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From the Editor-in-Chief

Patients in this age group have particular needs, and cancer centers are beginning to tailor programs for them.

by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD

Forward Look

A Strategy to Watch | Immunotherapy Shows Promise for Treating Brain Metastases | Making Cancer Clinical Trials More Inclusive | New Therapies for Metastatic Lung Cancer | Older Adults at Risk for Cancer Overscreening | What’s Next?

Your Cancer Guide

Cancer treatments may make having sex difficult, but there are more ways to demonstrate love.

by Hester Hill Schnipper

Caregiving With Confidence

Caregivers can help ensure loved ones feel valued and respected.

by Karen J. Bannan

Policy Matters

Continued federal funding to support biomedical research, including cancer research, is vitally important during the pandemic.

by Brandon Leonard, MA, and Marc Johnson, MPP

The pandemic has made telehealth a necessity for many cancer patients. When the crisis clears, these technological tools may improve cancer care in the long term.

by Stephen Ornes

New drugs and drug combinations are helping more patients live longer with advanced kidney cancer. But questions remain about how best to choose among them.

by Kendall K. Morgan

People with cancer that has spread to only a few locations—called oligometastatic cancer—may benefit from aggressive local treatment.

by Kate Yandell

Survivor Profile

With a renewed sense of purpose, stage IV lung cancer survivor Oswald Peterson returns to his parents' native Trinidad to celebrate the Caribbean festival.

by Lindsey Konkel

Healthy Habits

Daily Dose | Exercising at Home

Q&A

Hematologist-oncologist Vinayak K. Prasad describes his positions on cancer research and policy in a recently published book.

by Marci A. Landsmann

Sound Advice

Maintaining relationships through cancer, feeling unappreciated as a caregiver, and finding information that's relevant to young people with cancer.

Get Involved

Inspired by a family friend, Chase Sloan has published a recipe book with proceeds going toward cancer research.

by Erin O'Donnell

Facts and Stats

New treatments in the U.S. are scrutinized in various ways before and after they are approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

by Bradley Jones