THE BIG C - Issue 10 Vol 4 No 1
Jan. - Mar. 2007

Features

Celeb Clause
La Dulce Vita
Dulce Saguisag’s life after cancer
by Ditas Bermudez

Special Report
Taking Back Control
How second opinion can be a first step to gaining control over cancer
by
Roda Novenario

Looking Glass
The Tie that Binds
Three close-in perspectives on cancer
by
Rose King, Mimi Martin and Nick Pichay

Helping Hands
Red Cross Comes Across
For Cancer Patients
Blood and blood products save the day
by
Marian C. Martin

Children's Hour
A Sense of Self
Help children with cancer deal with
self-esteem issues
by
Karen Galarpe

Lifestyle

Living
A Silent Crisis:
The Caregiver Experience
Caregiving can be a deeply meaningful and fulfilling role
by
Troy Barrios

Diet Dilemma
The Detox Diet
Clean plate, clean slate
by Troy Barrios

Escapes
My African Adventure
A cancer survivor goes
on an African safari
by Jennifer Sy

Wellness
Fit for Life
Improve your health with exercise
by
Troy Barrios

Style
New Year,
New Style,
New You
Celebrating your new life with style
by Troy Barrios

Light Moments
Laughter as Necessary
A Cure as Chemo
A light take on a matter of gravity
by Pamsy I. Tioseco

Medical

The C Story
New Hope in Kidney
Cancer Treatment
Targeted therapies take on an old, deadly foe
by
Rory V. Pascual, MD

Special Feature
Understanding Your
Breast Pathology Report
Her2/neu, FISH, ER/PR and other
mysteries explained
by
Karla Marsia Rey

In Search Of
Cutting Edge
Zevalin ® and the promise of
radioimmunotherapy
by Noel Pingoy, MD

Basically Speaking
The PH+ Chromosome,
ALL and Glivec®
A breakthrough leukemia drug takes aim at another blood cancer
by
Resty Maglalang

Velcade® (Bortezomib)
Against Relapsed Mantle
Cell Lymphoma
Journal of Clinical Oncology final-study results show potential

Targeted Therapy in
Advanced NSCLC
Where do we stand against non-small cell lung cancer?

Complications
How Cancer-Related
Fatigue Affects the Patient
“Bone-tired but listless, I feel as if I am
slowly wasting away…”
by
Noel Pingoy, MD

Prevention
Shot in the Arm
vs. Cervical Cancer
First-ever vaccines offer best shot against
A highly dangerous malignancy
by
Troy Barrios