Winter 2015 | CURE

February 26, 2015

The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis & treatment.

February 21, 2015

Beginning on March 30, Ken Burns' documentary based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer will air on PBS.

February 21, 2015

Bill that would create a National Prostate Cancer Council—charged with creating a plan for the screening, diagnosis and monitoring of prostate cancer—was introduced Jan. 21 by Sen. Barbara Boxer.

February 20, 2015

Lauren Hill, a student-athlete at Mount St. Joseph University, has inspired many with her commitment to fulfilling her dream of playing college basketball despite a diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), an aggressive type of brain tumor.

February 20, 2015

Research updates from the annual meetings of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).

February 20, 2015

Camp Kesem, a national non-profit organization that provides free, one-week summer sleepaway camps for children ages 6 through 16 who are coping with a parent's cancer.

February 20, 2015

A review of "When Your Life Is Touched by Cancer: Practical Advice and Insights for Patients, Professionals and Those Who Care" by Bob Riter.

February 20, 2015

Could using electronic devices help alleviate symptoms and improve patient-physician communication for children and young adults with cancer?

February 20, 2015

Patients with newly diagnosed metastatic colorectal cancer who had higher levels of vitamin D in their blood lived a median eight months longer and experienced greater disease-free survival after their cancer treatment.

February 20, 2015

Targeted drugs for cancer can be extremely expensive. What help is there for patients who can't support that cost?

February 20, 2015

States with the highest incidence of, and mortality from, cervical cancer also have the lowest uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine by adolescent girls, researchers found in a recent study.

February 19, 2015

Healthy gut bacteria may be needed for some cancer therapies to be effective.

February 19, 2015

A simple guide can help patients understand immunotherapies for cancer.

February 18, 2015

Online support groups are growing in popularity as an outlet for stressed caregivers.

February 18, 2015

There's help for electrolyte imbalances caused by cancer and its therapies.

February 17, 2015

Throughout her treatment for breast cancer, TV personality Joan Lunden has advocated for patients like herself—while drawing strength from their support.

February 17, 2015

Survivor guilt can be an obstacle for survivors of cancer.

February 17, 2015

Through expanded access programs, patients with cancer—unable to join clinical trials—benefit from investigational drugs.

February 17, 2015

Enormous medical gains have been made against melanoma over the past four years, and more are waiting in the wings.

February 16, 2015

Readers respond to past articles of CURE.

February 16, 2015

While science sometimes moves forward in quantum leaps, it more often advances in small steps, and this year's San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium demonstrated both sides of that coin.

February 16, 2015

Hospital laughter programs can generate physical and emotional benefits for patients with cancer.

February 16, 2015

A second opinion can provide answers, ideas and perspective about whether a patient is on the right treatment path.

February 16, 2015

The debate over electronic cigarettes as a smoking-cessation tool is heating up.