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  • A New Guideline for Cervical Cancer Screening

    Physicians Lee Learman and Francisco Garcia discuss the updated U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guideline and the need to increase access to cervical cancer screening.

    by Anna Azvolinsky

  • Being Candid About Cancer

    As a father with an aggressive brain cancer, I've opted against elaborate metaphors and in favor of candid speech when talking about cancer with my children.

    by Adam Hayden

  • Sowing Seeds of Health

    A program helps cancer survivors start gardens as a way to increase their vegetable consumption and physical activity.

    by Ashley P. Taylor

  • What You Need to Know About DNA Testing

    Before you order an at-home genetic testing kit, carefully consider the medical, psychological and legal implications.

    by Tina Segura

  • The Long-Term Effects of Cancer

    Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors need to be monitored for delayed treatment side effects, including problems affecting the endocrine system, researchers say.

    by Cheryl Platzman Weinstock

  • Some Pancreatic Cancers Are Hereditary

    A trio of recent studies indicates that pancreatic cancer is, in some cases, linked to mutations passed down from generation to generation.

    by Cheryl Platzman Weinstock

  • What Is ‘Chemo Brain’?

    The National Cancer Institute's Todd Horowitz discusses cancer-related cognitive impairment.

    by Anna Azvolinsky

  • Predicting Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    Two studies identify genetic mutations that could predict the risk of an aggressive blood cancer up to a decade before it is diagnosed.

    by Anna Azvolinsky

  • Exploring When Breath Becomes Air

    Join our Facebook group to talk about themes in the poignant memoir by Paul Kalanithi.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • Suicide Risk in Cancer Survivors

    Study looks at gender difference in suicide rates among those who have been diagnosed with cancer.

    by Cici Zhang