Surgeons & Robots
The future of cancer surgery rests in technology’s hands, with new minimally invasive techniques making recovery easier on patients.
By Beverly A. Caley

In Whose Best Interest?
From placebos to conflicts of interest, the ethics of clinical trials create a complex decision-making process for patients.
By Heather L. Van Epps, PhD

No Smoking
The mystery of lung cancer in never-smokers starts to unravel with new details on the origins of these tumors.
By Katy Human

First Line
Legislative Watch Genetic nondiscrimination bill on its way to becoming law. / People Report Elizabeth Edwards and Tony Snow. / The Place to Be The Anderson Network's Living Fully with and Beyond Cancer conference in Houston. / Prevention A second HPV vaccine proves effective in preventing cervical cancer. / House Call Are the drugs to treat anemia safe? / Childhood Cancer [web exclusive] Protecting bone health in survivors. / Destination [web exclusive] Sunstone Cancer Support Centers offer desert oasis. / On the Web Gamers take virtual shot at cancer. / Bookshelf Survivor chronicles her life with metastatic breast cancer in Slapped Awake. / The Advocate 14-year-old brain tumor survivor Jimmy Fowkes turns shaved heads and a bike into cash for cancer.
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