From the Editor-in-Chief

Strategies for prostate cancer screening and surveillance are still being refined.

by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD

Editor's Letter

Cancer Today's Winter 2015/2016 issue describes advances in lung cancer, big data and more.

by Kevin McLaughlin

Forward Look

Cancer Immunotherapies Continue to Make Headway | Coming Out About Cancer | Reducing Re-excision | Should the Age to Buy Cigarettes Be 21? | The Oncology Nurse Will See You Now | Uterine Cancer Rates on the Rise

Your Cancer Guide

Live for today, but plan for tomorrow and beyond.

by Hester Hill Schnipper

Caregiving With Confidence

Make time for yourself so you can be strong for your loved ones.

by Marc Silver

Big data, using high-powered computers to gather and analyze massive amounts of patient information, promises to revolutionize cancer care. But experts say patient concerns about privacy and other issues must be addressed.

by Stephen Ornes

Coming to terms with feelings and emotions about weight gain and weight loss is often part of a cancer patient's experience.

by Sue Rochman

Survivor Profile

During her treatment for breast cancer, biomedical engineer Jessica Winter challenged her laboratory to bring its discoveries to patients more quickly.

by Chris Palmer

Yesterday & Today

Literary realist John Updike used the scaffold of his own life, including his lung cancer diagnosis, to explore the shared experiences of our time.

by Sue Rochman

Healthy Habits

Fuel Up With a Smoothie | Get Your Move On

Q&A

Author Judith Kelman describes how cancer patients benefit from writing about their personal stories.

by Betty Russell

Sound Advice

Staying healthy with a compromised immune system, dealing with a second cancer diagnosis, and determining if treatment side effects are normal or not.

Get Involved

Cindy's Legacy provides financial support to families who are affected by cancer.

by Eileen Glanton Loftus

Jared Levinthall, Carol Dellinger, Anne Ha.

Global Report

While 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