From the Editor-in-Chief
Research on premalignancy is needed to fully tap the potential of cancer interception.
by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD
Forward Look
Minimizing Chemotherapy-Related Nausea and Vomiting | Scanning Disparities | Doing More With Less | Watch Your Mouth | Support Services Help Improve Patient Outcomes | What’s Next?
Your Cancer Guide
As the pandemic continues, cancer patients and survivors must weight fears of possible infection with their need to live fully.
by Hester Hill Schnipper
Caregiving With Confidence
When a loved one has advanced cancer, it’s common to mourn the loss that hasn’t happened yet.
by Karen J. Bannan
Policy Matters
Researchers study ways to improve telehealth capabilities, clinical trials and health disparities.
by Trevan Locke, PhD
Sophisticated blood tests offer a less invasive way to characterize cancers, guide treatment and catch recurrences sooner, but tissue biopsies remain the gold standard.
by Kendall K. Morgan
Cancer survivors have higher rates of depression than the general population, but many don’t know help is available.
by Cameron Walker
Survivor Profile
Rob Paulsen has voiced hundreds of animated characters, but as he prepared to return to a beloved role, cancer threatened his livelihood.
by Bradley Jones
New therapies provide hope and options for people as they monitor and manage this incurable blood cancer.
by Tara Haelle
Healthy Habits
Health Nuts | Clearing the Fog
Q&A
Rebecca Dresser explores the history and burdens of clinical trials through the lens of a cancer survivor and medical ethicist.
by Marci A. Landsmann
Sound Advice
Experts answer questions about limiting exposure to the coronavirus, how to talk about a cancer recurrence with loved ones, and strategies for dealing with a loss of health insurance.
Get Involved
Rich Nardiello seeks to bring a smile to children with cancer.
Facts and Stats
Data collected from cancer registries help chart the national burden of cancer.
Scientists discussed the mechanisms of chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment at a session dedicated to symptom science at the AACR Annual Meeting 2021.
This year’s AACR Annual Meeting features the latest advances in basic, translational and clinical cancer research. The more than 13,000 attendees at the virtual event represent more than 70 countries.
by Kevin McLaughlin
The immune systems of people with blood cancer respond differently to infection with the coronavirus than the immune systems of people without cancer or with solid tumors.
by Kate Yandell
In recent months, drugmakers have announced they are withdrawing indications for four immune checkpoint inhibitors in consultation with the Food and Drug Administration. What does this mean for patients who are taking these drugs?
by Anna Goshua
For the second consecutive year, this year’s AACR Annual Meeting will take place in a virtual format. Read this user's guide to the meeting.
Since the founding of the American Association for Cancer Research more than 100 years ago, women have played many pivotal roles.
The AACR collaborated with the Food and Drug Administration to examine under-representation of African Americans in multiple myeloma clinical trials.
Learning Medicare’s ABCDs
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