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From the Editor-in-Chief

New insights into how the immune system can be unleashed are driving new treatments.

by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD

Editor's Letter

Now's the time to show support for medical research funding.

by Kevin McLaughlin

Forward Look

An Rx for Exercise | Childhood Cancer Survivors at Risk for Hormone Deficiencies | Identifying Ovarian Cancer Risk | The Right Match | Tuning In to the Concerns of Caregivers | Your Neighborhood, Yourself

Your Cancer Guide

Learn how to evaluate information on websites.

by Hester Hill Schnipper

Caregiving With Confidence

Help your child or teenager with cancer grow and thrive.

by Ide Mills

First Person

Twenty-two years after the first of two breast cancer diagnoses, a survivor decides to undergo genetic testing.

by Cynthia Ryan

Advances in treating brain metastases and reducing their side effects are bringing new hope to cancer patients.

by Sue Rochman

More people are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer before 50, the recommended age to start screening.

by Charlotte Huff

Some patients want to work through illness and others need to, but juggling work responsibilities and treatment regimens can be a challenge.

by Leigh Labrie

Survivor Profile

Cancer survivor Cherry Sloan-Medrano works to encourage a conversation about cancer among Asians in the U.S.

by Jenny Song

Yesterday & Today

Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman nominated for vice president on a major-party ticket, used her political prowess to advocate for women's equality. In 1998, she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.

by Sharlene George

Healthy Habits

Nothing Healthy About a Tan | Pile on the Veggies

Q&A

Cancer survivor Emily McDowell creates greeting cards that give people the words to talk about a difficult disease.

by Stephen Ornes

Sound Advice

Coping with weight gain while being treated, telling family and friends how you feel, and supporting parents who are used to taking care of themselves.

Get Involved

Twelve-year-old cancer survivor Peter Zucca starts a foundation to give back to kids with cancer.

by Leigh Labrie

Chris Hixon, Lesley K. Glenn, Kristina Giard-Bradford.