Survivor Profile
ESPN reporter Holly Rowe worked through melanoma treatment.
by Lindsey Konkel
POLICY MATTERS
The meeting underscored the importance of NIH funding for cancer research.
by Elizabeth KS Barksdale, PhD
Get Involved
Patient navigators can help cancer patients tackle the trickier points of accessing health care.
by Carisa D. Brewster
Cancer patient advocates who review research proposals can provide valuable perspective.
by Bob Riter, Monica Vakiner and Carole Baas
A proposed federal rule says that patients must be informed after mammograms if they have dense breasts.
by Carly Weeks
Survivors and advocates display their posters alongside the work of thousands of cancer researchers.
by Kevin McLaughlin
Drug developers behind the six currently approved checkpoint inhibitors discuss the pros and cons of competition in the field.
by Kate Yandell
Cancer researchers, patient advocates and community members gathered for a public forum presented by the American Association for Cancer Research.
FORWARD LOOK
Payments can be put off during treatment and for six months after.
by Bradley Jones
HPV vaccination and screening can help eradicate cervical cancer and other malignancies.
by Anna R. Giuliano, PhD
An American expat in Norway describes how a favorite walking trail aided him during treatment and recovery.
by Steven Ford
When combined with chemotherapy, the newer form of radiation comes with fewer severe side effects than standard radiation therapy, a study suggests.
by Sue Rochman
Research shows prominent cancer hospitals have different surgical outcomes than their affiliates.
by Marci A. Landsmann
The Philadelphia Science Festival offered kids and their families the opportunity to learn about science.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved new therapies for bladder, lung and kidney cancer.
Exposure to environmental carcinogens is a modifiable factor linked to cancer.
A Lesson in Service
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