CURE

SUMMER / 2010

Features

The Treatment Option You May Be MissingWhy aren't cancer patients participating in clinical trials?

BY LAURA BEIL

Progress That's Worth the WaitA wave of new treatments for chronic lymphocytic leukemia can help keep the disease at bay.

BY KAREN PATTERSON

Living on the EdgeA growing population of patients have emerged: long-term metastatic cancer survivors.

BY KATHY LATOUR

Contents

Breaking News

ASCO UpdatesUpdates from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 

BY STAFF REPORTS

First Line

People, News & Events

EDITED BY STAFF

Diagnosis Cancer

What to Expect When You're Not Expecting—YetHow to overcome obstacles to fertility preservation.

BY ERIK NESS

Finding Hope

The Genes That BindParents decide if and when to share genetic risk with a child.

BY CHARLOTTE HUFF

Healing Well

Sex and Intimacy After CancerBoth physical and emotional issues impact sexuality after cancer. 

BY LACEY MEYER

Caregivers' Corner

Buffer ZoneHiding worries from the patient may do more harm than good.

BY MARC SILVER

In Every Issue

Editor's Page

Message From the EditorClinical trial enrollment, and why it matters to all of us. 

BY DEBU TRIPATHY, MD

Letters from Our Readers

Letters From Our Readers

Side Note

Bad BlockBeing aware of the dangers of deep vein thrombosis

BY BUNMI ISHOLA

Special Report

Can an Aspirin a Day Keep Breast Cancer Away?Breast cancer survivors who regularly take aspirin to protect their hearts may enjoy another payoff: a lower risk of recurrence.

BY CHARLOTTE HUFF

Food for Thought

Mixing It UpFood-drug interactions can adversely affect cancer treatment.

BY DON VAUGHAN

Readers' Forum

Beginning to EndWinning Essay: CURE’s 2010 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing

BY VALERIE BOSSELMAN

Drugs in the News

PipelineThe latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment

BY KATY HUMAN

Speaking Out

The RulesThe dos and don'ts when someone you know is diagnosed.

BY LESLIE STARSONECK