Spring 2009

Palliative care physicians discuss how end-of-life decisions is different for every individual.

How do we accept our own death? An essay from Kathy LaTour.

Hospice care or palliative care: What's the right care for me?

Find a clinical trial tailored for you.

Find a trial tailored for you.

Robert Brooks, MD, gave the eulogy at Phillip Berman's memorial on February 10, 2009.

Heather Venrick honors her grandmother.

Uncontrolled cancer pain exacerbates other problems, but there are many options, such as opiods, to effectively treat the pain.

Excerpted from Conquer Prostate Cancer: How Medicine, Faith, Love and Sex Can Renew Your Life by Rabbi Ed Weinsberg with Dr. Robert Carey [Health Success Media, LLC; ©2008].

Treatment for cancer-related anemia.

How to navigate Medicare Part D to get the coverage you need.

FDA approves Mozobil for non-Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma, and Degarelix for advanced prostate cancer.

The struggle of when to reveal my health history to a romantic interest.

Support and resources for spouse caregivers.

There are many ways for patients to support a spouse in the caregiving role.

The risk of secondary cancers in childhood cancer survivors and what survivors can do to protect themselves.

Sorting out the effects of soy products on breast cancer cells.

Breast cancer survivor and editor-at-large Kathy LaTour's daily diary from the 2008 Amazon Heart Thunder motorcycle ride.

The sign over the Amazon Heart table at the 2008 Young Survival Coalition Annual Conference read: "What if breast cancer was just the start of an incredible journey?"

Top insurance challenges facing cancer patients and how to get help.

Resources for support and information about Medicare.

Pending legislation in the House and Senate would make life a little easier for patients who are Medicare beneficiaries, including cheaper drug prices and standards for survivorship care.

Medicare has four parts that cover different aspects of health care costs.

Is it best to start with tamoxifen and then switch to an aromatase inhibitor (AI), or should the AI come first?

Types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

More information on cancer-related cognitive changes.

Types of thyroid cancer.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's "First Connection" program connects volunteers with newly diagnosed patients and caregivers to help them manage the many aspects of a cancer diagnosis.

Half of adult patients diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma are over age 60--oncologists must take into account age and associated complications.