Summer / 2009

In Every Issue

Editor's Page

Message from the EditorHave targeted therapies lived up to our expectations?

BY DEBU TRIPATHY, MD

Letters from Our Readers

Letters from Our ReadersReaders respond to past articles.

Side Note

All Is Not LostPlanning ahead for treatment-related hair loss.

BY LACEY MEYER

Special Report

Medical Devices Face Stricter RegulationsThe Government Accountability Office recently chastised the FDA for not moving fast enough in implementing stricter regulationsin approving Class III medical devices.

BY JO CAVALLO

Food for Thought

Good GrillingHow to avoid carcinogens on the barbecue.

BY LENA HUANG

Readers' Forum

A Life Beyond CancerCURE chooses the winning essay for it 2009 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing.

BY RENÉE LA FOREST

Drugs in the News

Prostate, Brain & Kidney CancersNew drug therapies aid in the treatment of prostate cancer, glioblastoma, and renal cell carcinoma.

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Speaking Out

Revisiting the Seasons of SurvivalApplying new wisdom to the phases of survivorship.

BY KENNETH D. MILLER, MD

Conquering Cancer & the Classroom

BY SCOTT WILLIAMS

Reorienting kids to their academic and social lives after cancer.

ARTICLE EXTRAS From Cancer Warrior to Basketball Player Resources Web Exclusive: Developing a Strategy Web Exclusive: Helpful Advice Audio Slideshow

Targeted Therapy: Hope or Hype?

BY LAURA BEIL

The promise and reality of targeted cancer drugs.

ARTICLE EXTRAS
Sticker Shock
Smarter Trials for Smarter Drugs
Web Exclusive: Searching for New Targets
Web Exclusive: Find a Clinical Trial That's Right for You
Chart : Agents in the Pipeline
Illustration : Taking Aim

Reining in Renal Cancer

BY KAREN PATTERSON

Are we closer to treating advanced kidney cancer as a chronic disease?

ARTICLE EXTRAS
Surgical Strategies
Taking a Closer Look
Web Exclusive: Types of Kidney Cancer
Web Exclusive: Find a Clinical Trial That's Right for You
Illustration : A New Era
Video

Breaking News

ASCO Updates

BY STAFF REPORTS

News from the 2009 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

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

No I.D.

BY KATY HUMAN

Treating cancer is a tricky matter when the type is unknown.

Finding Hope

Disjointed Custody

BY CHARLOTTE HUFF

Legal issues can complicate fertility preservation.

Moving On

Fighting Fatigue

BY LENA HUANG

Exercise restores energy to fatigued survivors.

Healing Well

Reconstruction Do-Overs

BY KATHY LATOUR

Breast reconstructions may need to be redone years later.

Caregivers' Corner

Hard Times

BY JOANNE KENEN

How to manage the financial impact of caregiving.