Cancer Types

Lung Cancer

Forward Look

A Burning Question for Smokers

Is the considerable risk-reduction benefit of CT screening worth the potential downsides?

by Sue Rochman
Staying the Course

Patients are increasingly skipping treatment breaks and opting for ongoing treatment known as maintenance therapy to try to keep some types of cancer at bay.

by Melissa Weber
Yesterday & Today

A King’s Legacy

More than a quarter century after Yul Brynner's death from lung cancer, treatment advances offer some patients new options, but the cancer continues to claim more lives than any other. And the actor's haunting anti-smoking message lives on.

by Sue Rochman

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Cancer Talk

ASCO and the Society for Integrative Oncology issue recommendations for integrative medicine approaches that have been supported with research.

by Teresa Bergen

A new AACR report tracks progress in addressing cancer health disparities and identifies work that still needs to be done.

by Eric Fitzsimmons

Changes to what medical debt is included in credit reports could give patients more time to resolve outstanding bills.

by Karon Warren

New studies shine a light on the effects of a cancer diagnosis on mental health and suicide risk.

by Pamela Rafalow Grossman

From the AACR

Using Lymphocytes to Attack Tumors

Sooner rather than later may be the best strategy for using an experimental treatment for advanced melanoma.
Closing Disparities Through Genetic Testing

Olufunmilayo Olopade seeks widespread use of testing to encourage prevention and early detection of deadly cancers.

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