Heartbreak and Hope
Women share stories of genetic testing. By Erin Zammett Ruddy “It’s like being struck by lightening—totally random, bad luck.” That’s what I was told when I was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), a slow-moving form of blood cancer, in 2001. At age 23 it was just the explanation I needed. I am not a fan of regret, of looking back and thinking, if only, so I was relieved that my disease wasn’t necessarily predetermined, like my red hair and green eyes. If I had heard that it was in some ...
Lessons to Live By
Sheryl Crow reflects on the lessons of her cancer experience and shares the joy of her present life. By Diana Price Mentally shelve the nine Grammy Awards and the genuine rock-star status, and a conversation with Sheryl Crow is really like having a chat with another—very cool—mom. Our conversation, a follow-up to our original interview three years ago, is dominated by talk of parenting and new priorities, organic gardening and the value of spiritual practice, and—oh, yeah—cancer. Now three years out from a diagnosis of Stage I breast cancer, a lumpectomy, and radiation, Sheryl ...
What You Don’t Know About Bone Health May Hurt You
Emily A. Kuhl, PhD Poor bones. They don’t have the flashiness of a beating heart or the curious appearance of a brain. Sure, they help you sit up straight and walk up a flight of stairs, but there are even more reasons to take note of just how important your bones are. Your skeleton is the armor for your organs, constantly protecting them from everyday damage. Bones are also a repository for calcium and phosphorus, which all your organs’ cells need to survive. When in short supply elsewhere in the body, your bones selflessly give up these minerals—but their altruism comes at ...
Strike Out Cancer; MLB’s Commitment to Cancer Prevention & Advocacy
Major League Baseball partners with players, fans, and advocacy organizations across the country to raise awareness and funds in the battle against cancer. By Diana Price What do a bunch of guys swinging bats have to do with the future of cancer prevention and treatment? Actually, if Major League Baseball (MLB) has anything to do with it, the answer is quite a lot. Tim Brosnan, MLB executive vice president, business, says that MLB has long recognized the impact the organization can have on promoting prevention and advocacy. “Commissioner [Allan H. “Bud”] Selig, who is himself a skin cancer survivor, has often said ...
News
Small HER2-positive Breast Cancers Have Higher Risk of Recurrence
Consideration of HER2-targeted therapy may be warranted.
November Is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Learn more about this often late-detected disease.
Oncophage® Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise Against Glioblastoma
Phase II trial suggests benefit in recurrent or progressive disease.
November Is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Focusing on the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S.
Addition of Low-dose Interferon Alfa to Nexavar® Does Not Improve Kidney Cancer Outcomes
Efficacy similar to Nexavar alone.
Cancer Tips
Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction An innovation in breast reconstruction following mastectomy
Sentinel Node Identification in Breast Cancer Treatment A vital step
The Evolution of Breast-conserving Surgery Significant advances in surgery for breast cancer treatment
MRI Screening in Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer The American Cancer Society’s guidelines for use of annual breast MRI
MRI for Breast Cancer Diagnosis The potential for earlier, more accurate diagnosis
Inspiration, Hope & Resources
Couples Cope with Cancer If your partner has been diagnosed with cancer, there are strategies and resources to help you through.
Where Cancer Meets Culture Addressing cancer among the nation’s Latino population requires awareness of its unique impact among these communities as well as cultural sensitivity.
Coping with Cancer from the Outside In A new campaign addresses skin-related side effects of EGFR inhibitors.
Designing Balance Rhea Belle Apparel The terms balance and symmetry come up frequently in conversation with New York City–based artist and apparel designer Jacqueline Skaggs.
Heartbreak and Hope Women share stories of genetic testing.
For Oncologists
Bone Fractures in Breast Cancer Patients More Frequent with Femara than with Tamoxifen Researchers affiliated with the BIG I-98 Collaborative and International Breast Study Groups...
Single Treatment with High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Effective for Localized Prostate Cancer Researchers from McMaster University in Canada have reported that high-intensity focused...
Marital Separation Impacts Cancer Survival Researchers from the University of Indiana and the Fox Chase Cancer Center...
Depression May Predict Mortality in Cancer Patients Researchers from British Columbia have reported the results of a meta-analysis...
2009 Oncology Conference Coverage
View up-to-date coverage of the 2009 Oncology Conference here.
Cancer Types
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