Summer 2009 | CURE

July 09, 2009

Find a clinical that's right for you.

July 09, 2009

Find a clinical trial that's right for you.

June 30, 2009

A Q&A with Christine Wilson, RN, winner of the 2009 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing.

June 25, 2009

Although renal cell carcinoma is the most common type, there are other types of kidney cancer.

June 25, 2009

Parents can help ease the transition from school to clinic and back again.

June 25, 2009

There are several organizations and institutions that have prepared school-related documents and checklists for parents of childhood cancer patients.

June 23, 2009

Newer targets found on cancer cells are providing scientists the ammunition to better treat cancer.

June 22, 2009

Cancer survivors with certain conditions need to take precautions in exercising.

June 22, 2009

ASCO fertility guidelines are still not yet widely followed.

June 19, 2009

Finalist essay from the 2009 Extraordinary Healer Award contest.

June 19, 2009

Finalist essay from the 2009 Extraordinary Healer Award contest.

June 17, 2009

Excerpt: Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Cancer Book

June 17, 2009

An infection reminds a breast cancer survivor that implants do not come with a lifetime guarantee.

June 16, 2009

Cancer is usually not an emergency, so days or even weeks should be taken to answer the question as best possible.

June 16, 2009

Clinical trials for cancers of unknown primary patients.

June 16, 2009

Childhood cancer survivors need long-term surveillance to keep up with late-term effects, screenings, and other health-related issues.

June 16, 2009

The Cancer Book gives patients and caregivers a platform to share emotion, pain, anxiety, and faith.

June 16, 2009

New research shows oncologists and cardiologists need to develop a consensus on how to monitor and treat heart damage in certain cancer patients.

June 16, 2009

How will the National Cancer Institute use its $1.3 billion from the federal stimulus bill?

June 10, 2009

Breast cancer patients facing reconstruction may not find all the answers they need.

June 10, 2009

A list of resources with information about providing primary care.

June 09, 2009

The Certified Cancer Exercise Trainer program certifies health and fitness professional to work with cancer patients and survivors.

June 09, 2009

Clinical trials of potential drugs are getting more sophisticated.

June 09, 2009

Targeted drugs can come at a heavy cost for patients.

June 09, 2009

Resources for information on childhood cancer.

June 09, 2009

June 09, 2009

The mutation of a single gene, the von Hippel-Lindau gene, can lead to the development of clear-cell renal cell carcinomas.

June 09, 2009

Surgical removal is the treatment of choice for kidney tumors detected early.

June 09, 2009

A list of drugs and their effects on hair loss.

June 09, 2009

Several factors must be weighed when making a decision about fertility preservation techniques.

June 09, 2009

Unknown primary cancers are not well-known or well understood, which can frustrate patients.

June 09, 2009

News from the 2009 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

June 09, 2009

How to manage the financial impact of caregiving.

June 09, 2009

Breast reconstructions may need to be redone years later.

June 09, 2009

Exercise restores energy to fatigued survivors.

June 09, 2009

Legal issues can complicate fertility preservation.

June 09, 2009

Treating cancer is a tricky matter when the type is unknown.

June 09, 2009

New drug therapies aid in the treatment of prostate cancer, glioblastoma, and renal cell carcinoma.

June 09, 2009

Researchers identify what survivors need to get physically active.

June 09, 2009

CancerCare's Diane Blum wants to make sure patients don't go broke.

June 09, 2009

Ovarian cancer course is coming to a city near you.

June 09, 2009

Should men be screened for prostate cancer?

June 09, 2009

Women are being recruited for a different kind of army.

June 09, 2009

Slather on Will Ferrell's sunscreen, and relive Paul Ridley's trans-Atlantic row for cancer.

June 09, 2009

Childhood cancer survivors find lifelong care at ACE program.

June 09, 2009

Applying new wisdom to the phases of survivorship.

June 09, 2009

CURE chooses the winning essay for it 2009 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing.

June 09, 2009

How to avoid carcinogens on the barbecue.

June 09, 2009

The Government Accountability Office recently chastised the FDA for not moving fast enough in implementing stricter regulationsin approving Class III medical devices.

June 09, 2009

Planning ahead for treatment-related hair loss.

June 09, 2009

Readers respond to past articles.

June 09, 2009

Have targeted therapies lived up to our expectations?

June 09, 2009

The promise and reality of targeted cancer drugs.

June 09, 2009

Reorienting kids to their academic and social lives after cancer.

June 09, 2009

Are we closer to treating advanced kidney cancer as a chronic disease?