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  Summer 2003 Issue
 
 


  New Lung Cancer Therapies
Deborah Shaffer had metastatic lung cancer, but her tumors are shrinking.
 
 

New Lung Cancer Therapies:
Clearing the Air

Physicians are celebrating a new drug and success with new combinations against this killer.
by Cathy Dunn & Amy D’Orazio, PhD

Options for Kidney Cancer
A new surgery, new drugs, and new hope.
by Debra Wood, RN

Young Adults With Cancer
A young woman recounts the cancer that redirected her life.
by Heidi Schultz Adams


Weighing In: Preventing Cancer Weight Loss
While the rest of the country tries to take it off, cancer patients are trying to keep it on.
by Sandra Gordon

Combating CLL
Targeting the most common form of leukemia in adults.
by Monica Zangwill, MD

 



A Message From the Editor
by Vinay Jain, MD

Advocacy
Medicare Reimbursement
by Leo Sands, US Oncology

In the Know
What can I do about the painful mouth sores due to chemotherapy and radiation therapy?
by Fred H. Francis, II, MD

Diagnosis Cancer: Beginning the Journey
Exploring the Spirit of Healing
by Melissa Weber

In the Know: Frequently Asked Questions
An interview with Julia Rowland, PhD, director, Office of Cancer Survivorship, National Cancer Institute
by Kathy LaTour

ASCO Updates 2003
by Amy D’Orazio, PhD

 

Finding Hope: In Treatment
Answers to Anemia
by Heather Lindsey

Moving On: After Treatment
Retreating into Cancer
by Kathy LaTour

Caregivers' Corner
Teaming Up Against Cancer
by Rev. Todd Outcalt

News and Noteworthy
by Amy D’Orazio, PhD

People & Places
Cancer news and events from around the country
by Melissa Weber

Readers’ Forum
What Really Counts
by Cathy Smith

Web Exclusive
Handling the Emotional Side of Chemotherapy

a conversation with Kimberly Frederick, MSW, LCSW
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society


Web Exclusive
Creating Hope and Awareness of Pancreatic Cancer

by Paula Kim

Web Exclusive
Focusing on Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Caregivers: Two Perspectives
by Myra Jacobs & Mary Horowitz, MD