Special Issue / 2008

In Every Issue

Editor's Page

Message from the EditorConfronting tumor evolution with treatment revolution.

BY DEBU TRIPATHY, MD

BY BEVERLY A. CALEY

Using robotic arms, video cameras, and tiny incisions, cancer surgeons are changing what it means to go under the knife.

ARTICLE EXTRAS Donald L. Morton: Looking for a Better Way Oncoplastic Surgery for Breast Cancer Illustration: The da Vinci Robot

Gaining an Edge Against Cancer

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Cancer research pushes forward as scientists find creative ways to attack cancer.

ARTICLE EXTRAS
Neil Spector: Getting the Right Drug to the Right Patient
Knowing What Works
Illustration: Cancer Therapy's Many Targets
Chart: Agents in the Pipeline

A Direct Hit

BY MELISSA KNOPPER

Technology propels radiation therapy to a new status: targeted therapy.

ARTICLE EXTRAS
Hak Choy: The Combined Approach
Short Schedule Just as Good in the Long Run?
Illustration: Radiation Manipulation
Illustration: The MammoSite Method

Features

Under New Management

BY PAUL ENGSTROM

Newer and better supportive care days to control side effects are making treatments easier for patients.

Features

Cell Restoration

BY ROBERT S. DINSMOOR

Stem cell transplantation is safer and more accessible than ever before.

Features

Timeline: Milestones in Cancer Treatment

EDITED BY LACEY MEYER

CURE looks back at the progress in cancer research over the past two centuries and highlights scientists whose work helped get us to this point in cancer treatment.