Spring / 2008

Beginnings

Defining Perceptions

BY DEBU TRIPATHY, MD

Letter from Editor-in-cheif, Debu Tripathy, MD






Body

Heart & Lung Watch

BY DEBRA WOOD, RN

Cancer survivors sometimes face long-term cardiopulmonary fallout from treatment.

Part of the Grand Experiment

BY KATHY LATOUR

An advocate learns firsthand about heart trouble arising decades after cancer treatment.

Gastronomical Distress

BY CLAUDIA BOYNTON

Fighting colon cancer was only part of the battle; this survivor then had to learn how, and what, to eat all over again.

 

 

 

 

 






Spirit

Diagnosis: Critical Mass

BY FRAN DIGIACOMO

Learning to let go of some fashionable old friends.

Snippets

Poem by cancer survivor






People

Surviving With A Plumb

BY JEAN N. JOHNSON

After a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, this Missouri man is undaunted in efforts to connect with others. 

The Healing Zone

BY MELISSA GASKILL

Q&A with Julie Silver, MD, on wellness after cancer treatment






Transitions

Figurative Testimonials

BY KAREN BELFER

An ovarian cancer survivor uses her art to make her hidden emotional journey visible.

Here We Go Again

BY KATHY LATOUR

Surely it couldn't have been that long since my last mammogram.






Knowledge

Shining Light on Detection

BY LAURA BEIL

New optical imaging techniques may help find cancers that aren't otherwise obvious

Shouldering Debt

BY TERESA MCUSIC

After a cancer diagnosis, mounds of medical bills can stagger even insured patients. 

Preparing for the Breast Cancer Paradigm Shift

BY LILLIE SHOCKNEY, RN

As a number of breast cancer survivors outpaces that of oncologists, new perspectives on post-treatment care are needed






Prevention

Prevention in America

BY LOVELL JONES

Enhancing cancer prevention efforts in minority communities

A Shot at Prevention

BY DON VAUGHAN

Vaccination against HPV might someday hold promise beyond fighting just cervical cancer 






Connections

Relay for (Second) Life

BY JOHN V. WOOD

Fundraising to fight cancer is flourishing in Second Life, a virtual world where peopl's created characters live an alternative "life"

Reel-Life Cancer

BY LACEY MEYER

Survivors share their experiences on film, via internet