Survivor Profile

Susan Leighton, a 19-year survivor, is a powerful advocate for ovarian cancer research. Her advocacy, which began locally in northern Alabama, has reached the National Cancer Institute and the Department of Defense.

by Sue Rochman

Survivor Profile

Despite a metastatic lung cancer diagnosis, Emily Bennett Taylor was able to look beyond the illness in 2012 to her dream of raising a family. Today, with no evidence of disease, she is the mother of two baby girls.

by Marci A. Landsmann

Q&A

Chordoma survivor Josh Sommer brings together researchers and patients to develop better treatments for an uncommon cancer.

by Kate Yandell

From the Editor-in-Chief

Analysis of big data in cancer medicine will be key to delivering on the cancer moonshot.

by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD

Forward Look

Joint statement recommends girls and boys be vaccinated before age 13.

by Cameron Walker

Forward Look

Vice President Joe Biden is leading a new, national $1 billion Moonshot initiative to propel cancer research. Speaking in April at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2016 in New Orleans, Biden emphasized the need for scientists to collaborate to move cancer research forward. “There is more brainpower in this room than exists […]

by Sue Rochman

Survivor Profile

Retired Army colonel and prostate cancer survivor Jim Williams asks men to pay better attention to their health.

by Lauren Gravitz

Get Involved

Give the gift of music to young cancer patients.

by Kate Yandell

Vice president cites immunotherapy, big data and team science as innovative ways to speed progress against cancer.

by Kevin McLaughlin

From the Editor-in-Chief

More basic research is needed to understand how various alterations in genes lead to cancers.

by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD