From the Editor-in-Chief
The impact of gene sequencing on the discovery and development of cancer treatments could be profound.
by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD
Editor's Letter
Patients must blend information from their doctors with their own values and beliefs.
by Kevin McLaughlin
Forward Look
Shining a Spotlight on Metastatic Breast Cancer | Getting Away From It All | Genetic Testing Can Help Women With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer | Medicare to Cover Lung Cancer Screening | Caring for the Caregivers | Does Testicular Cancer Screening Save Lives? | Please #CurbIt
Your Cancer Guide
Allowing others to assist you during and after treatment is an essential skill and a wonderful gift.
by Hester Hill Schnipper
Caregiving With Confidence
Caring for a loved one with cancer can change your life–often for the good.
by Deborah J. Cornwall
Sophisticated tests can generate a wealth of information about a patient's cancer or disease risk. But they also raise serious questions.
by Alexandra Goho
Survivor Profile
After a stage III cancer diagnosis, event planner Kim Hall Jackson gave up the illusion of control and started using her talents to promote screening among African-Americans.
by Leigh Labrie
Cancer often requires making difficult decisions in the face of uncertainty.
by Sue Rochman
Yesterday & Today
Susan Butcher won Alaska's grueling Iditarod dog-sled race four times. Her 2005 leukemia diagnosis marked the beginning of her greatest challenge.
by Jocelyn Selim
Stereotactic radiation therapy–heavily marketed to consumers–is gaining momentum as a more convenient treatment. But it's not for every patient.
by Sharon Reynolds
Healthy Habits
A Cup of Tea? | Movement Meditation
Q&A
Researcher and social worker Mary Ann Burg discusses the long-term challenges cancer survivors face and recent efforts to address these needs.
by Marci A. Landsmann
Sound Advice
Staying on the job through treatments, getting organized to care for a loved one, and remaining financially solvent through cancer care
Get Involved!
Breast cancer survivor and hairstylist provides beauty expertise to breast cancer patients.
by Cynthia Ryan
Catie Clinard, Denise Manley Fox, David Frangioni.
People with cancer are at increased risk of serious complications if they get the flu. Flu shots are safe for this group, and a recent study bolsters evidence of their effectiveness.
by Carly Weeks
A coalition of wives of African leaders, originally dedicated to addressing HIV/AIDS, is now also taking on the growing problem of cancer.
by Bradley D. Miller, PhD
The fall 2019 Cancer Today tells the stories of advocates who are using the internet to amplify their voices, patients who are navigating the world of complementary medicine and researchers who are devising new immunotherapies.
In a randomized study, weight loss and home-based exercise did not improve lymphedema symptoms in breast cancer survivors.
by Anna Azvolinsky
Many factors contribute to cancer health disparities affecting members of the LGBTQ community.
The immune checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) has been approved for use by some patients with endometrial cancer.
In the effort to include more diverse patient populations in clinical trials, good intentions can easily go awry.
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