Spring / 2010

In Every Issue

Editor's Page

Cancer Vaccines No Longer a Long ShotSpring 2010 Letter from the Editor

BY DEBU TRIPATHY, MD

Letters from Our Readers

Side Note

Tingling TroublesCalming damaged nerves during and after cancer treatment.

BY BUNMI ISHOLA

Special Report

Special ReportShould women under 50 hold off on breast cancer screening?

BY KAREN PATTERSON

Food for Thought

Go FishOmega-3s studied for cancer prevention

BY DON VAUGHAN

Readers' Forum

Taking a Radiation 'Trip'Reader essay about her great adventure through cancer treatment.

BY CYNDI FAGOT

Drugs in the News

PipelineThe latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

BY KATY HUMAN

Speaking Out

Following the Patient's Spiritual LeadA Q&A with The Rev. Mark Buchanan and chaplain Ryan Campbell

BY KATHY LATOUR

Lung Overdue

BY CHARLOTTE HUFF

Progress in lung cancer is likely to stem from targeted treatments.

ARTICLE EXTRAS Living with Lung Cancer Now or Later? Staging Takes a Leap Illustration: By the Numbers: Staging Lung Cancer

Keeping the Faith

BY KATHY LATOUR

What role does faith and spirituality play in the lives of cancer patients?

ARTICLE EXTRAS
Finding Meaning & Purpose
Web Exclusive: Spirit-Sending Ceremony
Web Exclusive: Finding Faith
Survey Results: What Role Does Spirituality Play in the Cancer Journey?
Video

Getting Personal

BY KATY HUMAN

Researchers attack patients' tumors with custom-tailored vaccines.

ARTICLE EXTRAS
Preventive Vaccines: Triggering an Immune Response
The Next Big Thing
Chart: Vaccines To Treat Cancer
Illustration: Taking a Shot Against Cancer

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

Friends in Need

BY KAREN PATTERSON

Online social media promote connection, education, and support.

Finding Hope

Welcomed Workout

BY LAURA BEIL

Finding an exercise routine you enjoy makes sticking to it easier.

Healing Well

Sleepless in Seattle, San Antonio & St. Louis

BY KATHY LATOUR

Following a few simple rules helps survivors get some sleep.

Caregivers' Corner

Alongside My Wife

BY VAUGHN SMIDER, MD, PHD

A wife's diagnosis, a husband's story.