Summer 2010

New study shows exercise reduces anxiety in cancer patients and survivors.

Use TrialCheck's online search engine to find a CLL trial that fits your profile.

Movie producer Laura Ziskin's diagnosis of advanced braest cancer led her to develop a new research-funding strategy.

Scott Kopetz, MD says treatment advances are taking metastatic patients into remission.

In an excerpt from his book "CONQUER PROSTATE CANCER: How Medicine, Faith, Love and Sex Can Renew Your Life," Rabbi Edgar Weinsberg talks about his visit to a sex therapist and the intimacy that resulted.

A report, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, looks at the outcomes in children and adolescents with cancer, hoping to provide insights that will guide future research.

The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment

Fertility treatments for cancer patients aren't cheap, but they are less expensive in the long run.

When cancer cells break off the primary tumor and travel through the body to grow in a new location, it's called metastasis.

A unique doctor-patient relationship has been educating physicians and their patients about a little-known radiation therapy for liver tumors.

Genetic testing of children is typically discouraged by professional groups, but a recent study indicates that some parents, as well as their children, haven’t ruled out the possibility.

Clinical trial enrollment, and why it matters to all of us.

Q: What’s different about the new prostate cancer screening guidelines?

Updates results from the STAR trial show Evista and tamoxifen have long-term breast cancer prevention effects.

Updates results from the STAR trial show Evista and tamoxifen have long-term breast cancer prevention effects.

Hiding worries from the patient may do more harm than good.

Understanding the different phases of clinical trials.

Cancer advocates are working to make the process of finding and understanding trials less intimidating.

Why aren't cancer patients participating in clinical trials?

Cancer patients and survivors may have extended insurance benefits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

A book review of Mirror Makeovers: And Savvy Insights for the Everyday Gal Surviving Cancer and Baldness with a Sense of Humor.

Updates from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Parents decide if and when to share genetic risk with a child.

In intervention studies, mental health experts have tried to help couples stop buffering and start sharing.

Even if your doctor hasn’t mentioned the possibility of a clinical trial or getting treatment through a clinical trial, you still may be eligible for a study.

Helen Anbinder of Dobbs Ferry, New York, achieved a lot—and much was achieved on her behalf—in the seven years between her CLL diagnosis and treatment.

Both physical and emotional issues impact sexuality after cancer.