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Volume 81, Issue 5

1 March 2021

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Cancer is a heterogeneous disease with extensive genetic complexity. The circles in the middle represent a normal cell with germline variations. In cancer, germline variants can affect the tumor mutational burden, both of which contribute to the emergence of different types of cancer cells. For details, see article by Sun and colleagues on page 1230.
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Editorial Board

ISSN 0008-5472

EISSN 1538-7445

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Breaking Insights
Reviews
Controversy and Consensus
Cancer Research Highlights
Genome and Epigenome
Metabolism and Chemical Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Tumor Biology and Immunology
Translational Science

Journal Archive

Cancer Research (1941-Present; volumes 1-current)

(ISSN 0008-5472) Published twice monthly since 1987. From 1941-1986, published monthly.

The American Journal of Cancer (1931-1940; volumes 15-40)

(ISSN 0099-7374) Published quarterly in 1931, bimonthly in 1932, and monthly from 1933 to 1940. The journal changed title to Cancer Research in 1941.

The Journal of Cancer Research (1916-1930); volumes 1-14)

(ISSN 0099-7013) Published quarterly from 1916 through 1930 (publication was suspended from November 1922 to March 1924). The journal changed title to The American Journal of Cancer in 1931.