What the Men in Your Life Should Know About
Cancer Screening (Spring 2007)
They are less likely to go to the doctor for regular checkups, but cancer screening
is just as important for the men in your life as it is for you.
In Sickness and in Health(Spring
2007)
How one couple found their way through the rough waters of a cancer diagnosis and
the first year that followed
Judith Guiliani: A Caregiver's Perspective
(Winter 2006)
Judith Giuliani knows a thing or two about healthcare. She is trained as a registered
nurse, and her extensive medical and scientific background includes work for Bristol-Myers
Squibb and special training in the area of infectious diseases. But even so, she
says, no amount of background or experience can prepare you for a cancer diagnosis
of your own or of a loved one.
Us Too International
(Winter 2006)
The Chinese proverb To know the road ahead, ask those coming back figures prominently
on the page describing the mission and the programs of the Us TOO International
Web site. The proverb goes a long way in describing the mission of this 16-year-old
advocacy organization dedicated to serving prostate cancer survivors and their partners
and families.
A Man's Disease, A Woman's Issue (Winter 2006)
If your spouse, partner, companion, or family member has been diagnosed with prostate
cancer, you know that this disease affects the entire family—not just the man facing
the diagnosis. While the patient experiences cancer in his body, those closest to
him have a cancer experience that is also very real.
Women and Prostate Cancer
(Winter 2006)
If your loved one is facing the possibility of prostate cancer, you’re suddenly
confronted with many decisions regarding diagnosis and treatment. Considering all
of the options can be overwhelming, but by learning about cancer issues that affect
men, we may be able to help the men in our lives receive the best possible care.
The story of Ian Drewett and his wife, Wendy Barr, is one example of a couple who
took on prostate cancer and the issues and decisions it involved.