Fall 2010

Financial Aid

New health care law may help cancer patients control costs & gain access to clinical trials.

Energy Balance

Matching calories consumed to calories burned may reduce your risk of recurrence.

Tan Tax Begins

Skin cancer advocates hope a new 10 percent tax on indoor tanning will pull tanners out from under the bulbs.

Oncologists have begun trading in what had become a miracle pill for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia for more potent, newer-generation drugs that appear to work even better as first-line treatment for CML.

Metformin, a drug commonly used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, is showing promise in the treatment of certain types of hormone-stimulated cancers, such as breast cancer and prostate cancer.

Reach Out & Hope

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Tips for patients and families looking to get help with basic tasks of daily living.

A Getaway for Parents

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Special Love, Inc., is offering parents of children with cancer a chance to relax and rejuvenate during its Parents Getaway Weekend.

Researchers found that in some childhood cancer survivors, a late effect called cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart cannot pump properly, was tied to a specific gene and drug dose.