From the Editor-in-Chief
Why do some people develop cancer while others do not?
by By William G. Nelson, MD, PhD
Editor's Letter
Executive Editor Kevin McLaughlin highlights stories from the Summer 2015 issue of 'Cancer Today.'
by By Kevin McLaughlin
Forward Look
There Goes the Neighborhood | Cost of Breast Cancer Treatment Affects Adherence | Cancer Treatment Can Reactivate Hepatitis B | First Biosimilar Drug Approved in U.S. | A Clearer Picture of Prostate Cancer | Summing Up Sunscreen
Your Cancer Guide
Create a list of guiding principles that allow you to shake off the small stuff.
by Hester Hill Schnipper
Caregiving With Confidence
You can't fix cancer, but you can make a difference.
by Marc Silver
Ductal carcinoma in situ is the fourth most common cancer diagnosis in women. Some say it's not "really" cancer. But you wouldn't know that based on how it is treated.
by Sue Rochman
Survivor Profile
Since P.J. Lukac's glioblastoma diagnosis, the young pediatrician has worked hard to spread awareness and understanding of the disease.
by Stephen Ornes
Yesterday & Today
Ventriloquist Shari Lewis and her sidekick, a white wool puppet named Lamb Chop, won the hearts of generations of children who tuned in to her television shows.
by Jocelyn Selim
Expensive treatments can leave patients with a mountain of debt. Resources are available to help.
by Bara Vaida
Young adults undergoing cancer treatment who may want to have children should talk with their doctors about ways to preserve their fertility.
by Marci A. Landsmann
Healthy Habits
Reaping the Benefits | Sleep Solution?
Q&A
Researcher David J. Hauser discusses how war metaphors may make people less likely to engage in preventive behaviors.
by Sharlene George
Sound Advice
Moving beyond active cancer treatment, dealing with cancer-related anger, and managing the effects of neuropathy
Get Involved!
Cancer survivor starts organization that hosts free group fitness events for survivors, patients and caregivers.
by Rebecca Hanlon
Beverly McKee, Charlie Haygood, Patricia Fernandes.
Attending a scientific conference as a patient advocate can be an exhausting, overwhelming and hugely rewarding experience.
by Bradley Jones
Experts discussed how the cancer community can share accurate information and increase confidence in COVID-19 vaccines, both among people with cancer and the general population.
by Kevin McLaughlin
Scientists discussed the mechanisms of chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment at a session dedicated to symptom science at the AACR Annual Meeting 2021.
This year’s AACR Annual Meeting features the latest advances in basic, translational and clinical cancer research. The more than 13,000 attendees at the virtual event represent more than 70 countries.
For the second consecutive year, this year’s AACR Annual Meeting will take place in a virtual format. Read this user's guide to the meeting.
Since the founding of the American Association for Cancer Research more than 100 years ago, women have played many pivotal roles.
The AACR collaborated with the Food and Drug Administration to examine under-representation of African Americans in multiple myeloma clinical trials.
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