A Food and Drug Administration panel recommends withdrawing approvals for two treatment indications for immunotherapy drugs, and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommend against vitamin E and beta-carotene for cancer prevention.

by Kevin McLaughlin

Studies presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2021 shed light on treatment of a variety of cancers, and articles discuss the risks of COVID-19 for people who have been vaccinated but are immunocompromised.

by Kate Yandell

This year's AACR Annual Meeting features the latest advances in basic, translational and clinical cancer research. The more than 13,000 attendees at the virtual event represent more than 70 countries.

by Kevin McLaughlin

A nationwide campaign encourages Americans to get their cancer screenings, and a study reports improved outcomes for patients taking oral cancer drugs when they have professional oversight.

by Kevin McLaughlin

A study indicates that people are delaying medical care until they are eligible for Medicare, leading to missed cancers, and the Food and Drug Administration approves the first CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma.

by Kate Yandell

A study indicates breast cancer centers often recommend earlier and more frequent screening than national guidelines, and experts ponder COVID-19 vaccines' role is quelling the evolution of concerning viral variants in people with weakened immune systems.

by Marci A. Landsmann

Lung cancer screening recommendations expand to include more smokers, and a U.K. study finds cancer patients may be less protected from COVID-19 than people without cancer after the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

by Kevin McLaughlin

A patient advocate and researcher argue that the U.S. has set insufficiently ambitious cervical cancer screening goals, and Merck withdraws the small cell lung cancer indication for its immunotherapy drug Keytruda.

by Kate Yandell

Survival statistics are important—and sometimes confusing. Cancer Today spoke with statistics experts about what these numbers really mean.

by Ashley P. Taylor

Organizations call to prioritize cancer patients for COVID-19 vaccination, researchers analyze rates of “low-value” breast surgeries, and UCLA cancer survivors write letters to patients undergoing treatment.

by Marci A. Landsmann