Fall / 2009

In Every Issue

Editor's Page

Message from the EditorA positive turn of events for a "negative" tumor.

BY DEBU TRIPATHY, MD

Letters from Our Readers

Letters from Our ReadersReaders respond to past articles.

Side Note

OverheatedCooling hot flashes brought on by cancer treatments.

BY LACEY MEYER

Special Report

How Should Ovarian Cancer Survivors Be Monitored for Relapse?Treating an ovarian cancer relapse as soon as it can be detected seems like a good idea. But not so fast, a major study has concluded.

BY KAREN PATTERSON

Food for Thought

Intestinal InsightProbiotics may be good for the gut.

BY KATY HUMAN

Readers' Forum

I LaughedWhen it comes to cancer, sometimes all we can do is laugh.

BY KRISSY DIETRICH GALLAGHER

Drugs in the News

Kidney Cancer & Lung CancerNew therapy available for renal cell carcinoma and first maintenance therapy is approved for lung cancer.

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Speaking Out

Cancer ScreeningDoes the evidence always support intuition?

BY BARNETT S. KRAMER, MD

The Internal Flame

BY KAREN PATTERSON

Chronic inflammation causes cancer. Find out how and what's being done about it.

ARTICLE EXTRAS Web Exclusive: It’s Not Just Cancer Illustration: When the Defense Never Rests Chart: Making the Connection

Meetings of the Minds

BY CHARLOTTE HUFF

What is multidisciplinary care, and where can patients get it?

ARTICLE EXTRAS
Tapping Broader Expertise
Web Exclusive: When is Multidisciplinary Care Really Needed?
Chart : The Patient Perspective

Targeting the Triple Threat

BY NICOLE LEBRASSEUR, PHD AND HEATHER L. VAN EPPS, PHD

There's now something to take aim at in triple-negative breast cancer.

ARTICLE EXTRAS
Positively Speaking
Illustration : Turning Off DNA Repair
Audio Slideshow

First Line

People, News & Events

EDITED BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

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

Diagnosis Cancer

Life Preserver?

BY LAURA BEIL

New research highlights drawbacks of tests aimed at early detection.

Finding Hope

Teen Tribulations

BY MARC SILVER

Teens open up about their parents' cancers.

Moving On

Prince & the Gun Oil

BY DEBRA JARVIS

Sex toys and lubricant and erotic books, oh my!

Healing Well

Breast Cancer Around the World

BY KATHY LATOUR

Women ignite change across the globe.

Caregivers' Corner

Deconstructing Grief

BY ERIK NESS

Sorting out the emotions of loss.