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From the Editor-in-Chief

"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman.” –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD

Forward Look

Breast Density Matters | By the Numbers | Choosing a Cancer Center | More Options for Adolescents in Clinical Trials | Scientists Take a Stand | Tackling Drug Resistance | The Cost of Prescriptions | The Evolution of Cancer

Your Cancer Guide

Follow these tips for discussing your diagnosis and treatment plan with your kids.

by Hester Hill Schnipper

Caregiving With Confidence

Develop a system to avoid being overwhelmed by health care bills and information.

by Aimee Swartz

More focused efforts aim to increase the number and type of participants in research studies. One goal is for study participants to be more like the patients who will take the drug if it is approved.

by Sue Rochman

Physicians are legally permitted to prescribe drugs approved for one purpose to be used for another, a practice called off-label prescribing. The rise of targeted therapies and immunotherapies is creating new challenges for navigating off-label options.

by Kate Yandell

Before undergoing surgery, cancer patients should look for experienced surgeons, get second opinions and ask about the risks and benefits.

by Stephen Ornes

Survivor Profile

A self-taught musician takes what he has learned from his experience with kidney cancer to entertain, teach and inspire.

by Jenny Song

Healthy Habits

Inflammation Connection | Small Strides

Q&A

Researcher Tom Marsilje is helping fellow colorectal cancer patients sort through clinical trials.

by Kate Yandell

Sound Advice

Assisting a co-worker with cancer, what you should ask your doctor, and dating and cancer.

Get Involved

Ann W. Calahan started Joe's House to help cancer patients and others find places to stay when they're being treated away from home.

by Cameron Walker

Karyn Marshall, James Gathright, Catherine Hargrove.