Spring 2012 Vol. 02 Issue 01
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Editor's Letter
Points of LightUnprecedented 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 NeedSupport should include love, normalcy and age-appropriate information.
by Hester Hill Schnipper
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Caregiving With Confidence
Lessons LearnedLike 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 SupportDespite 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 IconLiver 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 LaughterBrenda Elsagher finds that comedy can comfort after a cancer diagnosis.
by Ronni Gordon
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Sound Advice
Your Questions, Our AnswersOn workplace issues, post-treatment feelings of doctor abandonment, and financial and health care paperwork.
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Get Involved
One Survivor Making a DifferenceA 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 CareResearch 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
The recently approved immunotherapy Amtagvi uses a patient’s own immune cells to destroy advanced melanoma.
by Sandra Gordon
Dealing With Immediate Medical Test ResultsPatients have been entitled to immediate access to medical records and test results for three years as a result of the Cures Act. It has changed how patients and doctors share information.
by Taneia Surles
Empowering Pediatric Cancer PatientsAfter twice being treated for leukemia as a child, Brady Lucas discusses the mental impact of pediatric cancer.
by Suzanne McBride
Light at the End of the Tunnel for ASPS PatientsImmunotherapy has helped some young people with alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS), a rare cancer, but there’s more work to be done.
by Kyle Bagenstose