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  • Q&A

    Breaking the Ice

    Social activist and breast cancer survivor Letty Cottin Pogrebin shares tips on supporting friends and family members through cancer diagnosis and treatment.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • Forward Look

    Learning How to Prevent Multiple Myeloma

    Irene Ghobrial on studying cancer precursors.

    by Sue Rochman

  • From the Editor-in-Chief

    Clonal Hematopoiesis: You Are Not the Same Person You Used to Be

    DNA sequencing of blood cells may provide clues for how cancer and other illnesses develop.

    by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD

  • The Right Dose

    Researchers want to find out when cancer patients can benefit from receiving lower doses of drugs or radiation, shortening treatment or skipping certain treatments altogether.

    by Kate Yandell

  • Coping With Trauma

    Nearly six years after being diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer, disaster psychologist Jamie Aten is still learning new ways of coping with the trauma stemming from his diagnosis and treatment.

    by Jamie Aten

  • Lung Cancer and Stigma

    Clinical health psychologist Jamie Ostroff discusses how feelings of blame surrounding a lung cancer diagnosis affect physical and mental health.

    by Jen Tota McGivney

  • New Rule Would Require Breast Density Disclosure

    A proposed federal rule says that patients must be informed after mammograms if they have dense breasts.

    by Carly Weeks

  • PARP Inhibitors in Pancreatic Cancer

    Drugs that target DNA repair enzymes may provide alternatives to long-term chemotherapy for some patients with pancreatic cancer.

    by Kate Yandell

  • What Not to Say to a Cancer Patient

    When visiting a friend or family member who is sick, it's good to leave platitudes at the door.

    by Michael Gavaghen

  • More Options for Rare Cancers

    Precision medicine and immunotherapy offer opportunities for new treatments and clinical trials to patients who previously had few, if any, options.

    by Kendall K. Morgan