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December 28, 2022 Progress Against Cancer

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.

Best books about cancer
April 13, 2022 Book Reviews

10 Best Books About Cancer

My “top 10” list of the best books about cancer that I’ve read so far.

Reviewing "Radical" by Kate Pickert
March 17, 2021 Book Reviews

The Breast Cancer Conundrum: Review of “Radical” by Kate Pickert

In “Radical”, Kate Pickert tells the story of how our approach to breast cancer has evolved over the decades, and the impact that our “culture” has had on that history.

Research findings being presented at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
December 18, 2019 Research Updates

Highlights From the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2019

Top “take-home” highlights from the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Reviewing top stories about cancer research in Spring 2016
May 17, 2016 Research Updates

5 Cancer Research Stories Worth Following – Spring 2016

Cancer research stories worth following this spring include a potential new combination treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer and evidence that a gene assay may help breast cancer patients avoid unnecessary chemotherapy treatment.

Learning about new medicines in a cancer clinical trial
April 5, 2016 Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials: How Can Patients Benefit More?

How could sharing of data among researchers conducting clinical trials lead to better progress against cancer and more benefit for patients?

December 21, 2015 Research Updates

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2015: “These Data Belong to Our Patients”

Research findings presented at the 2015 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium may preview an era in which breast cancer treatments will be tailored to each patient.

Top Cancer Research Stories: Fall 2014
November 30, 2014 Research Updates

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.

Top Cancer Research Stories: Late Summer 2014
August 31, 2014 Research Updates

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.

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