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Forward Look
The Dense Breast DebateSome states are mandating that doctors tell patients about breast density, which can affect cancer risk.
by Mitzi Baker
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Parenting With Cancer: Out in the Open
Parents with cancer face special challenges. New points of connection can help you be there for your kids.
by Jen A. Miller
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Your Cancer Guide
Giving Kids With Cancer What They NeedSupport should include love, normalcy and age-appropriate information.
by Hester Hill Schnipper
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Q&A
Healing With LaughterBrenda Elsagher finds that comedy can comfort after a cancer diagnosis.
by Ronni Gordon
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Yesterday & Today
Alec Guinness, Reluctant Intergalactic IconLiver cancer took the legendary actor and his wife of 62 years just months apart. Twelve years later, where do efforts to prevent and treat the disease stand?
by Jocelyn Selim
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Cancer In America
Standard of CareResearch suggests that black patients, as a whole, aren't receiving the same level of treatment as white patients. Can building better bonds between doctors and patients help?
by Charlotte Huff
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Forward Look
When Is “Cancer” Not Cancer?Does the word “cancer” discourage patients with very early disease from fully considering all their options?
by Stephen Ornes
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Forward Look
Age-Old ConditionProstate cancer is diagnosed in an ancient Egyptian mummy.
by Yvonne Lee
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Forward Look
Therapy Unexpectedly Leads to Mental HazeResearchers surprised that radiation may cause “chemobrain.”
by Melissa Weber
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Get Involved
One Survivor Making a DifferenceA prostate cancer survivor becomes an advocate for cancer patients.
by Yvonne Lee
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.