Coping® with Cancer Magazine
Table of Contents
May/June 2012 * Volume 26 * Issue 3
An independent publication written by and for
the national cancer community
Features
6 On the Cover: Giuliana & Bill:
Together Through Breast Cancer
Giuliana and Bill Rancic open up about
their cancer experience and how –
together – they came out on the
other side.
8 Rebalancing Your Life
You may not be able to control what
happens in your life, but you always
have the opportunity to choose your
experience.
11 Measuring Your CML
Treatment Response
This is a critically important step to
undertake to bring your CML under
control.
17 Exercise – Getting Started is
Easier Than You Think!
Being active doesn’t mean you need to
start running marathons or training to
climb Mount Everest.
18 Fighting Ovarian Cancer
For women facing a diagnosis of ovarian
cancer, the options for treatment have
grown in recent years.
21 Recovering Sexual Intimacy
after Prostate Cancer
Successful sexual recovery requires
attention to the body, to emotions, and
to the couple’s interactions.
24 Your Emotional Recovery from
Breast Cancer
Whatever changes may have resulted
from breast cancer treatment, you are
much more than a body, and you
are whole.
28 The ABCs of Hope
Holding on to hope can sometimes feel
like holding on to sand in an open hand.
And believe it or not, that feeling has a
medical explanation.
30 New Therapies for Treating
Advanced Melanoma
Research presented at the American
Academy of Dermatology’s 70th
Annual Meeting
31 Telling the Truth
If cancer has taught this caregiver
anything, it’s to know the facts.
33 No Appetite?
How to get the nutrition you need
during cancer treatment
36 9 Ways to Make a Person with Cancer Smile
38 Managing Infections and Low
White Blood Cell Counts
When your white blood cell count is
too low, you have a high risk of getting
an infection.
41 Realistic Optimism in
Cancerville
Helping a loved one cope with a
cancer diagnosis
42 Know Your Fertility Options –
Before, During, and After
Cancer Treatment
Over the past 10 years, the number
of options for men, women, and children
to preserve their fertility has
significantly increased.
Departments
Briefs 4, 9, 25, 32, 40National Cancer Survivors Day 7
Survivor 10, 32, 40
Cancer Survivors Guide 26
Support 27
FDA Update 37


