Policy

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  Forward Look

  Please #CurbIt

  The San Francisco Department of Public Health launched an educational e-cigarette campaign in January called #CurbIt. The campaign, which includes bus ads (like the one above), was designed to increase awareness of the city’s policy that prohibits e-cigarette use in places where smoking already is not allowed, says Derek Smith, a health educator with the department’s […]

  by Sue Rochman

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  Survivor Profile

  Closing the Cancer Care Gap

  Health economist and breast cancer survivor Felicia Knaul's mission, which first started as a grassroots effort to increase breast cancer screening in Mexico, has expanded to address cancer care inequities around the world.

  by Alexandra Goho

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  A Community Effort

  Local programs within Native American communities are at the forefront of an effort to increase cancer screening and reduce cancer deaths.

  by Sue Rochman

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  Q&A

  Changing Behavior

  John P. Pierce highlights the role of public health campaigns in cutting cancer risk.

  by Susan FitzGerald

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  Forward Look

  A Global Perspective on Cancer

  Q&A with Christopher P. Wild on World Cancer Report 2014.

  by Sue Rochman

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  Forward Look

  Efforts Underway to Raise the Legal Age to Buy Tobacco

  Local laws strive to reduce the number of new smokers.

  by Melissa Weber

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  Forward Look

  FDA Proposes Action on E-Cigarettes

  Research into the safety of the new device continues.

  by Sue Rochman

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  Editor's Letter

  The Promise of Immunotherapy

  Immunotherapy is a breakthrough in cancer treatment, but more research is needed to broaden its impact.

  by Kevin McLaughlin

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  Forward Look

  Affordable Care Act to Cover Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Drugs

  Medications are an option for high-risk women, but few use them.

  by Sue Rochman

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  Forward Look

  Push Needed to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates

  President's Cancer Panel stresses reducing 'missed opportunities.'

  by Sue Rochman