Offbeat approaches to cancer research

Abstract

C ancer was responsible for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Finding new ways to combat it is an important endeavour. Scientists are making advances through a variety of research methods; here, five individuals share how they've built careers in cancer research while taking innovative approaches to this problem. VERA GORBUNOVA Stay open-minded Comparative biologist at the University of Rochester in New York. Offbeat approaches to cancer research Creative thinking can pay dividends for researchers taking on cancer.