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  Summer Issue 2004
 
 


  Getting Out of the Funk:
Overcoming Cancer-Releated Depression
 
 

Overcoming Depression
Being diagnosed with cancer doesn’t mean you have to be depressed.
By Leslie J. Thompson

Inside Stem Cells: A Look at Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Stem cells come to the rescue.
By Melissa Weber

Testicular Cancer
The most common cancer in men between 15 and 34 is a cancer success story.
By David Feder, RD

Singling Out Sarcoma
This cancer of the connective tissue is complicated and frequently misdiagnosed.
By Beverly A. Caley



A Message From the
Editor

By Vinay Jain, MD

Letters to the Editor

Backstory
Behind the scenes at CURE

Advocacy
Parenthood After Cancer
By Lindsay Nohr, Fertile Hope

Diagnosis Cancer: Beginning the Journey
Unwelcome Guest, Unwilling Host
By Brian Stabler, PhD

House Call
What can I do to restore saliva after treatment?
By Barbara Murphy, MD

ASCO Updates 2004
Compiled from staff reports

Special Report
Medicare Plan Could Make Oral Cancer Drugs a Tough Swallow
By Paul J. Weber

Finding Hope: In Treatment
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
By Kathleen Wildasin

Moving On: After Treatment
Finding Oxygen
By Sarah Weddington

 

 

House Call
What can I do as a diabetic to make sure cancer treatment does not affect my blood sugar?
By Michael P. Kosty, MD

Early Detection & Prevention
The Pros and Cons of Breast MRI
By Paul Engstrom

Drugs in the News
By Jennifer Klem, PhD

People and Places
By Melissa Weber

Readers’ Forum
Why I Walk
By Diana Rowden

Web Exclusives

Did You Know?
By Lisa Biondo Backs

Linking the Past to the Future
By Sue Friedman

Creating Eyebrows
An excerpt from Facing the Mirror with Cancer by Lori Ovitz