Articles

Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Takes Center Stage

A trio of clinical trials at the AACR Annual Meeting spotlight new avenues for non–small cell lung cancer treatment.

by Brad Jones
Forward Look

Treating Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Efforts are underway to define role of high-dose radiation.

by Stephen Ornes
When Cancer Survivors Get Another Cancer

Patients diagnosed with a second cancer may be unnecessarily excluded from clinical trials.

by Kate Yandell
Forward Look

Weighing Tumor Testing

New sequencing tests bring new questions.

by Kate Yandell
Forward Look

Advances in Treating Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Expanded approvals in 2016 increase options.

by Jennifer L.W. Fink
But I Already Have Cancer

For a patient with advanced cancer, how important is screening for other types of cancer?

by Ide Mills
Survivor Profile

Reasons to Dream

Despite a metastatic lung cancer diagnosis, Emily Bennett Taylor was able to look beyond the illness in 2012 to her dream of raising a family. Today, with no evidence of disease, she is the mother of two baby girls.

by Marci A. Landsmann
Forward Look

PET Scan Overuse

Study suggests lung and esophageal cancer survivors receive too many costly scans.

by Kendall K. Morgan
Forward Look

Cancer Immunotherapies Continue to Make Headway

Drugs that harness the power of the immune system gain new approvals.

by Alexandra Goho
Yesterday & Today

A Storied Life

Literary realist John Updike used the scaffold of his own life, including his lung cancer diagnosis, to explore the shared experiences of our time.

by Sue Rochman

Cancer Talk

Studies investigate whether visits from therapy dogs can increase the well-being of cancer patients and caregivers.

by Jen Tota McGivney

Will Right to Try Increase Access to Experimental Treatments?

The recently passed Right to Try Act is meant to provide patients with greater access to experimental therapies. Patient advocates are divided on whether the law will benefit patients.

by Marci A. Landsmann

What Older Patients Value

Many older adults with cancer place more importance on maintaining their independence and cognitive abilities than on living as long as possible.

by Cheryl Platzman Weinstock

Omitting Obesity

Many cancer clinical trials do not track what proportion of enrolled patients are obese, a study finds. These patients may be underrepresented in research.

by Cici Zhang