Summer 2016 Vol. 06 Issue 02
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From the Editor-in-Chief
Can Big Data Launch Cancer Research?
Analysis of big data in cancer medicine will be key to delivering on the cancer moonshot.
by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD
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Editor's Letter
Cancer and Watchful Waiting
Watching and waiting for cancer to progress can be an alternative to active treatment.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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Forward Look
A Report Card on Active Surveillance | Breast Cancer Survivors and Vaginal Estrogen | Cancer Centers Unite to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates | Determining Value | Getting to the Root of Brain Cancer | PET Scan Overuse | Radiation Appointments Are Numerous, And Necessary | Vice President Joe Biden Brings "Moonshot" to AACR Annual Meeting
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Your Cancer Guide
Weakening the Grip of Survivor Guilt
Give yourself permission to appreciate your good fortune, despite knowing others who have not fared as well.
by Hester Hill Schnipper
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Caregiving With Confidence
Finding Silver Linings
Caregiving is difficult, but it can bring rewards.
by Carly O'Brien
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The Riddle of Bacteria and Cancer
Bacteria can be friend or foe—or both. Researchers are looking at bacteria to boost the effectiveness of cancer treatments, even if they don't fully understand how the tiny organisms work.
by Stephen Ornes
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Treatment Is Waiting
For patients with chronic blood cancers, the early intervention mantra of cancer does not always apply.
by Sue Rochman
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Survivor Profile
In Support and Service
Retired Army colonel and prostate cancer survivor Jim Williams asks men to pay better attention to their health.
by Lauren Gravitz
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Yesterday & Today
A Kind and Decent Man
Whether playing Franklin D. Roosevelt or Richard Gilmore, the wealthy scion in 'Gilmore Girls,' Edward Herrmann took on gentlemanly roles that mirrored his real-life persona. He died of brain cancer in 2014.
by Marilyn Fenichel
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Q&A
Learning Emotional Judo
Psychiatrist Andrew Roth helps prostate cancer patients identify and take control of their emotions.
by Kate Yandell
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In the Moment
Fran Keilt, Virginia White, Barbara Rascati.
Cancer Talk
Forum discusses next-generation technologies that will guide oncology research and patient care in the years to come.
by Thomas Celona
On Wearing a Brave Face for Myself and OthersA woman living with lung cancer reflects on the contrast between how people see her and how she feels as someone living with metastatic disease.
by Suzanne Adriana Remington
Cervical Cancer Found at Later Stages After 65A study found women in California were more likely to have cervical cancer diagnoses at a later stage after age 65.
by Jon Kelvey
A Life Cycle of FearWrestling with fears of recurrence after cancer returns.
by Carly Flumer
From the AACR
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How Do Diet and Exercise Help Prevent Cancer?
Many people know what they should do to reduce cancer risk. But it’s not always clear to the general public why or how these behaviors affect cancer risk.
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From Dry January to Sober October: Cutting Back on Alcohol
If you toasted 2023 with champagne, then woke up pledging a month of sobriety, you’re not alone.
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Drugging the Elusive KRAS
