Spring / 2007

In Every Issue

Editor's Page

Message from the EditorNew look, same mission.

BY MELISSA WEBER

Letters from Our Readers

Letters from Our ReadersReaders respond to past CURE articles on living with mesothelioma, hospice, beating bladder cancer, lung cancer, and response to CURE’s 2007 Cancer Resource Guide.

Special Report

Report Incites Controversy After Breast Cancer Decline Linked to HRT UseThe medical community strikes up a debate after a 2006 study released data linking the decreased use of hormone replacement therapy to the recent decrease in breast cancer cases. 

BY EMMA JOHNSON

Food for Thought

The Weight Gain MysteryWhy breast cancer patients may gain weight during treatment and how to manage it. 

BY NOBLE SPRAYBERRY

Readers' Forum

Surfer WisdomA random yet profound connection in the waiting room provides much needed inspiration. 

BY MARK LAWLESS

Drugs in the News

Breast Cancer & Liver Cancer An approval in breast cancer, positive clinical trial results in liver cancer, while a prostate cancer drug disappoints. 

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Speaking Out

The National Cancer Institute's CAM AgendaThe National Cancer Institute intensifies quality cancer research and discussion about complementary and alternative medicine. 

BY JEFFREY D. WHITE, MD

Web Exclusives

Physical Activity and the Cancer Patient In the past, people with cancer were often advised to avoid physical activity, but for many patients, regular exercise is beneficial.

BY THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

What Really HelpsA guide for supporting a friend or family member with cancer.

BY LORI HOPE

Prescription for Trouble

BY JO CAVALLO

No matter what the prognosis, experts say alternative medicine is never a replacement for conventional cancer treatment.

ARTICLE EXTRAS Medical Miracle or Spontaneous Remission? An Integrative Plan A History of Alternative Cancer Cures Web Exclusive: Protection from Health Fraud

Liver Cancer: More Cases, More Causes

BY JENNIFER M. GANGLOFF

The incidence of the most common type of liver cancer, known as hepatocellular carcinoma, has been on the rise in recent decades—and researchers know why.  

ARTICLE EXTRAS
Dangerous Exposure
Liver Cancer: A Global Epidemic
Web Exclusive: Can Liver Cancer Be Found Early?

The Age Factor

BY CHARLOTTE HUFF

How and if to alter cancer treatment in older people with cancer.

ARTICLE EXTRAS
The Emotional Toll
Help for the Older Patient
Web Exclusive: The Biology of Cancer and Aging

Contents

First Line

People, News & Events

EDITED BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

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

Diagnosis Cancer

Deadly Accuracy

BY KATY HUMAN

Proton beam therapy kills cancer cells without the collateral damage of traditional radiation.

Finding Hope

Hazardous to Your Heart

BY JAMIE SPENCER

Protecting the heart from toxic side effects of cancer therapy.

Moving On

What Five Years Really Means

BY CURTIS PESMEN

Survival statistics mean different things for different cancers. 

Caregivers' Corner

Men Behaving Boldly

BY MARC SILVER

Male cancer caregivers defy clueless and powerless stereotype.