July 2026 Vol 17, No 4

What if ovarian cancer treatment depended less on where the cancer is and more on what it is? This commentary explores that shift and why it could change care fast.

Powered by the Alliance for Equity in Cancer Care, this piece takes a closer look at how cancer centers are rewriting the rules of access. The shift is bigger than a program, it’s a system reset.

“Facing mortality daily, I found that the act of drawing and painting triggered a vital, grounding joy that calmed the chaos of illness,” shares survivor and artist Yuria Mizuta, the JONS Artist in Residency.

ASCO 2026 brought a handful of encouraging cancer updates that could reshape how doctors treat several hard-to-manage cancers, especially as more care begins to hinge on the tumor’s unique biology.

In this installment of Navigation Refresh, we explore how patient navigation fits into comprehensive cancer control and how one state coalition is using training, peer learning, and local partnerships to strengthen access and support.

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is putting the One Team philosophy into practice, and the results are deeply human. This Q&A offers a closer look at the people and processes making it happen.