New Answers for Cancer (July 2008)
Special Editions

Cover; New Answers for Cancer; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Letter from the Editor; New Answers for Cancer; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

Finding Enemy Forces; Destroying the Targets; Hope in the Trenches

Table of Contents; New Answers for Cancer; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Living with Cancer; New Answers for Cancer; by Lisa Stein; 8 Page(s)

Keep up your spirits and tap available resources to make the disease manageable

Evolved for Cancer?; New Answers for Cancer; by Carl Zimmer; 8 Page(s)

Natural selection lacks the power to erase cancer from our species and, some scientists argue, may even have provided tools that help tumors grow

Mapping the Cancer Genome; New Answers for Cancer; by Francis S. Collins and Anna D. Barker; 8 Page(s)

Pinpointing the genes involved in cancer will help chart a new course across the complex landscape of human malignancies

Untangling the Roots of Cancer; New Answers for Cancer; by W. Wayt Gibbs; 10 Page(s)

Recent evidence challenges long-held theories of how cells turn malignant--and suggests new ways to stop tumors before they spread

Stem Cells: The Real Culprits in Cancer?; New Answers for Cancer; by Michael F. Clarke and Michael W. Becker; 8 Page(s)

A dark side of stem cells--their potential to turn malignant--is at the root of a handful of cancers and may be the cause of many more. Eliminating the disease could depend on tracking down and destroying these elusive killer cells

A Malignant Flame; New Answers for Cancer; by Gary Stix; 8 Page(s)

Understanding chronic inflammation, which contributes to heart disease, Alzheimer's and a variety of other ailments, may be a key to unlocking the mysteries of cancer

The Long Arm of the Immune System; New Answers for Cancer; by Jacques Banchereau; 8 Page(s)

Dendritic cells catch invaders and tell the immune system when and how to respond. Vaccines depend on them, and scientists are even employing the cells to stir up immunity against cancer

Taming Vessels to Treat Cancer; New Answers for Cancer; by Rakesh K. Jain; 8 Page(s)

Restoring order to the chaotic blood vessels inside a tumor opens a window of opportunity for attacking it. Surprisingly, drugs meant to destroy vasculature can make the repair and may help reverse conditions that lead to cardiovascular disease and blindness

Tumor-Busting Viruses; New Answers for Cancer; by Dirk M. Nettelbeck, Ronald D. Alvarez and David T. Curiel; 8 Page(s)

A technique called virotherapy harnesses viruses, those banes of humankind, to stop another scourge--cancer

New Light on Medicine; New Answers for Cancer; by Nick Lane; 8 Page(s)

Pigments that turn caustic on exposure to light can fight cancer, blindness and heart disease. Their light-induced toxicity may also help explain the origin of vampire tales

Gaining Ground on Breast Cancer; New Answers for Cancer; by Francisco J. Esteva and Gabriel N. Hortobagyi; 8 Page(s)

The newest targeted therapies are helping doctors to tailor increasingly effective treatments to individual patients