Winter / 2006

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.