Policy
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Forward Look
Vice President Joe Biden Brings “Moonshot” to AACR Annual MeetingVice 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
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Biden Calls for CollaborationVice president cites immunotherapy, big data and team science as innovative ways to speed progress against cancer.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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From the Editor-in-Chief
Cancer Research: Back to the BasicsMore basic research is needed to understand how various alterations in genes lead to cancers.
by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD
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Editor's Letter
Shoot for the MoonHow can Vice President Joe Biden's "Moonshot" initiative make true progress against cancer?
by Kevin McLaughlin
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Editor's Letter
Making Progress in Treating CancerCancer Today's Winter 2015/2016 issue describes advances in lung cancer, big data and more.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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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
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Global Report
A Dutch DilemmaWhile 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
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Editor's Letter
Cancer Research Needs Robust Federal FundingNow's the time to show support for medical research funding.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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Healthy Habits
Nothing Healthy About a TanThe CDC calls for community efforts to halt rising rates of melanoma.
by Brenda Conaway
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Forward Look
Medicare to Cover Lung Cancer ScreeningIn high-risk current and former smokers, screening can reduce cancer deaths.
by Michael Eisenstein
