The human papillomavirus vaccine can significantly cut recipients’ risk of several types of cancer. So why are vaccination rates relatively low in the U.S.?
by Brad Jones
Forward Look
Efforts focus on cigarettes and new smokeless tobacco products.
POLICY MATTERS
The number of cancer survivors is growing. We must step up efforts to meet their needs.
by Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD
Get Involved
Help with Hope delivers care packages to young people whose mother or father has received a cancer diagnosis.
by Lindsey Konkel
Survivor Profile
Janet Freeman-Daily helps put patients at the center of lung cancer research.
by Robin Meadows
People with metastatic breast cancer are demanding to be seen, counted and included in breast cancer research.
by Sue Rochman
As a father with an aggressive brain cancer, I’ve opted against elaborate metaphors and in favor of candid speech when talking about cancer with my children.
by Adam Hayden
A program helps cancer survivors start gardens as a way to increase their vegetable consumption and physical activity.
by Ashley P. Taylor
Before you order an at-home genetic testing kit, carefully consider the medical, psychological and legal implications.
by Tina Segura
Policy Matters
Cancer has a disproportionate impact on disadvantaged and minority groups. The AACR 2020 by 2020 initiative is a step toward closing the gap.
by Michael A. Caligiuri, MD
A study sheds light on the difficulty patients have in accessing their medical records, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expands approval of the human papillomavirus vaccine.
by Kate Yandell
Cancer immunology researchers are awarded a Nobel Prize, and a seventh immune checkpoint inhibitor is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
A professional photographer shares advice on living in the moment after caring for his father, who had stage IV lung cancer.
by Jay Perry
A study investigates whether artificial intelligence can reduce false-positive mammograms.
Three new cancer treatments have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
James P. Allison, PhD, a Fellow of the AACR Academy, won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his pioneering work in cancer immunotherapy.
Janet Freeman-Daily: On Lung Cancer and Blame
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