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  Fall Issue 2006
 
 

  A better understanding of in situ breast cancer helps doctors identify patients who are at highest risk of invasive breast cancer.  

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In Situ Breast Cancer: Is It Really Cancer?
Status of noninvasive breast cancer gets some clarity.
By Beverly A. Caley

Power to the Patient
Patient involvement in treatment decisions embraced by patients and doctors.
By Marc Silver

Treatment Boost for MDS
A therapeutic arsenal mounts against myelodysplastic syndromes.
By Alice McCarthy

 



Message from the Editor
Making medical decisions grants patients power—and uncertainty.
By Melissa Weber

Letters from our Readers

Diagnosis Cancer
A Cunning Predator
By Katy Human

House Call
What are the latest trends in hormonal treatment after breast cancer surgery?
By Aman Buzdar, MD

Bookshelf
By Kathy LaTour

Special Report
A Worry-Free Way to Support Nonprofits?
By Emma Johnson

Finding Hope
The Choice to Work
By Elizabeth Whittington

Moving On
Taming the Dragon
By Elizabeth Whittington

Caregivers' Corner
The Shadow Survivors
By Jo Cavallo

Food for Thought
A Waste of Taste
By Elizabeth Whittington

Drugs in the News
By Elizabeth Whittington

Speaking Out
By Cole A. Giller, MD, PhD

Web Exclusives

Getting the Care You Deserve
By Stacy Beller Stryer, MD

Back in Action after DCIS
By Nancy Reuben Greenfield

People & Places
By Elizabeth Whittington

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