From the Editor-in-Chief

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implements incentive programs to reward quality care.

by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD

Forward Look

A New Use for Patient Data | Measuring Treatment Effectiveness | New Option for Treating Pain From Bone Metastases | Treatment for Kids’ Brain Tumors Can Cause Hearing Problems | Helping the Helpers | What’s Next? Fall 2019

Your Cancer Guide

Come up with a plan to keep work projects moving forward during treatment.

by Hester Hill Schnipper

Caregiving With Confidence

A break from routine can help you be a better caregiver.

by Aimee Swartz

Policy Matters

Project Facilitate offers assistance to medical professionals who want investigational drugs for their cancer patients.

by Richard Pazdur, MD

CAR-T cell therapy has successfully treated some patients with leukemia and lymphoma. Researchers are looking to expand the range of cancers that will respond to the therapy.

by Kendall K. Morgan

Some patients are benefiting from using nontraditional therapies alongside conventional treatments like surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.

by Stephen Ornes

People with cancer and their loved ones find ways for their voices to be heard without filters.

by Bradley Jones

Survivor Profile

School counselor Diane Nathaniel creates communities for herself and those around her in Brooklyn and beyond. Her cancer diagnosis led her into patient advocacy.

by Marci A. Landsmann

Healthy Habits

Nutritional Value | Stressed Out

Q&A

Biochemist Samuel H. Sternberg describes the limitations, realities and potential of gene-editing technology.

by Marci A. Landsmann

Sound Advice

Experts offer advice on feeling confident as a caregiver, adjusting to changes to day-to-day-life, and making the best use of limited energy.

Get Involved

Participants in Airbnb's Open Homes program help nonprofit organizations to provide temporary lodging for cancer patients.

by Katherine Malmo

Readers share snapshots of their lives today.