November 28, 2017
Article
From the Chairman
Genetic mutations help fuel the growth of cancer tumors in patients. And, in recent years, experts in the medical field have begun to better understand how targeting those mutations can knock out the spread of the disease.
November 28, 2017
Article
Editor's Page
THE TERM “BIOPSY” DATES to the 1800s. Tissue biopsies have served as the definitive way to confirm a diagnosis of cancer. However, much like cancer drug development is evolving, so is the way we can detect the disease, categorize it more precisely and, more recently, even pinpoint how to treat it.
November 25, 2017
Article
Speaking Out
Rural patients tend to have diminished access to appropriate, routine cancer screening studies, leading to patients with cancer being diagnosed with more advanced stage disease.
November 20, 2017
Article
Features
For patients with advanced disease, median survival was improved.
November 15, 2017
Article
Features
Newer, less invasive tests are helping scientists isolate genomic alterations.
November 15, 2017
Article
Features
New targeted therapies are rapidly changing the landscape of non-small cell lung cancer.
November 14, 2017
Article
Features
When her fears came true in 2005, Feldman couldn’t help but wonder whether all that stress contributed to her own non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) diagnosis.