Summer 2012

Legislators are introducing bills to encourage people to get their recommended screenings.

Websites help consumers identify actinic keratosis.

Survival rates for ALL have increased to about 90 percent.

Should cancer patients be concerned with counterfeit drugs?

While smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, No. 2 is radon, a naturally occurring gas that’s potentially damaging to lung tissue.

Why cancer rehabilitation is necessary

Learn ways to begin expressive writing about your cancer experience.

Patients and caregivers can only make truly informed decisions about end-of-life care when they understand the natural process of dying, says Tani Bahti, RN.

Although there are advances in treating cancers linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV), the best medicine is to prevent the disease in the first place.

HPV causes surge in oral cancer rates.

A new study indicates Chinese breast cancer survivors who eat more cruciferous vegetables my have decreased recurrence and improved survival.

Some drugs used to treat cancer can trigger physiological responses that manifest in feelings of anger.

Research into vaccine therapy for cancer is extending to many cancer types.

Finalist Essay: CURE’s 2012 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing

Otis Brawley, MD, writes on healthcare in the U.S.

Reader responses to the Spring 2012 issue of CURE.

Chemical compounds in chocolate may protect against cancer.

Winning Essay: CURE’s 2012 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing

Finalist essay for CURE's 2012 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing.

How to say goodbye when a loved one says it’s time.

Editor Debu Tripathy, MD, explains the shifts in causation, biology and treatment of head and neck cancer.

The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment.

Estrogen-only hormone therapy ups breast cancer risk if taken long term.

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