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?
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
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
People with cancer and their loved ones find ways for their voices to be heard without filters.
by Bradley Jones
Healthy Habits
Nutritional Value | Stressed Out
Q&A
Biochemist Samuel H. Sternberg describes the limitations, realities and potential of gene-editing technology.
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.
People being treated for cancer may be at elevated risk of developing severe cases of COVID-19. The coronavirus is also affecting how cancer care is delivered.
Cancer centers are taking advantage of their in-house molecular laboratories to selectively test certain cancer patients for the coronavirus.
by Anna Azvolinsky
The National Cancer Institute and the Food and Drug Administration have provided guidance for managing clinical trials amid the spread of the novel coronavirus. Cancer centers are making changes to care for some patients enrolled in trials.
A couple who lost their daughter to brain cancer builds a charity that connects parents, hospitals and researchers with data.
Screening reduces lung cancer mortality but is underutilized.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a combination of two immunotherapy drugs to treat certain patients with liver cancer.
Cancer patients have a unique risk profile in this pandemic.
Handle With Care
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