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Forward Look
FDA Designates Two Cigarettes as Modified Risk Tobacco Products
Critics warn that lower nicotine content in the cigarettes may not translate into better odds of quitting.
by Carisa Brewster
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Policy Matters
A Groundbreaking Report on COVID-19 and Cancer
The report released by the American Association for Cancer Research includes a Call to Action that offers a roadmap for policymakers to better prepare and respond to the next pandemic.
by Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD
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Get Involved
Blankets of Support
Teenage cancer survivor provides comfort to children with cancer.
by Thomas Celona
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A Look at Disparities Across Cancer Care
A new AACR report tracks progress in addressing cancer health disparities and identifies work that still needs to be done.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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Get Involved
Playing the Hero
With the SuperKids activity book, children with cancer cast themselves as the hero and learn important coping skills.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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From the Editor-in-Chief
COVID-19 and Cancer in 2022
Is it the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?
by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD
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Policy Matters
Patient Advocacy Is Driving Change
Patient advocates strengthen every aspect of research, from funding innovative science and informing research design, to leading efforts on Capitol Hill to build support for research.
by Carrie Treadwell, MBA
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Understanding Stress and Cancer
A symposium at the AACR Annual Meeting explores how social factors contribute to elevated risk of cancer in some populations.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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The Impact of the RACE for Children Act
Legislation to speed cancer drug development for children and adolescents requires drug companies to test drugs in children, but trials in people under 18 may take years to generate results.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Making Collaboration More Common for Rare Cancers
An AACR Annual Meeting 2022 session highlights the impact of research advocacy partnerships for a variety of cancers.
by Marci A. Landsmann
Cancer Talk
New studies each year purport to show associations between certain foods and cancer. Experts say to focus on the big picture.
by Anne Danahy
How Common Are Treatment Breakthroughs?A new study adds nuance to the ‘golden age’ of cancer drug approvals.
by Jon Kelvey
New Guidelines Recommend Exercise for Most Cancer PatientsPeople in treatment for early-stage cancer should try to get exercise, according to new recommendations.
by Sandra Gordon
E-Cigarettes Don’t Live Up to PromisesNew studies find that electronic cigarettes trail other methods in helping people quit smoking, but they are growing in popularity among teens.
by Teresa Bergen
From the AACR
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Marrying Cancer Genomics with Immunotherapy
“It worked better than our wildest dreams,” Dr. Luis Diaz said of a therapeutic approach that uses a tumor biomarker to identify patients likely to respond to immunotherapy.
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How Our Senses Affect Cancer Development
Somewhere in the body, sensory nerves are firing nearly all the time. But can the activity of sensory nerves contribute to cancer development?
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Translating Personal Tragedy Into the Search for New Cancer Therapeutics
