Winter / 2006

In Every Issue

Editor's Page

Message from the EditorPatients must balance price of drugs with the literal cost of living.

BY MELISSA WEBER

Letters from Our Readers

Letters from Our ReadersDoing well, bladder cancer survivor, quality of life, survivors issue.

Special Report

Home-Brewed Gene TestsThis article discusses genetic test kits and the types of cancer they test for. 

BY DIANE COLE

Food for Thought

Cutting Out HormonesThis article discusses the health concerns for cancer survivors in consuming hormones in food and dairy products. 

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Drugs in the News

Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer & LymphomaNew approvals for colorectal, lung, breast, head & neck cancer and lymphoma.

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Speaking Out

A View of Cancer Care in AmericaNancy Davenport-Ellis, a breast cancer survivor and founder of the Patient Advocate Foundation, discusses the expense of cancer care for patients and the complexities of health insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid. 

BY NANCY DAVENPORT-ENNIS

Web Exclusives

People and PlacesBradley, Lance Armstrong Foundation, Betty Agassi, Farah Fawcett

BY ALEXANDRA HURD

How Can I Quit Smoking?Dr. Michael Fiori, professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin and founder and director of the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, offers suggestions on how to quit smoking. 

BY MICHAEL FIORE, MD

BookshelfWhen It’s Cancer: The 10 Essential Steps to Follow After Your Diagnosis

BY KATHY LATOUR

Begin Healing With a Single StepThis article discusses physical healing through exercise after cancer treatment. 

BY JULIE K. SILVER, MD

When Illnesses Compete

BY HEATHER L. VAN EPPS, PHD

In an aging population, cancer is rarely a solo act.

ARTICLE EXTRAS In Need of Aging Complicated Diagnosis Calculating the Score Web Exclusive: Cost of Multiple Illnesses

Can You Afford Cancer?

BY JO CAVALLO

Escalating cancer drug costs trigger concerns about access for patients.

ARTICLE EXTRAS
Take All Your Medicine
Help for Patients
Web Exclusive: Medical Insurance and Financial Assistance for the Cancer Patient

Bladder Cancer: Breaking the Research Barrier

BY BEVERLY A. CALEY

Doctors and patients must work together to change the status quo in bladder cancer treatment.

ARTICLE EXTRAS
Influential Factors
Keeping Vigilant
Web Exclusive: Risk Factors

Contents

Breaking News

Breaking News from ASH and SABCS

BY STAFF REPORTS

Updates from the American Society of Hematology Meeting and the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Diagnosis Cancer

Cancer Myths

BY EMMA JOHNSON

In an age of information abundance, myths about cancer abound.

Finding Hope

Tossing and Turning

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Treatment and side effects disrupt sleep.

Moving On

Making New Plans

BY JENNIFER M. GANGLOFF

Survivors experience urge for change in their lives. 

Caregivers' Corner

A Different Kind of Caring

BY LAURA BEIL

Hospice nurses see their profession as a calling.