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April 30: The Week in Cancer NewsPresident Biden resurfaces a proposal for a new health care agency, and the Food and Drug Administration approves a treatment for large B-cell lymphoma.
by Bradley Jones
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April 23: The Week in Cancer NewsAnti-racism activist and historian Ibram X. Kendi opens up about his stage IV colon cancer treatment, and the FDA approves an immunotherapy drug for endometrial cancer
by Marci A. Landsmann
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April 16: The Week in Cancer NewsStudies 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
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April 9: The Week in Cancer NewsA 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
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April 2: The Week in Cancer NewsA 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
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March 26: The Week in Cancer NewsUnderrepresentation of members of minority groups in public genomic databases could lead to misleading test results, and a study provides new insight into how melanoma metastasizes.
by Bradley Jones
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March 19: The Week in Cancer NewsA 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
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March 12: The Week in Cancer NewsLung 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
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March 5: The Week in Cancer NewsA 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
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February 26: The Week in Cancer NewsNonprofits provide support to young cancer patients in need of fertility preservation, and a childhood cancer survivor joins the first all-civilian mission to space.
by Bradley Jones
Guidelines for treating advanced prostate cancer changed in 2017, but a recent study indicated many patients were not being treated accordingly.
by Laura Gesualdi-Gilmore
Treating HER2-ultralow Breast CancerFDA approval expands treatment options for people with metastatic breast cancer that expresses minimal levels of HER2.
by Sandra Gordon
Lessons Learned as a Caregiver and PatientAfter caring for her husband during his cancer treatment, Miriam Díaz-Gilbert was prepared to face her DCIS diagnosis.
by Miriam Díaz-Gilbert
Screening Options for People With Dense BreastsReports on breast density inform women of their status but raise questions about what to do next.
by Robin Roenker
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Inaugural AACR IO Conference Kicks Off With Celebration of Immune CheckpointsImmune checkpoint icons James Allison and Arlene Sharpe shared their journeys and a look ahead on the opening night of the inaugural AACR IO conference.
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A New Resource Provides a Sanctuary for Black TNBC PatientsThe Black TNBC Sanctuary was created to help Black women with triple-negative breast cancer get answers about their diagnosis and care.
Dr. Humberto M. Guiot: Targeting Pancreatic Cancer in a Community-Based Clinical Trial
