
Kathy LaTour

Kathy LaTour is a breast cancer survivor, author of The Breast Cancer Companion and co-founder of CURE magazine. While cancer did not take her life, she has given it willingly to educate, empower and enlighten the newly diagnosed and those who care for them.
Articles by Kathy LaTour






Planet Cancer is a book for young adults cancer patients and survivors.


A patient uses art to deal with physical and emotional scars caused by cancer.

Cancer survivors find meaning through art.




New research hints at potential ways to keep hair during chemotherapy.







A blog by Kathy LaTour, breast cancer survivor, on how hair loss affected her after cancer.

Researchers make advances in scalp cooling to prevent hair loss.

Early trial shows botanical for advanced breast cancer ready for next step.



Getting back to work after cancer can be intimidating, especially if complicated with symptoms of chemobrain.

Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD, PhD, has turned cancer into a page turner.



A review of the fifth and latest version of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book.

One of the primary goals of sentinel node biopsy is to reduce the need for axillary dissection to minimize a woman’s chance of getting lymphedema, a chronic buildup of fluid that occurs as a result of the body’s impaired ability to drain lymph fluid from tissue.
