SUMMER / 2007

Features

No SmokingWhat's to blame for lung cancer in people who never smoked, and what that means for treatment and survival.

BY KATY HUMAN

Surgeons and RobotsMinimally invasive technologies transform the landscape of cancer surgery. 

BY BEVERLY A. CALEY

In Whose Best Interest?Exposing the ethical dilemmas of clinical trials reveals a balance between researchers, drug companies, and patients.

BY HEATHER L. VAN EPPS, PHD

Contents

Breaking News

Breaking News from ASCOUpdates from the 2007 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology includes news on liver, kidney, lung, colon, pancreatic and breast cancers.

BY STAFF REPORTS

First Line

People, News & Events

EDITED BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Diagnosis Cancer

Portal AuthorityPatients log on to access medical records and talk with doctors.

BY MARC SILVER

Finding Hope

Precious TumorWhat happens to cancer tissue and why it's so valuable to researchers.

BY CHARLOTTE HUFF

Moving On

Surviving "Survivor" StereotypesPatients face how cancer will define them once treatment ends. 

BY CURTIS PESMEN

Caregivers' Corner

The Secret of CaregiversWhen caregivers feel they have no choice, the challenging role can take its toll.

BY JO CAVALLO

In Every Issue

Editor's Page

Message from the EditorThe ethics of cancer research and how it affects you.

BY MELISSA WEBER

Letters from Our Readers

Letters from Our Readers Readers respond to past articles on the age factor, men as caregivers and advocates, and online information resources.

Special Report

Direct-To-Consumer-Advertising: Education or Confusion? Drug companies’ advertisements promoting their wares directly to consumers have soared since 1997.

BY EMMA JOHNSON

Food for Thought

Fatigue-Fighting FoodsWhat patients eat may boost energy.

BY JENNIFER M. GANGLOFF

Readers' Forum

2007 Extraordinary Healer Award FinalistsPatients honor their oncology nurses. 

BY RACHEL BAUMGARTNER AND TERRI SCHINAZI

Drugs in the News

Kidney Cancer & Prostate CancerThe FDA approves third kidney cancer drug and blood-clotting therapy while delaying review on a prostate cancer vaccine, and one drug edges another in a colorectal cancer clinical trial.

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Speaking Out

A Hole In The WorldDana Reeve's death revealed the other face of lung cancer.

BY DEBORAH MOROSINI, MD

Web Exclusives

Raising Their VoicesYoung adults with cancer create a movement through music, and they’re taking it on the road.

BY LACEY MEYER

What I've Learned About Living Well with IllnessCancer—the uninvited teacher— leaves a new understanding of what’s important.  

BY ERIC KINGSON