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  Spring Issue 2007
 
 

 
Researchers study the complex mix of cancer, age & how (and if) older patients should be treated differently.
 

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Prescription for Trouble
Patients must be cautious of cancer cure claims and instead look to scientific research that separates alternative therapies from medicine integrated into conventional treatment.
By Jo Cavallo

Liver Cancer: More Cases, More Causes
The incidence of the most common type of liver cancer, known as hepatocellular carcinoma, hat been on the rise in recent decades—and researchers know why.
By Jennifer M. Gangloff

The Age Factor
Knowing how and if to alter cancer treatment based on age will become more important as data show a swell in number of older Americans diagnosed with cancer in coming decades.
By Charlotte Huff

 



First Line
Legislative Watch Texas becomes the first state to require HPV vaccination. / Prevention Breast cancer drug Femara is next up in new Evista study. / House Call Functional imaging more quickly determines if therapy is working. / Destination Survivors and families unite in Stowe. / On the Web Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s new name and look. / The Advocate Testicular cancer survivor Bob Hammer and his Have a Ball Foundation. / Childhood Cancer Cognitive dysfunction remains a problem for young patients. / People Report Patrick Dempsey and Molly Ivins. / Bookshelf Help Me Live tells caregivers and friends what patients need. The Place to Be The Patient Advocate Foundation’s annual Patient Congress in Washington, D.C.
[edited by Elizabeth Whittington]

Diagnosis Cancer
Deadly Accuracy
By Katy Human

Finding Hope
Hazardous to Your Heart
By Jamie Spencer

Moving On
What Five Years Really Means
By Curtis Pesmen

Caregivers' Corner
Men Behaving Boldly
By Marc Silver

 



Editor's Page
New look, same mission.
By Melissa Weber

Letters from our Readers

Readers' Forum
Surfer Wisdom
By Mark Lawless

Food for Thought
The Weight Gain Mystery
By Noble Sprayberry

Special Report
Report Incites Controversy after Breast Cancer Decline Linked to HRT Use
By Emma Johnson

Drugs in the News
By Elizabeth Whittington

Speaking Out
By Jeffrey D. White, MD


What Really Helps
By Lori Hope

Toolbox: Resources to Use

Physical Activity
and the Cancer Patient

By the American Cancer Society