exercise training and support to cancer survivors at all fitness levels.
by Brenda Conaway
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Cancer Control in the CommunitySuccessful public health initiatives to prevent, detect and treat cancer require widespread community participation.
by Marci A. Landsmann
The drug showed promise in treating small cell lung cancer that had progressed during or after chemotherapy.
by Laura Gesualdi-Gilmore
Self-collection Broadens Access to HPV ScreeningFDA approval allows patients to collect samples for HPV test, lowering a barrier to an important cancer prevention tool.
by Taneia Surles
To Understand Disparities, Look at the Broader ContextsResearchers at the AACR Annual Meeting 2024 consider ways in which social and economic factors like location affect cancer risk and outcomes.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
Cancer Care Does Not Move in Straight LinesCathy Nobil-Dutton did all the right things to protect her health, but a uterine cancer diagnosis showed her life doesn’t always go as expected.
by Cathy Nobil-Dutton
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What Is a Cancer Vaccine?Learn about cancer vaccines, including the various types used to treat or prevent cancer, and discover what's already available and what's on the horizon.
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Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH: Bringing Cervical Cancer Treatment to More WomenAn innovative self-treatment strategy for cervical precancer could save lives in low- and middle-income countries as well as underserved areas in the U.S.
Alexis Browning
