Researchers are testing treatment vaccines that spur the immune system to attack cancer.

by Stephen Ornes

Successful public health initiatives to prevent, detect and treat cancer require widespread community participation.

by Marci A. Landsmann

Wanda Huskins, Renee Soriano, Holly Hamer.

Advocacy in Action

Lori Marx-Rubiner and AnneMarie Ciccarella met on social media and grew close through their cancer research advocacy.

by Sue Rochman

More children are being treated successfully for cancer. Yet researchers continue searching for new therapies that will help kids who don't respond to standard treatments.

by Cameron Walker

Before undergoing surgery, cancer patients should look for experienced surgeons, get second opinions and ask about the risks and benefits.

by Stephen Ornes

Physicians are legally permitted to prescribe drugs approved for one purpose to be used for another, a practice called off-label prescribing. The rise of targeted therapies and immunotherapies is creating new challenges for navigating off-label options.

by Kate Yandell

Karyn Marshall, James Gathright, Catherine Hargrove.

More focused efforts aim to increase the number and type of participants in research studies. One goal is for study participants to be more like the patients who will take the drug if it is approved.

by Sue Rochman

Survivor Profile

A self-taught musician takes what he has learned from his experience with kidney cancer to entertain, teach and inspire.

by Jenny Song