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From the Editor-in-Chief
Palliative Care: Putting a Cloak on CancerPatients should have access to this vital and emerging medical specialty.
by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD
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A Prescription for Prevention?Scientists are working to understand the molecular processes that transform normal cells into cancer cells in the hope they can prevent the disease before it starts.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Seeking a Second OpinionAnother perspective on your disease may help you find the best cancer care.
by Stephen Ornes
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Healthy Habits
Tanning TroubleIndoor tanning is a major culprit in melanoma diagnosed early in life.
by Kate Yandell
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Forward Look
Inside InflammationQ&A with molecular biologist Michael Karin on inflammation and cancer.
by Robin Meadows
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Forward Look
Making Treatment DecisionsPersonal goals come into play for patients with advanced cancer.
by Kendall K. Morgan
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Forward Look
Advances in Treating Non–Small Cell Lung CancerExpanded approvals in 2016 increase options.
by Jennifer L.W. Fink
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Forward Look
Cancer Cells Can Change as They Grow and SpreadStudies suggest metastases may respond to different drugs than the primary tumor.
by Chris Palmer
A new treatment for people with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative disease blocks multiple proteins in a key pathway for treatment resistance.
by Ashley P. Taylor
Amanda Peet Discusses Her Lobular Breast Cancer DiagnosisThe ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ actress explains how her diagnosis challenged many of her assumptions about breast cancer.
by Darlene Dobkowski
Why I Participated in a Clinical TrialWhen doctors told Yvonne McLean Florence she was eligible to participate in a research trial testing an experimental drug, she joined. She wants more people to have the same opportunity.
by Yvonne McLean Florence
Targeted Therapy Improves Pancreatic Cancer SurvivalA recently approved drug that targets RAS proteins meaningfully improves outcomes for people with this difficult-to-treat cancer.
by Sandra Gordon
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AACR OMB Statement and Call to ActionThe AACR is deeply concerned that proposed OMB regulations would disrupt federal research grant giving, severely weakening a program that has supported American medical innovation for decades.
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AACR Cancer Disparities Progress ReportThe AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2026 highlights recent progress in reducing cancer disparities and emphasizes the continued need for transformative research.
Cancer Research at a Crossroads
