Summer / 2010

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

The Treatment Option You May Be Missing

BY LAURA BEIL

Why aren't cancer patients participating in clinical trials?

ARTICLE EXTRAS Doc, Can We Talk About Clinical Trials? Phases of Clinical Trials A Friendlier Approach

Progress That's Worth the Wait

BY KAREN PATTERSON

A wave of new treatments for chronic lymphocytic leukemia can help keep the disease at bay.

ARTICLE EXTRAS
Other Leukemias
Watching, Waiting, & More
Web Exclusive: Find a Clinical Trial That's Right for You
Illustration: Deciding on Treatment

Living on the Edge

BY KATHY LATOUR

A growing population of patients have emerged: long-term metastatic cancer survivors.

ARTICLE EXTRAS
What Is Metastatic Cancer?
Teaming Up Against Liver Cancers
Web Exclusive: Standing Up to Cancer
Web Exclusive: Gaining Ground In Treating Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Video

Breaking News

ASCO Updates

BY STAFF REPORTS

Updates from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

First Line

People, News & Events

EDITED BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Legislative Watch / People Report / The Place To Be / Prevention / House Call / Childhood Cancer / Destination / On The Web / Bookshelf

Diagnosis Cancer

What to Expect When You're Not Expecting—Yet

BY ERIK NESS

How to overcome obstacles to fertility preservation.

Finding Hope

The Genes That Bind

BY CHARLOTTE HUFF

Parents decide if and when to share genetic risk with a child.

Healing Well

Sex and Intimacy After Cancer

BY LACEY MEYER

Both physical and emotional issues impact sexuality after cancer.

Caregivers' Corner

Buffer Zone

BY MARC SILVER

Hiding worries from the patient may do more harm than good.