SPRING / 2008

Features

Below the SurfaceNew therapies for melanoma exploit biological insights to combat this dangerous skin cancer.

BY NICOLE LEBRASSEUR, PHD AND HEATHER L. VAN EPPS, PHD

The New Specialty in Cancer CarePalliative care is catching on in centers across the country, improving quality of life for patients along the way.

BY JOANNE KENEN

Are Minorities Benefiting From Prevention Priority?Cultural differences and lack of access to good medical care impact how cancer affects minority groups.

BY JO CAVALLO

Contents

First Line

People, News & Events

EDITED BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Diagnosis Cancer

Straight TalkWhat kids need and want to know when a parent is diagnosed.

BY ERIK NESS

Finding Hope

On the DefensiveRising number of staph infections leads hospitals and patients to put their guard up.  

BY KATY HUMAN

Moving On

Marriage and Cancer?Taking steps to lessen marital stress. 

BY CURTIS PESMEN

Caregivers' Corner

How Out-of-Towners Stay in the LoopThe challenges of caregiving from a distance. 

BY MARC SILVER

In Every Issue

Editor's Page

Message from the PublisherPublisher Susan McClure discusses an incident that prompted a meaningful discussion with her young son about her breast cancer. 

BY SUSAN MCCLURE

Letters from Our Readers

Letters from Our ReadersReaders respond to CURE articles about fatigue, demystifying misdiagnoses, sarcoma, and straight from San Antonio.

Special Report

More Radiation in Less TimeA new approach to radiation treatment in early-stage breast cancer employs a larger dose on a shorter schedule.

BY LAURA BEIL

Food for Thought

Dieting Away Cancer?Popular in practice, macrobiotic diet lacks scientific evidence.

BY LENA HUANG

Readers' Forum

When the Ordinary Becomes the IdealWelcoming back the humdrum days of routine. 

BY LINN KURKJIAN

Drugs in the News

Breast Cancer & Lung CancerThe FDA approves Avastin for breast cancer and a lung cancer trial involving Nexavar shows no survival benefit.

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Speaking Out

Another Deafening SilencePatients should demand palliative care, no matter the stage of disease. 

BY BETTY FERRELL, PHD, RN

Web Exclusives

DES Exposure: Questions and AnswersHealth problems experienced by women who were given DES during pregnancy and DES-exposed daughters.

BY THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

Are Public Awareness Campaigns Effective?Public awareness campaigns are strategically planned to reach a target audience and to communicate a specific message tailored to that group.

BY LACEY MEYER