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CURE

Winter 2011
Volume10
Issue 4

From Our Archives: Tissue Banking

Read past CURE article on tumor tissue banking.

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You can read more articles on tissue banking from CURE's archive:

International Melanoma Tissue Bank in the Works (Spring 2009 Web exclusive)

A new organization aims to strike back at melanoma by developing the first-ever international melanoma tissue bank... [read more]

Precious Tumor (Summer 2007)

Tissue collection is nothing new. Each day, biospecimens are deposited at blood banks, at sperm laboratories, in pathology labs, and other locations... [read more]

Articles in this issue
Tips to Manage Dental Issues During Cancer Therapy
Resources to Ease the Financial Burden of Cancer
What’s Next for My Life?
From Our Archives: Tissue Banking
Respite Care for Caregivers
Connecting the Dots: Why It's So Hard to Pin Down Environmental Causes of Cancer
Brighter Horizons for Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients
Medical Debt: An Unspoken Side Effect of Cancer Care
Eat Gingerly for Your Health
Why Banks Need Your Tissue for Research
Consider Dental Issues Before Beginning Cancer Treatment
The Positive Power of Pets
Secret Shame
Research Updates
New Research, Discoveries in Hodgkin Lymphoma
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