Spring 2009 | CURE

October 05, 2009

April 02, 2009

Palliative care physicians discuss how end-of-life decisions is different for every individual.

March 26, 2009

How do we accept our own death? An essay from Kathy LaTour.

March 21, 2009

Hospice care or palliative care: What's the right care for me?

March 19, 2009

Find a clinical trial tailored for you.

March 19, 2009

Find a trial tailored for you.

March 18, 2009

Robert Brooks, MD, gave the eulogy at Phillip Berman's memorial on February 10, 2009.

March 17, 2009

Heather Venrick honors her grandmother.

March 17, 2009

Uncontrolled cancer pain exacerbates other problems, but there are many options, such as opiods, to effectively treat the pain.

March 17, 2009

Excerpted from Conquer Prostate Cancer: How Medicine, Faith, Love and Sex Can Renew Your Life by Rabbi Ed Weinsberg with Dr. Robert Carey [Health Success Media, LLC; ©2008].

March 17, 2009

Treatment for cancer-related anemia.

March 14, 2009

Sorting out the effects of soy products on breast cancer cells.

March 14, 2009

Breast cancer survivor and editor-at-large Kathy LaTour's daily diary from the 2008 Amazon Heart Thunder motorcycle ride.

March 14, 2009

The sign over the Amazon Heart table at the 2008 Young Survival Coalition Annual Conference read: "What if breast cancer was just the start of an incredible journey?"

March 14, 2009

Top insurance challenges facing cancer patients and how to get help.

March 14, 2009

Resources for support and information about Medicare.

March 14, 2009

Pending legislation in the House and Senate would make life a little easier for patients who are Medicare beneficiaries, including cheaper drug prices and standards for survivorship care.

March 14, 2009

Medicare has four parts that cover different aspects of health care costs.

March 14, 2009

Is it best to start with tamoxifen and then switch to an aromatase inhibitor (AI), or should the AI come first?

March 14, 2009

Types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

March 14, 2009

How to navigate Medicare Part D to get the coverage you need.

March 14, 2009

FDA approves Mozobil for non-Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma, and Degarelix for advanced prostate cancer.

March 14, 2009

The struggle of when to reveal my health history to a romantic interest.

March 14, 2009

Support and resources for spouse caregivers.

March 14, 2009

There are many ways for patients to support a spouse in the caregiving role.

March 14, 2009

The risk of secondary cancers in childhood cancer survivors and what survivors can do to protect themselves.

March 13, 2009

More information on cancer-related cognitive changes.

March 13, 2009

Types of thyroid cancer.

March 13, 2009

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's "First Connection" program connects volunteers with newly diagnosed patients and caregivers to help them manage the many aspects of a cancer diagnosis.

March 13, 2009

Half of adult patients diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma are over age 60--oncologists must take into account age and associated complications.

March 13, 2009

FDA decision changes the routine for treating cancer-related anemia.

March 13, 2009

Caregivers need to help patients keep their minds and bodies active.

March 13, 2009

Patients may be asked to take steps to deplete their body's natural store of iodine so the thyroid will more readily absorb the radioactive iodine treatment and maximize treatment effectiveness

March 13, 2009

Conquering prostate cancer with a mix of medicine, spirituality, love, and intimacy

March 13, 2009

Childhood cancer survivors skip needed mammograms

March 13, 2009

Childhood cancer patients make their mark in art exhibit

March 13, 2009

Updating your family health history--U.S. Surgeon General's office updates family health history program, "My Family Health Portrait"

March 13, 2009

Kathy Bates, Patrick Swayze, and Nip/Tuck talk about cancer

March 13, 2009

Gene testing now recommended before colon cancer treatment

March 13, 2009

Selenium and vitamin E supplements get a negative grade in prevention test

March 13, 2009

An unexpected survivor addresses breast cancer risk

March 13, 2009

Patients call in for survivorship series teleconference

March 13, 2009

Connecting quality health care with economics

March 13, 2009

Creating a "wish list" for health care reform.

February 19, 2009

Treatment updates from the 2009 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

February 19, 2009

A port can make intravenous chemotherapy easier on patients.

February 19, 2009

Overwhelmed spouse caregivers take control of stress.

February 19, 2009

Why treatment of one cancer could lead to the diagnosis of a new cancer.

February 19, 2009

Breast cancer survivors find healing in the challenges of the road.

February 19, 2009

Addressing and correcting cognitive problems in older cancer patients.

February 19, 2009

The gold standard in treating non-Hodgkin lymphoma gets new backup.

February 19, 2009

Thyroid cancer's high survival rate masks the sometimes tricky tumor.

February 19, 2009

Readers respond to past articles.

February 19, 2009

Changes to Medicare find patients and providers playing by new rules.