Jo Cavallo

Navigating the emotional and practical hurdles of caring for parents and stepparents.

Create a community of caregivers to help share the responsibilities.

The Government Accountability Office recently chastised the FDA for not moving fast enough in implementing stricter regulationsin approving Class III medical devices.

The validity of performing monthly breast self-exams to improve survival rates is again being questioned.

With research focused on targeted therapies that are less toxic, patients with advanced and rare cancers once considered incurable are being diagnosed earlier with better screening and diagnostic tests and living longer with new treatments like Xeloda for advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer.

Cultural differences and lack of access to good medical care impact how cancer affects minority groups.

Strategies for preventing cancer in people with a genetic predisposition.

The current state of cancer incidence and prevention in developing countries.

Questions about the safety of approved drugs has the FDA poised to reform.

Since the Food and Drug Administration has come under scrutiny to ensure drug safety, CURE asks what it could mean for cancer drug approvals and patients.

Patients are encouraged to report an adverse drug reaction to their doctor and the FDA.

A simple lemonade stand started by 4-year-old Alex Scott seven years ago has resulted in more than $12 million donated to research in childhood cancers.

When caregivers feel they have no choice, the challenging role can take its toll.

Gender plays a role in caregiving experience: male caregivers often deal better with physical rather than psychosocial support, whereas the opposite may be true for women.

No matter what the prognosis, experts say alternative medicine is never a replacement for conventional cancer treatment.

One prostate cancer patient adds integrative medicine to his hormone therapy and experiences successful results.

Escalating cancer drug costs trigger concerns about access for patients.

“Can You Afford Cancer?” discusses patients who are reducing their oral medications to save money.

In addition to many state governments, numerous organizations provide information on patient assistance programs.

A childhood cancer diagnosis often makes well siblings feel like they’re battling the disease too.

Some siblings may take on a parental role while others become advocates, but individual reactions to a cancer diagnosis vary greatly, depending the sibling relationship and the sibling’s age at diagnosis

Understanding how and why people approach death differently.

In cancer patients, strong religious beliefs can ease fears surrounding death, regardless of the type of religion or spiritual connection.

Cancer patients are using web-based diaries to share treatment experiences. But some advise caution.