THE BIG C - Issue 12 Vol 4 No 3
Jul. - Sept. 2007

Features

Celeb Clause


Taking the Lead
Back in health, actress Melissa de Leon-Joseph takes on a new role
by By Almira Ocampo

Looking Glass


Better Halves
Husbands care and tell
by
Marian C. Martin

Helping Hands
Touched by Max
Touching lives, valuing L.I.V.E.S
by
J.Gi Federizo

Children's Hour


Doctor Retriever
Therapy goes to the dogs
by
Bobby Caingles

Lifestyle

Living
Money Matters
What you should know about managing your finances rationally when you have cancer
by
Troy Barrios

Diet Dilemma


Cutting Carbs
The skinny on the low-carb diet craze and how it affects you
by Troy Barrios

Escapes
Bewitching Batanes
Finding grace and enchantment on the fabled islands
by
Brenda Abarabar

Wellness


Healing Poses
Stretching your way to health
by Troy Barrios

Fashion


Performance Wear
A no-sweat wear guide to great exercise and fun
by Troy Barrios

Light Moments
Did You Know That…
Fun factoids
by J.Gi Federizo

Medical

The C Story


The Long and Short of AML
Understanding acute myelogenous leukemia
by Danny Escasa

Special Feature
Cytogenetics and Cytogenetic Analysis
Tools for cell analysis go under the miscroscope
by
Mark Dimamay

In Search Of


Zactima™: Emerging
Breast Cancer Patients
by
Rory V. Pascual

Lapatinib: New Hope for Breast Cancer Patients
by Rory V. Pascual

Exjade®: Revolutionary Once-a-Day Iron Chelator
by Bobby Caingles

Complications
Chemotherapy and Cognitive Distortion
When the trauma of cancer clouds your thinking
by
Noel Pingoy, MD

Prevention


MRI: New Eyes on an Old Disease
The who, what, why and when of magnetic resonance imaging


by
Almira Ocampo

Living It Up Without Lighting Up
Stubbing out that cigarette goes a long way in preventing a deadly disease
by
Chinggay Labrador