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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Exploring When Breath Becomes Air
Join our Facebook group to talk about themes in the poignant memoir by Paul Kalanithi.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Forward Look
Endometrial Cancer Rates Rising in Many CountriesStudy findings suggest opportunities for preventing endometrial cancer.
by Deborah Abrams Kaplan
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Forward Look
Some Young Survivors Have Higher Heart Disease RiskRisk is especially increased in survivors who are African-American, lack health insurance or have public insurance, or live in neighborhoods with low socioeconomic status.
by Dara Chadwick
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Survivor Profile
A Long Road BackMultiple myeloma survivor Gary Lambert deploys inventiveness and fortitude to deal with cancer.
by Lindsey Konkel
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Forward Look
New Program Helps Families Navigate Pediatric CancerPatient navigators break down barriers to care and support services.
by Christina Bennett
Cancer Talk
Improving Communication for Deaf Cancer Patients
After a cancer diagnosis, people who are deaf or have hearing problems can struggle if accommodations don’t meet their communication needs.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
Is Immunotherapy Right for People Hospitalized With Advanced Cancer?Researchers find no evidence that immune checkpoint inhibitors benefit cancer patients getting inpatient care. They urge earlier consideration of palliative care.
by Kyle Bagenstose
Celebrity Cancer Stories Can Lack Important InformationNews coverage about public figures facing cancer frequently leaves out key details about the diagnosis and fails to provide background information on cancer.
by Laura Gesualdi Gilmore
AACR Annual Meeting 2025Immunotherapies, cancer vaccines and more from Cancer Today’s coverage of the AACR Annual Meeting 2025.