Spring 2012 Vol. 02 Issue 01
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Editor's Letter
Points of Light
Unprecedented quantities of information are now available for cancer patients and their loved ones.
by Jessica Gorman
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Your Cancer Guide
Giving Kids With Cancer What They Need
Support should include love, normalcy and age-appropriate information.
by Hester Hill Schnipper
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Caregiving With Confidence
Lessons Learned
Like many caregivers, I had little guidance on how to ease my loved one's suffering and improve our quality of life. Here are five things I know now that I wish I knew then.
by Michelle Johnston-Fleece
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First Person
Circle of Support
Despite the foreign terrain, family, friends and faith help a cancer patient find familiarity and comfort.
by Cynthia Ryan
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Clinical Trials Game-Changer?
A new type of clinical trial aims to identify which drug is the best fit for each patient's tumor. Can this innovative model expedite new drug approvals?
by Sue Rochman
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Interrupting Cancer’s Travel Plans
Could a protein produced by some tumors be an effective metastasis blocker?
by Stephen Ornes
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Parenting With Cancer: Out in the Open
Parents with cancer face special challenges. New points of connection can help you be there for your kids.
by Jen A. Miller
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The HPV Cancer Connection: Take 2
New insights about HPV's role in multiple cancers are rapidly expanding, as are thoughts about who should be vaccinated against the virus, and why.
by Alanna Kennedy-Gorman
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Yesterday & Today
Alec Guinness, Reluctant Intergalactic Icon
Liver cancer took the legendary actor and his wife of 62 years just months apart. Twelve years later, where do efforts to prevent and treat the disease stand?
by Jocelyn Selim
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Q&A
Healing With Laughter
Brenda Elsagher finds that comedy can comfort after a cancer diagnosis.
by Ronni Gordon
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Sound Advice
Your Questions, Our Answers
On workplace issues, post-treatment feelings of doctor abandonment, and financial and health care paperwork.
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Get Involved
One Survivor Making a Difference
A prostate cancer survivor becomes an advocate for cancer patients.
by Yvonne Lee
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In the Moment- Spring 2012
Todd Spurrier, Barry Haigis, Marianthy Karantzes, Rebecca Casciato
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Cancer In America
Standard of Care
Research suggests that black patients, as a whole, aren't receiving the same level of treatment as white patients. Can building better bonds between doctors and patients help?
by Charlotte Huff
Cancer Talk
Preparing for future health decisions helps ensure care is suited to your priorities.
by Karon Warren
Drop in Cancer Diagnoses Under COVID-19 Raises AlarmsResults of a recent study support concerns that pandemic disruptions resulted in finding fewer cancers.
by Kyle Bagenstose
Lung Cancer Patients Face Worse Survival After Wildfire ExposureResearchers find that lung cancer patients recovering from surgery are especially vulnerable to the health hazards of wildfires even up to a year later.
by Sandra Gordon
Choosing Between Lung Cancer Surgery and RadiationStudy suggests surgery leads to longer survival than radiation for non-small cell lung cancer, but radiation remains an important option.
by Jon Kelvey
From the AACR
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Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH: Bringing Cervical Cancer Treatment to More Women
An innovative self-treatment strategy for cervical precancer could save lives in low- and middle-income countries as well as underserved areas in the U.S.
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From the Bench: Creative Approaches in Cancer Research
Insects that smell cancer, new CRISPR delivery tools, and a cancer-fighting battery—the AACR's new blog series, From the Bench, highlights creative approaches in cancer research.
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Ricki Fairley: Surviving and Thriving After Triple Negative Breast Cancer
