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Forward Look

Thousands of attendees who gathered at the Opening Ceremony of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2017 sent a message on April 2 that cuts proposed by the Trump administration to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget would be devastating to cancer research, stall progress and ultimately harm cancer patients. The Annual […]

by Sue Rochman

A New Look for Clinical Trials

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

AACR Scientist↔Survivor Program: The Patient Perspective

In a sea of p-values and distribution curves, patient advocates and survivors at a scientific gathering remind researchers who is behind the numbers.

by Marci A. Landsmann

Patient Advocates Go to Washington

Patient advocates meet amid an outcry about research funding cuts, participate in a meeting with FDA officials and visit Capitol Hill.

by Marci A. Landsmann

The Affordable Care Act and Cancer Patients

Cancer survivors tell their stories and researchers take a broad view.

by Kevin McLaughlin

Survivor Profile

Putting Her Armor On

An acute myeloid leukemia survivor and former TV news reporter finds a new reason to help others improve their health.

by Jennifer Walker

Q&A

Rolling Up Her Sleeves

Princess Dina Mired of Jordan will be the first Arab president of the Union for International Cancer Control.

by Sue Rochman

Forward Look

World Cancer Day: Accelerating Progress

Image courtesy of the Union for International Cancer Control February 4 is World Cancer Day, an international effort to increase cancer awareness and education to reduce preventable cancer deaths. World Cancer Day 2017 marks the midpoint of a three-year campaign, “We Can. I Can.” The overarching goal has been to encourage everyone, everywhere—from government health organizations […]

by Sue Rochman

Survivor Profile

Going Full Bore

Susan Leighton, a 19-year survivor, is a powerful advocate for ovarian cancer research. Her advocacy, which began locally in northern Alabama, has reached the National Cancer Institute and the Department of Defense.

by Sue Rochman

Survivor Profile

Reasons to Dream

Despite a metastatic lung cancer diagnosis, Emily Bennett Taylor was able to look beyond the illness in 2012 to her dream of raising a family. Today, with no evidence of disease, she is the mother of two baby girls.

by Marci A. Landsmann