Rich Paxman and Claire Paxman
Losing It
It’s one of the worst things Claire Paxman can recall: She’s 14, using orange-handled kitchen scissors to cut her mother’s hair.
Lauren Goldstein and Lidia Schapira
A Lasting Desire to Help People with Cancer
It was inevitable that Lidia Schapira would become a doctor.
Jaime Libes, MD, MPH
Breaking Barriers
While data collection is still underway, Dr. Libes anticipates more children in LMICs will survive cancer.
Simon Kim, MD
Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
There are many different ways to treat cancer: surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and more. Sometimes therapies are used alone and sometimes in combination.
Luiz Araujo, MD, PhD
Cancer Breakthroughs for People Everywhere
Over the last decade, important advances have been made in cancer research that are leading to better treatments, improved quality of life, and higher survival rates.
Supriya Mohile, MD
Geriatric Cancer Is a New but Critical Field
Older adults are the population most affected by cancer. According to Cancer.Net, 60% of people who have cancer are 65 or older.
Ethan Basch, MD
The First Step in Treating Chemo Side Effects Is Knowing They Exist
Cancer treatment causes unpleasant side effects. Anticipating this, patients sometimes assume suffering, no matter how severe, is normal.
Florian R. Schroeck, MD, MS
How does it feel to serve U.S. veterans every day when you go to work?
I love working with and for veterans. They are the most appreciative patients I have ever worked with.
Neil Iyengar, MD
New Insights About Metabolic Health May Help Prevent Breast Cancer
Traditionally, studies about the link between obesity and breast cancer have focused on measurements of size, like body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference. Dr.
Jason Luke, MD, FACP
Research in the Lab Leads to Better Care for People with Cancer
How does the immune system interact with a tumor? And what does the tumor do back?
These are the questions that motivate Dr. Luke.