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Get Involved
The Gift of a GetawayGive patients and their families a break from cancer.
by Maria Wolf
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Editor's Letter
Making Progress in Treating CancerCancer Today's Winter 2015/2016 issue describes advances in lung cancer, big data and more.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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Forward Look
Should the Age to Buy Cigarettes Be 21?Q&A with CDC's Brian King on reducing teen access to tobacco products.
by Chris Palmer
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Global Report
A Dutch DilemmaWhile much of the Western world was tightening restrictions on smoking, one European nation, the Netherlands, found itself embroiled in a political struggle between individual freedoms and public health.
by Cynthia Ryan
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Get Involved
A Family’s TributeCindy's Legacy provides financial support to families who are affected by cancer.
by Eileen Glanton Loftus
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Editor's Letter
Cancer Research Needs Robust Federal FundingNow's the time to show support for medical research funding.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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Survivor Profile
Stop the SilenceCancer survivor Cherry Sloan-Medrano works to encourage a conversation about cancer among Asians in the U.S.
by Jenny Song
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Yesterday & Today
Taking Her PlaceGeraldine Ferraro, the first woman nominated for vice president on a major-party ticket, used her political prowess to advocate for women's equality. In 1998, she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.
by Sharlene George
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Healthy Habits
Nothing Healthy About a TanThe CDC calls for community efforts to halt rising rates of melanoma.
by Brenda Conaway
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Q&A
Conversation StarterCancer survivor Emily McDowell creates greeting cards that give people the words to talk about a difficult disease.
by Stephen Ornes
Using high-dose testosterone after prostate cancer stops responding to androgen deprivation therapy can stop tumor growth.
by Sandra Gordon
Financial Screenings for People with CancerCancer patients say they want to be asked about their financial needs on a regular basis.
by Pamela Appea
Let Me Tell You a Story About the Power of Medical ResearchTen-year-old Michael Methner told his story about being diagnosed with optic nerve glioma at the AACR’s Rally for Medical Research.
by Cancer Research Catalyst
Aggressive Approach to Very Advanced Cancer Does Not Extend SurvivalStudy shows no benefit from treatment for cancers at very advanced stages of progression. Researchers urge end-of-life planning for these patients.
by Kyle Bagenstose
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AACR Grant Propels Progress in Immunotherapy ResearchA grant from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) helped Marco Ruella, MD, develop a new approach to immunotherapy.
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Self-screening for Cancer: Home Sweet HomeNew cervical cancer self-screening options and a portable blood test device could lead to changes in at-home cancer screening.
Alexis Browning
