Forward Look

Reducing chemotherapy side effects with a ‘drug sponge.'

by Bradley Jones

Policy Matters

HPV vaccination and screening can help eradicate cervical cancer and other malignancies.

by Anna R. Giuliano, PhD

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

Medical oncologist Leisha A. Emens discusses the significance of the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of an immunotherapy treatment for breast cancer.

by Anna Azvolinsky

Patients diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer are increasingly opting against immediate surgery or radiation in favor of regularly monitoring their disease.

by Jon Kelvey

A new survey suggests that young adults with colorectal cancer struggle to receive an accurate, prompt diagnosis.

by Bradley Jones

Broadening clinical trial eligibility criteria to include cancer patients who also have other health conditions could increase trial enrollment.

by Ashley P. Taylor

A study investigates whether a commonly used clinical trial endpoint, progression-free survival, can be used to predict quality of life.

by Jon Kelvey

Hormone therapy may lengthen life in men with hormone-related breast cancer, but this treatment is prescribed less frequently for men than for women.

by Marilyn Fenichel

Forward Look

Cell and molecular biologist Ashani Weeraratna discusses how older patients respond to immunotherapy.

by Sue Rochman