THE BIG C - Issue 2 Vol 2 No 1
March - April 2005

The C Story
Where Are We in Lung Cancer Treatment?
by Gary Lorenzo, MD

Where There's Smoke, There's Lung Cancer
Examining the nature and dangers of a pervasive killer disease

by
Geoffrey Tobias

Special Feature
Cancer Pregnancy
What do you do when cancer strikes while you're pregnant?
by
Marian C. Martin

Abortion During Chemotherapy:
An Ethical Question
by Resty Maglalang

Prevention
Forget the Stigma, Welcome the Smear
Catching cancer (really) early before it catches you
by
Prosy B. Montesines

In Search Of
Bortezomib: Targeted Therapy for Multiple Myeloma
A new drug, a new way to deal with an old scourge
by
Alex Delgado, MD

Profile of Courage
An Apple for Teacher Jasmine
A Teacher Refuses to be hamstrung by her illness
by
Ditas Bermudes

Celeb Clause
Dang Cecilio-Palanca: Taking Care of Mom
The former beauty queen devotes life to a mother stricken with cancer
by Ces Rodriguez

Children's Hour
The Knowing Children
If you have cancer, should you tell the kids?
by
Marian C. Martin

Brother's Keeper
Ate Vida: A Chiaroscuro in Choriocarcinoma
A Cancer patient's fortitude inspires strength in her sister

by
Annie Roman

Second Look
A Kettle of Herbs and Chemo
Not just every herb, according to the good doctor, is a fine kettle
by Francisco Vicente F. Lopez, MD

Life's Style
Getting Physical
Cancer patients take the fight against the disease to the courts and the golf course
by
Donna Perez-Briņas

Light Moments
Bald Is Beautiful
Bold about being bald-three women talk about losing their hair
by
Joji Castillo

Forum
Bearer of Bad News: How Do I Tell My Patient?
by Francisco Vicente F. Lopez, MD

Breaking the News
To tell or not to tell the patient that he has cancer? Four physicians weigh in
by
Ruel A. Mayo and Resty Maglalang

Controversies
Use of Marijuana in Cancer Treatment
The lowdown on the medical benefits of the weed
by
Resty Maglalang

Updates
Aromatase Inhibitors in
Early Breast Cancer: A New Era
a Special report on AI and early breast cancer
by
Francisco Vicente F. Lopez, MD

Helping Hands
Collecting Cancer Statistics in the Philippines by Resty Maglalang