Fall 2008 | CURE

September 08, 2008

Expanding coverage across the entire cancer continuum.

September 08, 2008

Women at high risk for breast cancer may lower their risk of developing the disease by undergoing a preventive, or prophylactic, mastectomy.

September 08, 2008

Educational conference for thyroid cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers.

September 08, 2008

Traditional Chinese medicine, or TCM, includes a variety of therapies, such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, and meditation exercises for health and well-being.

September 08, 2008

Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau and Stand Up To Cancer.

September 08, 2008

Specialty pharmacies have been a health care staple for years.

September 08, 2008

American Cancer Society launches online video sharing.

September 08, 2008

Does vitamin D prevent cancer?

September 08, 2008

What you need to know about breast cancer prevention.

September 08, 2008

Treatment anxiety can be conquered [and besides, it usually turns out to be unfounded].

September 08, 2008

Information on managing the side effects of cancer therapy.

September 08, 2008

Colorectal cancer survivors take their message to Congress.

September 08, 2008

New law funds pediatric cancer research.

September 08, 2008

Study shows smoking cessation aids and advice not reaching minorities.

September 08, 2008

Patients who travel for treatment now have more places to stay.

September 08, 2008

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s survivorship clinic.

September 08, 2008

How patients negotiate the transition to their post-treatment life can be framed by a number of factors beyond their control, including age and gender.

September 08, 2008

The Institute of Medicine’s From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition offers a number of recommendations for improving survivors’ care.

September 08, 2008

Patient denial places added burden on caregivers.

September 08, 2008

A single, young, BRCA1 carrier chooses prophylactic mastectomy in Pretty Is What Changes.

September 08, 2008

New research and tools illuminate the multiple treatment paths faced by patients with early-stage invasive breast cancer.

September 08, 2008

Role of antioxidants called into question -- again.

September 08, 2008

New options for surgery and radiation cause debate in early-stage breast cancer.

September 08, 2008

Helpful definitions of terms that guide treatment decisions in early-stage breast cancer.

September 08, 2008

Constipation during treatment can be alleviated.

September 08, 2008

A trek to the finish line.

September 08, 2008

Velcade is now available for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients and new drugs emerge as potential treatment to a serious side effect.

September 08, 2008

The growing need for shared decision-making in medicine.

September 08, 2008

Anyone considering traveling for cancer treatment should thoroughly research the treatment facility services, specialties and pysicians and plan ahead for a place to stay and living expenses.

September 08, 2008

With so many options, patients need specific information from their physicians in order to make decisions that fit their goals and situation.Jeffrey Belkora, PhD, director of Breast Care Center Decision Services at the University of California, San Francisco, hosts Guidesmith, a public interest website that “focuses on how you can use leadership, teamwork, and decision making skills and tools to guide yourself, or someone else, through high-stakes situations.”The prompt sheet that is provided to breast cancer patients at UCSF to stimulate questions to ask the doctor is available on the site, and covers areas such as treatment options, goals of treatment, the impact of each choice, and barriers that might exist.

September 08, 2008

Cancer patients commonly fear the possible side effects of treatment, but here are some ways to conquer that fear.

September 08, 2008

Adjusting to life after cancer treatment can be a challenge for both the cancer survivor and the caregiver.

September 08, 2008

Living with metastatic breast cancer, new treatments for brain cancer, and choosing who to tell about a cancer diagnosis.

September 08, 2008

Former CBS anchor René Syler educated & inspired thousands when she went public with her decision to have a bilateral prophylactic mastectomy.

September 08, 2008

Integrating traditional Chinese medicine may ease side effects.

September 08, 2008

President signs genetic anti-discrimination bill.

September 08, 2008

Strategies help patients adjust to life after treatment.

September 08, 2008

Researchers confirm survivorship issues at biennial meeting.

September 08, 2008

Physical therapists Leslie Waltke and Beth Rothman talk about the benefits of rehabilitation and exercise during and after breast cancer treatment.

September 08, 2008

National Cancer Survivors’ Day is observed in Chicago at the 15th annual Cancer Survivors’ Celebration and Walk.

September 08, 2008

Denial places added burden on caregivers.