Looking Back at 2022: Top 5 Stories About Cancer Research and Cancer Care
My picks for five of the top cancer research stories of 2022.
Cancer Risk and “Bad Luck”
A recent study claims that most cancer cases are mainly the result of “bad luck”. Is it really time to reconsider our understanding of cancer and its causes?
10 Things We Learned About Progress Against Cancer in 2014
Taking a look back at major stories about developments in cancer research in 2014.
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2014: Where Is Research Headed?
The 2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium featured new approaches, including immune system therapies, that could eventually have a big impact on the way breast cancer is treated.
Top Cancer Research Stories: Fall 2014
Here are a few of the recent stories about cancer research that seemed to have the greatest potential impact, as least from my perspective, and that I know I’ll want to follow as they develop further.
Breast Cancer “Standard of Care”: Standard for All?
Breast cancer mortality for the U.S. population as a whole has declined less that might have been expected over the last twenty years given the emphasis on screening, but looking deeper reveals an even more disturbing story.
Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Look at the Critical Need for Focused Research
Focus on the treatment needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer is a critical research priority.
Breast Cancer “Awareness”: What is the Message?
Breast cancer screening has become widespread, but misperceptions about the disease are also common. True awareness, the kind that will lead to action to save lives, needs to start with facts like these.
Breast Cancer: Where Are We After Twenty Years?
Today, just like twenty years ago, we continue to hear about promising new research but we still know little about the causes of breast cancer, and mortality from the disease remains high.
Top Cancer Research Stories: Late Summer 2014
Here are a few of the recent stories about cancer research that seemed to have the greatest potential impact, as least from my perspective, and that I know I’ll want to follow as they develop further.
Review of “Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History” by Florence Williams
In “Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History,” Florence Williams shows how our breasts are primed to respond to signals from our environment, and thus vulnerable to the development of cancer in the world we live in now.
After 20 Years 