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From the Editor-in-Chief

DNA profiling technologies are providing new ways to detect and monitor cancer.

by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD

Forward Look

An Opportunity to Quit | Banking on Bacteria | Beyond Distress | Improving Cancer Care in Sub-Saharan Africa | Tobacco Ads Admit Cigarettes Cause Cancer | Treating Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Your Cancer Guide

Learn to look forward to life events without letting them add to your stress.

by Hester Hill Schnipper

Caregiving With Confidence

These tips can help make talking about cancer a little easier.

by Aimee Swartz

Policy Matters

A judge orders tobacco companies to come clean about the dangers of their products after decades of deception.

by Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD

Racial and ethnic backgrounds can be factors in whether cancer patients take advantage of hospice care. Researchers and clinicians are trying to understand the gaps and design strategies to bridge them.

by Charlotte Huff

Liver cancer incidence and death rates are increasing rapidly. Although there is no screening test for the disease, minimizing risk factors—hepatitis B and C, smoking, obesity and type 2 diabetes—could prevent many cases from developing.

by Sue Rochman

Researchers are developing blood tests that help track and identify molecular changes in tumors. But many hurdles remain before these “liquid biopsies” become standard.

by Stephen Ornes

Survivor Profile

After Shigeo Tsuruoka was diagnosed with stomach cancer, his family came together to help him. His daughter, Aki Smith, was by his side as he navigated treatment and recovery. Now she offers guidance to other stomach cancer patients and caregivers.

by Kate Yandell

Healthy Habits

Fitness Boost | Head Start

Q&A

Research scientist Teresa Woodruff is determined to make fertility preservation accessible to more young adults and children with cancer.

by Delia O'Hara

Sound Advice

A pain expert puts pain control and opioid addiction in perspective.

Get Involved

Couple starts foundation to provide transportation to kids with cancer and their families.

by Lindsey Konkel

Kwesi Rollins, Jonathan Passley, Cameron Moon