Spring 2008 | CURE

July 22, 2010

July 22, 2010

July 22, 2010

July 22, 2010

Under the Fair Debt Collections Protection Act, debt collectors must follow certain guidelines.

July 22, 2010

To combat medical indebtedness, some cancer survivors are ending up in bankruptcy court.

July 22, 2010

Advice from advocates on how to avoid debt and get help with bills.

July 22, 2010

July 22, 2010

Facts about pancreatic cancer survivor and cancer support talk show host John Plumb.

July 20, 2010

Heart-lung complications are more likely in survivors of certain cancers—breast, lymphoma, testicular, lung—and who received certain treatments

November 18, 2009

While numerous studies have examined diet for the prevention of colon cancer, one study ?indicates following a Western dietary pattern may be associated with a higher risk of recurrence and mortality among colon cancer patients.

March 10, 2008

A new approach to radiation treatment in early-stage breast cancer employs a larger dose on a shorter schedule.

March 10, 2008

Publisher Susan McClure discusses an incident that prompted a meaningful discussion with her young son about her breast cancer.

March 10, 2008

Popular in practice, macrobiotic diet lacks scientific evidence.

March 10, 2008

What kids need and want to know when a parent is diagnosed.

March 10, 2008

Welcoming back the humdrum days of routine.

March 10, 2008

The FDA approves Avastin for breast cancer and a lung cancer trial involving Nexavar shows no survival benefit.

March 10, 2008

Rising number of staph infections leads hospitals and patients to put their guard up.

March 10, 2008

Taking steps to lessen marital stress.

March 10, 2008

Cultural differences and lack of access to good medical care impact how cancer affects minority groups.

March 10, 2008

The challenges of caregiving from a distance.

March 10, 2008

Patients should demand palliative care, no matter the stage of disease.

March 10, 2008

New therapies for melanoma exploit biological insights to combat this dangerous skin cancer.

March 10, 2008

Palliative care is catching on in centers across the country, improving quality of life for patients along the way.

March 10, 2008

Public awareness campaigns are strategically planned to reach a target audience and to communicate a specific message tailored to that group.

March 10, 2008

Health problems experienced by women who were given DES during pregnancy and DES-exposed daughters.

March 10, 2008

Strengthening the school’s response when a parent has cancer.

March 10, 2008

Simple ways to protect yourself from infection.

March 10, 2008

Options for combating the physical and emotional effects of cancer treatment on patients’ sex lives.

March 10, 2008

Resources and tips for long-distance caregivers.

March 10, 2008

Tips for sun protection.

March 10, 2008

Risk factors for skin cancer go beyond sun exposure to include genetics.

March 10, 2008

Strategies for preventing cancer in people with a genetic predisposition.

March 10, 2008

Strategies for preventing cancer in people with a genetic predisposition.

March 10, 2008

The current state of cancer incidence and prevention in developing countries.

March 10, 2008

Pain management options for patients.

March 10, 2008

A reader shares her childhood story of having a parent with cancer.

March 10, 2008

Physicians and medical students are now being trained in palliative medicine.

March 10, 2008

Organizations and institutions offer palliative care information and services to patients.

March 10, 2008

Patients may encounter potential barriers to receiving palliative care, but there are options for overcoming these roadblocks.

March 10, 2008

Advocates push for clinical trial insurance coverage.

March 10, 2008

Dan Fogelberg and Stephen Stills.

March 10, 2008

We Can Weekend for families.

March 10, 2008

Twins' blood may explain how childhood leukemia develops.

March 10, 2008

Laugh out loud with Cancer on $5 a Day.

March 10, 2008

Highlighting survivors' artistic works.

March 10, 2008

Who needs treatment after breast cancer surgery?

March 10, 2008

Risk varies for BRCA carriers.

March 10, 2008

Breast cancer risk tool updated for African-Americans.

March 10, 2008

Lu Sipos' Chemo Duck comforts childhood cancer patients.

March 10, 2008

Readers respond to CURE articles about fatigue, demystifying misdiagnoses, sarcoma, and straight from San Antonio.