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  Special Survivors Issue 2006
 
 


  Survivor first and cyclist second, Lance Armstrong takes on cancer.  

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The Next Mountain
Retired from cycling, Lance Armstrong’s focus shifts to
cancer advocacy.
By Kathy LaTour

The Mark of Zora
Zora Brown gives a voice to African-American women with breast cancer.
By Marc Silver

On the Front Nine
Golf legend Arnold Palmer wants to prevent cancer, and he’s putting his money where his mouth is.
By Lambeth Hochwald

The Cancer Chronicles
Dr. Wendy Harpham uses her long history with cancer to provide others with the tools to be healthy survivors.
By Kathy LaTour



[Survivorship]
A Survivor’s Map
Paradigm shift finds cancer patients no longer on their own.

By Curtis Pesmen

[Medical]
Family Ties

The individual and family decisions behind testing for genetic cancer risk.

By Laura Beil

[Physical]
Treatment Aftershocks

Survivors guided through territory
of long-term and late effects.
By Rabiya S. Tuma, PhD

 

[Psychological]
Taking Control

Cancer survivors deal with fear
By Beverly A. Caley

[Spiritual]
Soul Food

Finding inner peace at a cancer retreat.
By Jennifer M. Gangloff

 



Guest Editor's Page
Message from the LAF’s President and CEO
By Mitch Stoller

Letters to Lance
Compiled from staff reports

Backstory
An Update from Friends
By Elizabeth Whittington

House Call
What Causes Premature Menopause?
By Patricia Ganz, MD

 

Special Report
First Approved HPV Vaccine Could Slash Number of Cervical Cancers
By Emma Johnson

Food for Thought
Do Survivors Need a Dietitian?
By Elizabeth Whittington

Speaking Out
A Survivor’s Search for Meaning
By Allan Goldberg