HEAL Living Well After Cancer  

 
             
      What you find in our Spring 2008 issue  
  SPRING 2008 / V2N1      
 

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Defining Perceptions
A message from the Heal team
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The problem of medical debt is particularly acute for cancer survivors.

Shouldering Medical Debt [Cover Story]
After a cancer diagnosis, mounds of medical bills can stagger even insured patients
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Voices Voices
How do you cope with fear of recurrence?
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Letters
"...My child's need to medical treatment didn't end with the last dose of chemotherapy".
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Here's a taste of the rest of our Spring Issue:
 
 
People
 
John Plumb Sr. was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 2000.

Surviving With a Plumb
Seven-year pancreatic survivor John Plumb Sr. connects with others wherever and however he can
 
Breast cancer survivor Julie Silver, MD, describes the window of optimal healing.

The Healing Zone
Q&A with Julie Silver, MD, on wellness after cancer treatment
 
More PEOPLE News >
 
 
Body
 
Relearning how to eat after colorectal cancer surgery Gastronomical Distress
Fighting colorectal cancer was only part of the battle; this survivor then had to learn how, and what, to eat all over again
 
Cabbage supplies chemicals that amp up the body's natural detoxification systems The Cabbage Patch Calls
Cabbage supplies chemicals that amp up the body’s natural detoxification systems
 
Radiation and chemotherapy agents including anthracyclines, cisplatin and taxanes can cause complications later. Heart & Lung Watch
In some cases, successful cancer treatment results in heart and lung problems that do not show up for decades
 
Ellen Stovall was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease 37 years ago. Part of the Grand Experiment
An advocate learns firsthand about heart trouble arising decades after cancer treatment
 
 

 

  
Spirit
 
A chronic cancer lifestyle has complex clothing requirements.

Diagnosis: Critical Mass
Learning to let go of some fashionable old friends

 
More SPIRIT News >
 
 
Knowledge
 
Where will breast cancer survivors go for care?

Preparing for the Breast Cancer Paradigm Shift
As growth in the number of breast cancer survivors outpaces that of oncologists, new perspectives on post-treatment care are needed
 
Shining Light on Detection
New optical imaging techniques may help find cancers that aren’t otherwise obvious
 
More KNOWLEDGE News >
 
 
Connections
 
Cancer survivors Eszter Rabin and Eran Thomson created Prepare to Live.

Reel-Life Cancer
Survivors share their experiences on film, via the Internet
 
The 2006 Second Life Relay for Life let people make donations to race a sailboat.

Relay for (Second) Life
Fundraising to fight cancer is flourishing in Second Life, a virtual world where people’s created characters live an alternative existence
 
More CONNECTIONS News >
 
 
Transitions
 
Breast cancer treatment the second time around

Here We Go Again
Surely it couldn’t have been that long ago since my last mammogram

 
The silent terror of fearing an ovarian cancer recurrence

Figurative Testimonials
An ovarian cancer survivor uses her art to make her hidden emotional journey visible

 
 
Prevention
 
Prevention in America
Enhancing cancer prevention efforts in minority communities
 
The human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer

A Shot at Prevention
Vaccination against HPV might someday hold promise beyond fighting just cervical cancer