Cancer Archives

06.10.2026 Yellow and white umbrella on a blue sky for protection from the sun on the beach

Burning Questions: Why U.S. Sunscreens Fall Short

Only 1 in 4 sunscreens on the U.S. market offer sufficient sun protection and are free of concerning ingredients. (From 2024)

Fellow Jude Sleiman

05.29.2026 Black exhaust rising from exhaust pipe on a red truck, polluting the environment

Vanadium, Invisible Pollution, and Cancer Risk

Exposure to environmental PM2.5—particularly vanadium, released from fossil fuel combustion—increases cancer risk.

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

05.14.2026 young Black man waiting at bus stop, looking at approaching bus

Health Equity

Driving Care: How Transportation Influences Health Outcomes

Delays in care due to insufficient transportation increase mortality risk by 80% among people with diagnosed chronic health conditions.

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

04.08.2026 Headshot for Kira Bona, physician, associate professor, and Director of the Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer Health Outcomes Research Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Closing the Gap in Childhood Cancer Care

Kira Bona, director of the Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer Health Outcomes Research Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, studies what happens when childhood cancer care meets the pressures of poverty.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

03.24.2026 Portrait of a young boy sitting on a hospital bed, looking out the window. Childhood cancer survivorship concept

The Sound of Survival, and the Silence of Survivorship

The end of childhood cancer treatment marks the beginning of a lifetime of care and health challenges that largely go unacknowledged.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

03.05.2026 Cooling towers releasing steam into a clear blue sky at a nuclear power complex

Cancer In the Shadow of Nuclear Plants

The promise of a cleaner, nuclear-powered grid must be weighed alongside the health of the communities living near these facilities.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

03.03.2026 Silhouette of a woman standing in front of a translucent window with one hand placed on her forehead in a gesture of worry or pain

My Disease Is Not Benign In Any Sense of the Word

When we call a disease like endometriosis benign, we are telling the world it doesn’t deserve to be understood.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

12.04.2025 headshot for Dr. Christina Dieli-Conwright, an expert in exercise oncology

The Healing Power of Exercise in Cancer Patients

Christina Marie Dieli-Conwright studies how exercise after a cancer diagnosis can improve health, quality of life, and ultimately, survival.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

11.05.2025 Large crude oil storage tanks beneath an oil refinery in a green hilly area

The Downstream Harms of Upstream Oil and Gas Development

Maternal exposure to benzene, a carcinogen present in crude oil and gas, increases the risk of developing childhood leukemia.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

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