WINTER / 2008

Features

Bittersweet GenePredicting drug response in colorectal cancer.

BY HEATHER L. VAN EPPS, PHD

Medicine's New Epicenter? EpigeneticsFlipping cancer's "off" switch.

BY LAURA BEIL

Building FuturesBreast cancer survivors find a constructive outlet for their altruism. 

BY BEATRIZ TERRAZAS

Contents

Backstory

An Update From FriendsCURE revisits people featured in past issues, including Phillip Berman, Callie Caylor, and Edith Joyner. 

BY LAMBETH HOCHWALD

First Line

People, News & Events

EDITED BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Diagnosis Cancer

On Their OwnGoing it alone in the fight against cancer.

BY MARC SILVER

Finding Hope

Weight and SeeWhat to do about weight gain during treatment.  

BY CHARLOTTE HUFF

Moving On

Mapping the JourneyCare plans outline what's next for survivors.

BY LACEY MEYER

Healing Well

Downsizing Swollen LimbsControlling lymphedema with the old and the new.

BY KATHERINE HOBSON

Caregivers' Corner

Taking Care of BusinessHow laws help working caregivers.

BY LENA HUANG

In Every Issue

Editor's Page

Message from the EditorA new chapter in the cancer tale.

BY DEBU TRIPATHY, MD

Letters from Our Readers

Letters from Our ReadersReaders respond to past articles. 

Side Note

Squashing a Queasy StomachHow to avoid nausea and vomiting during treatment. 

BY DEBRA WOOD, RN

Special Report

Do Breast Self-Exams Save Lives?The validity of performing monthly breast self-exams to improve survival rates is again being questioned.

BY JO CAVALLO

Food for Thought

Out to LunchStrategies for dining out during treatment. 

BY DON VAUGHAN

Readers' Forum

Another Inconvenient TruthWhat I didn't know then about childhood cancer. 

BY BOB PINIEWSKI

Drugs in the News

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma & Supportive CareTreanda and Sancuso patch approved.

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Speaking Out

The Invisible CaregiverAdvocating for yourself and your loved one.

BY BONNIE LAWRENCE

Web Exclusives

Diet and Lifestyle Influences in Breast CancerReduce breast cancer risk through diet and lifestyle. 

BY TED JAMES, MD AND JENNIFER MAY, RD

To Screen or Not to ScreenControversy surrounds lung cancer screening.  

BY SUSAN KREIMER