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  • Drug Costs and Cancer Care

    Experts discuss the value of cancer treatments in a climate of rising drug prices.

    by Kevin McLaughlin

  • What Is Hyper-Progression?

    Some researchers believe that immunotherapy occasionally causes cancer to grow faster, a phenomenon dubbed hyper-progression.

    by Kate Yandell

  • Risk Reduction, Clinical Trials Are Focus of Atlanta Community Event

    Cancer researchers, patient advocates and community members gathered for a public forum presented by the American Association for Cancer Research.

    by Kevin McLaughlin

  • March 29: The Week in Cancer News

    Jury awards damages to man who says Roundup caused his cancer, the FDA proposes national standards for breast density notifications, and a physician questions whether patients with impaired renal function should avoid contrast-enhanced scans.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • Keeping an Eye on Cancer

    Imaging tests for post-treatment surveillance may come with radiation exposure, financial strain, “scanxiety” and sometimes unnecessary follow-ups. Doctors and patients need to balance the risks and benefits of scanning.

    by Charlotte Huff

  • 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

  • The Patient Perspective

    Patient-reported outcomes may help shape the future of cancer care.

    by Stephen Ornes

  • Healthy Habits

    Power Off

    Too much time spent looking at electronic devices can come at a cost.

    by Cameron Walker

  • Q&A

    Hope Amid the Hype

    Hematologist-oncologist David Scadden traces the history, promise and uncertainties of treatment advances in Cancerland: A Medical Memoir.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • From the Editor-in-Chief

    Why Are Liver Cancer Death Rates Up?

    Hepatitis C infection, obesity and alcohol can contribute to more cases of liver cancer.

    by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD