Editor's Letter

Cancer Today's editor talks about the magazine's new look and name.

by Jessica Gorman

Forward Look

A Burning Question for Smokers | Avastin’s Fate | Boosting Defenses Against Cancer | Funding Alert! | Getting Personal | Music Is Good Medicine | Second-Cancer Clues? | Uncle Sam Gets Graphic

Your Cancer Guide

Nine simple strategies can help you clear communication hurdles.

by Hester Hill Schnipper

Patients are increasingly skipping treatment breaks and opting for ongoing treatment known as maintenance therapy to try to keep some types of cancer at bay.

by Melissa Weber

A serendiptious discovery more than 50 years ago heralded a new age of cancer treatment.

by Jocelyn Selim

If you're facing the same uphill marathon that I faced as a cancer caregiver, finding the right support can give you a boost.

by Jai Pausch

Many patients in urgent need of bone marrow or stem cell transplants are facing uncertainty.

by Karen Patterson

Survivor Profile

Diagnosed at 28, Rochelle Shoretz has stayed true to her big dreams and to her goal of helping other young women with breast cancer.

by Yvonne Lee

Yesterday & Today

More than a quarter century after Yul Brynner's death from lung cancer, treatment advances offer some patients new options, but the cancer continues to claim more lives than any other. And the actor's haunting anti-smoking message lives on.

by Sue Rochman

Healthy Habits

Exercising Caution | Get Steamed

Q&A

Margot Freudenberg, 104, has been comforting cancer patients for four decades.

by Jennifer Berry Hawes

Sound Advice

On genetic testing, financial help and coping with a diagnosis.

Get Involved

Help patients and families as a hospital volunteer.

by Yvonne Lee

Jim Martellotti, Danielle McLaughlin, Calvin Nokes, Corinne Kohrherr

Global Report

An American cancer survivor's visit to a Southern African nation reveals how doctors are adapting cancer care to meet an overwhelming need.

by Cynthia Ryan