A Letter from CR's Editor — Free Full Text
Open Invitation
By Gwen Darien
Editor Gwen Darien welcomes readers to the first issue of CR magazine.
Cancer Update — Free Full Text
Cancer Progress at 35 Years
By Jessica Gorman
What's happened since the signing of the National Cancer Act?
Cancer Update
Hormonal Impact
By Ingfei Chen
Researchers are testing breast cancer drugs against lung cancer.
Cancer Update
Cancer Genome Map
By Joel B. Finkelstein
Scientists weigh the pros and cons of the Cancer Genome Atlas.
Caregivers
Sometimes You Can't Win
By Hester Hill Schnipper
Frustrated? Tired? Confused? Just do your best—there's no such thing as a perfect caregiver.
Health Disparities — Free Full Text
Equivalent Health Care
By Mary Jackson Scroggins
Disparities in cancer health care, research participation and outcomes are troubling for both science and society.
Cancerblog
Virtual Space
By Alanna Kennedy
Weblogs are changing the way people communicate about cancer. Breast cancer survivor Nani Satterlee shares her blog.
Policy — Free Full Text
Banking on Tissues
By Charlie Schmidt
A lack of high-quality tissue samples—and collection standards—is holding back cancer research.
Clinical Trials
The Pathway to Better Care
By Jessica Gorman
Throughout the last half-century, clinical trials have helped turn laboratory hypotheses into cancer treatment.
Essay — Free Full Text
Loaded Language
By Gwen Darien and Musa Mayer
Some survivors say metaphors like war help them battle cancer. Others prefer plain language.
Profile
A Survivor's Calling
By Kevin Begos
Prostate cancer survivor Jim West shares his message of joy and life—and the importance of talking about a disease that many men don't discuss.
Profile
Slaying Cancer's Dragons
By Josh Fischman
Since her stomach cancer diagnosis, cancer researcher Anita Roberts has been thinking about the disease in new ways.
Answers — Free Full Text
What is Cancer?
By Sue Rochman
The word "cancer" can describe many different diseases that share certain traits.
Yesterday and Today — Free Full Text
An Aggressive Opponent
By Ed Weiner
Football coach Vince Lombardi died of metastatic colon cancer in 1970. Would today's treatment options and screening guidelines have made a difference?
Life with Cancer
What Now?
By Alanna Kennedy
A new report provides survivors with the tools for life after cancer.
Survivor Self-Portrait
Cancer Diary
By Deborah Willis
A cancer survivor shares her thoughts upon being diagnosed with breast cancer at 53.
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