CURE

WINTER / 2011

Features

Connecting the Dots: Why It's So Hard to Pin Down Environmental Causes of CancerResearchers examine environmental clues to establish a link to cancer.

BY LAURA BEIL

Brighter Horizons for Hodgkin Lymphoma PatientsThe latest advancements in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma.

BY HEATHER L. VAN EPPS, PHD

Medical Debt: An Unspoken Side Effect of Cancer CareFor many patients, “financial toxicity” is an unwelcome side effect of cancer care.

BY KATY HUMAN

Contents

Breaking News

Research UpdatesResearch updates from the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and American Society of Hematology.

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

First Line

People, News & Events

EDITED BY STAFF

Diagnosis Cancer

Why Banks Need Your Tissue for ResearchTo benefit research, tissue repositories must be accountable.

BY PAUL ENGSTROM

Finding Hope

Consider Dental Issues Before Beginning Cancer TreatmentDentists advise resolving tooth and gum issues before starting cancer treatment.

BY LACEY MEYER

Healing Well

The Positive Power of PetsPets provide comfort, relieve stress from cancer.

BY CHARLOTTE HUFF

Caregivers' Corner

Secret ShameCaregiver stress can sometimes lead to substance abuse.

BY DON VAUGHAN

In Every Issue

Editor's Page

New Research, Discoveries in Hodgkin LymphomaNew research, discoveries in Hodgkin lymphoma

BY DEBU TRIPATHY, MD

Letters from Our Readers

Comments From ReadersLetters, emails and postings from readers.

EDITED BY LINDSAY RAY

Side Note

Managing Cancer-Related Joint PainFor many cancer patients, joint pain subsides when treatment ends.

BY CHARLOTTE LIBOV

Special Report

Patients on Angiogenesis Inhibitors Should Be Monitored for Heart IssuesPatients on angiogenesis inhibitors should be monitored for heart issues.

BY KATHY LATOUR

Food for Thought

Sweet but Safe?Science weighs in on sugar substitutes and its relationship to cancer.

BY NOBLE SPRAYBERRY

Voices

There’s No Box for ThatFamily’s perspective changes when father gets breast cancer.

BY LAURA BARRON

Pipeline

PipelineThe latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

BY LINDSAY RAY

Speaking Out

Being Part of the SolutionSiddhartha Mukherjee, MD, PhD, discusses cancer research.

BY KATHY LATOUR

Web Exclusives

Backstory: An Update from FriendsCURE gets an update from Bobby Harsh, Annette Mattern and Eileen Gould.