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Forward Look

Higher prices of oral medicines may affect financial well-being.

by Chris Palmer

Conflicting and changing cancer screening guidelines have led to uncertainty and controversy. Can screening recommendations tailored for groups or individuals enhance benefits and reduce harms?

by Kate Yandell

From the Editor-in-Chief

Can Big Data Launch Cancer Research?

Analysis of big data in cancer medicine will be key to delivering on the cancer moonshot.

by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD

Forward Look

Vice President Joe Biden Brings “Moonshot” to AACR Annual Meeting

Vice President Joe Biden is leading a new, national $1 billion Moonshot initiative to propel cancer research. Speaking in April at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2016 in New Orleans, Biden emphasized the need for scientists to collaborate to move cancer research forward. “There is more brainpower in this room than exists […]

by Sue Rochman

Biden Calls for Collaboration

Vice president cites immunotherapy, big data and team science as innovative ways to speed progress against cancer.

by Kevin McLaughlin

From the Editor-in-Chief

Cancer Research: Back to the Basics

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

by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD

Editor's Letter

Shoot for the Moon

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

by Kevin McLaughlin

Editor's Letter

Making Progress in Treating Cancer

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

by Kevin McLaughlin

Forward Look

Should the Age to Buy Cigarettes Be 21?

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

by Chris Palmer

Global Report

A Dutch Dilemma

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