Discoveries Magazine

Cedars-Sinai

Cancer

The Battle of the Bulge

Expanding waistlines enlarge the risk of heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, but to combat obesity, scientists are looking beyond diet and exercise. Their findings? What’s already inside of us—from genes to microbes—may be at least as important as what we eat. Read On

Partners in Personalized Therapies

No single person, institution, or nation is as smart as all of us thinking together. That is the driving principle behind an ambitious research collaboration that could lead to more effective cancer treatments. Cedars-Sinai has combined forces with the Translational Read On

Fearless Fighters

What do former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley and Armando E. Giuliano, MD, share? The close bond inspired by nearly a decade as patient and doctor—and the tenacity to battle breast cancer. Read On

Across the Expanding Universe

Old research paradigms are being challenged, as is the notion of a “war,” with cancer as a finite enemy. Does this signal a turning point in the quest for cures? Read On

The Early Bird

Some 40 percent of Americans remain unaware that they can take steps to prevent or reduce their cancer risk. Why is this potentially lifesaving tune so often tuned out? Read On

The Long Engagement

Cancer is morphing from an acute killer into something few predicted four decades ago: a chronic, manageable disease that can be survived. Meet Jeff Tirengel, who is in a long-term relationship with cancer. Read On

A Different Approach

Meet four researchers who choose to outsmart cancer by thinking outside the box. Read On

What Now?

Without changes in policy, funding, and clinical trial design, the latest cancer discoveries will not translate into cures, or not fast enough. Read On