From the Editor-in-Chief

More basic research is needed to understand how various alterations in genes lead to cancers.

by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD

Editor's Letter

How can Vice President Joe Biden's "Moonshot" initiative make true progress against cancer?

by Kevin McLaughlin

Survivor Profile

A metastatic melanoma survivor is hopeful but realistic as new treatments become available.

by Jenny Song

Get Involved

Give patients and their families a break from cancer.

by Maria Wolf

Editor's Letter

Cancer Today's Winter 2015/2016 issue describes advances in lung cancer, big data and more.

by Kevin McLaughlin

Forward Look

Q&A with CDC's Brian King on reducing teen access to tobacco products.

by Chris Palmer

Global Report

While much of the Western world was tightening restrictions on smoking, one European nation, the Netherlands, found itself embroiled in a political struggle between individual freedoms and public health.

by Cynthia Ryan

Get Involved

Cindy's Legacy provides financial support to families who are affected by cancer.

by Eileen Glanton Loftus

Yesterday & Today

Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman nominated for vice president on a major-party ticket, used her political prowess to advocate for women's equality. In 1998, she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.

by Sharlene George

Healthy Habits

The CDC calls for community efforts to halt rising rates of melanoma.

by Brenda Conaway