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  • Forward Look

    New Guidelines for Radiation Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer

    Recommendations address conflicts and research gaps.

    by Ashley P. Taylor

  • Advocacy in Action

    Leaving a Legacy

    Two mothers, each with a son who died of brain cancer, worked together to increase awareness and acceptance of tumor tissue donation.

    by Esther Landhuis

  • A Unified Strategy

    A couple who lost their daughter to brain cancer builds a charity that connects parents, hospitals and researchers with data.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • Forward Look

    What’s Next? Spring 2020

    A new way to detect Barrett's esophagus.

    by Bradley Jones

  • Caregiving With Confidence

    Strategies for Effective Communication

    When families work together to provide care for a loved one, communicating can become a challenge.

    by Ashley Jones

  • Survivor Profile

    A Driving Force

    Mark Good uses every avenue to spread the news about prostate cancer.

    by Lindsey Konkel

  • The Puzzle of Pancreatic Cancer

    Pancreatic cancer remains a difficult disease to treat and is expected to be the second leading cause of U.S. cancer-related deaths by 2030. Researchers hope clinical trials and insights into the genetics of the disease will reverse the trend.

    by Kendall K. Morgan

  • Medicare Coverage for Next-Generation Sequencing Tests

    Multigene panels that rely on next-generation sequencing are increasingly used to test for hereditary cancer risk-related mutations. The federal government aims to expand Medicare coverage for these tests.

    by Ashley P. Taylor

  • For Prostate Biopsy, It’s Best to Combine Old and New Methods

    Using an older method of prostate biopsy together with MRI-targeted biopsy more accurately diagnoses prostate cancer than either method alone, a study finds.

    by Kate Yandell

  • On Cancer and Identity

    The first time Liza Bernstein was diagnosed with cancer, she wouldn't allow it to be part of her identity. After her third cancer diagnosis, she became an advocate for other patients.

    by Liza Bernstein