Summer 2004 Table of Contents

Features
Reclaimed Living
Cancer survivors seek ways beyond drugs to fight cancer recurrence and move on with their lives.
-By Alicia Di Rado

Kill Switch
In addition to blocking an enzyme responsible for tumor growth and metastasis, the drug Veglin appears to slow the growth of the tumor cells themselves.
-By Lori Oliwenstein

Charge Nurse
Although the nursing profession has changed, oncology nurses are still very hands-on and involved with their patients’ lives.
-By Monika Guttman

Catch of the Day
Understanding the effects of fatty acids addresses the need to learn more about their potential for disease prevention through dietary changes.
-By Alicia Di Rado

Swimming with Science
From researching and developing therapeutic cancer vaccines to promoting long-distance swimming, W. Martin Kast is focused and determined in everything he attempts.
-By Lori Oliwenstein

A Woman’s Worth
A USC-led health program aims to develop affordable and easy- to-use cervical cancer screening techniques to save women in El Salvador.
-By Alicia Di Rado

   
 

Cover Story
Between Life and Breath
A new wind is blowing for lung cancer researchers, who for decades have watched other cancers get major funding and attention. For paitients, it is a much-needed breath of fresh air
-By Monika Guttman

 

Departments
City Rounds
Roberta Diaz Brinton lights a fire so that science burns bright in the minds of elementary school
students.

Healthoughts
The latest word on nicotine replacements, oral canker sores, plantar fasciitis and sun exposure later in life.

Benchmarks
Early life exposure to cockroaches, crops, daycare and dust, is linked to childhood asthma.


 
       
 
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