Cancer Fighters Thrive is a quarterly print and online magazine bringing readers practical, innovative and inspirational information about cancer treatment and survivorship.
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WELCOME A Powerful Partnership AT CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS OF AMERICA® (CTCA), we believe that the patient should be in the driver's seat—that each person should be empowered to make informed decisions about his or her care. We strive to educate patients about their diagnosis and their treatment options, and we respect their choices when it comes to creating a treatment plan that truly has their unique needs at the center. Within this patient-focused model of care, a patient/ physician relationship based on mutual respect and personal connection becomes vital. This critical relationship is the subject of our cover story, as we look at essential qualities of successful patient/physician communication that are the foundation of these relationships and meet doctors and patients who are benefiting from this type of active partnership today. The value of good communication also plays a central role in another of our features, "Cancer Times Two," which describes the unique bond shared by couples who have both faced cancer diagnoses. We also bring you several articles focused on clinical topics, including features describing advanced surgical techniques and immunotherapy, along with insight into neurological cancers in our regular "Cancer Type Q&A;" column. Enjoy this issue of Cancer Fighters Thrive®! Volume 7, Issue 16 EDITORIAL STAFF Maurie Markman, MD Editor-in-Chief Tim Birdsall, ND Medical Editor Diana Price Editor Lynne A.Kennedy Managing Editor Kendra K. Thompson Associate Editor Tiffany Payette Associate Editor Laura Malamud Associate Editor Julia Scherer Associate Editor Kari Young Creative Director Christie Enochs Circulation Manager Michelle Albert Operations Manager, Contributing Photographer Juli Roos Production Manager ADVERTISING SALES Juli Roos (208) 727-6880 jroos@omnihealthmedia.com MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS OR COMMENTS Lynne A. Kennedy (918) 286-5115 info@cfthrive.com EDITORIAL BOARD Syed Abutalib, MD, Hematologic Oncologist, CTCA (Zion, IL); Lawrence Altshuler, MD, Internist, CTCA (Tulsa, OK); Steve Bonner, President and CEO, CTCA (Schaumburg, IL); Letitia Cain, ND, National Director of Naturopathic Medicine, CTCA (Seattle, WA); Sharon Day, RD, CSO, LDN, CNSC, Director of Nutrition, CTCA (Phoenix, AZ); Susan Eckhardt, OT, Director of Oncology Rehab, CTCA (Philadelphia, PA); Michelle Moore, RN, BSN, Care Manager, CTCA (Zion, IL); Daniel Nader, DO, FCCP, National Director of Pulmonology, CTCA (Tulsa, OK); Katherine Puckett, PhD, National Director of Mind-Body Medicine, CTCA (Zion, IL); Jeffrey Sklar, DC, Director of Chiropractic Services (Philadelphia, PA); Amy Taub, MD, Dermatologist Advanced Dermatology (Lincolnshire, IL); Jeffrey M. Weber, MD, Director of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, CTCA (Phoenix, AZ). PATIENT PANEL Audrey Allen, Iva "Marie" Botchie, Sara Faccio, Janita Green, Hugh King, George Rader, Blas Ruiz, Anita Seever, Liddell Smith, Bryan Stordahl, Ralph Tripp. OPERATIONS Tanika Smith, Marketing Specialist, CTCA (Philadelphia, PA); Chris Hamrick, Director of Public Affairs, CTCA (Schaumburg, IL); Janet Horn, Senior VP Communications, CTCA (Schaumburg, IL); Steve Kroll, VP and General Counsel, CTCA (Schaumburg, IL); Faith Wil- liams, Loyalty Manager, CTCA (Philadelphia, PA). Cancer Fighters Thrive® is published by Omni Health Media for Can- Maurie Markman, MD Senior Vice President of Clinical Affairs National Director of Medical Oncology Cancer Treatment Centers of America cer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), which is soley responsible for its content. All articles and materials contained in Cancer Fighters Thrive are intended to inform the reader about cancer and its treatment gen- erally and are not intended to endorse any particular provider of treat- ment or particular modality. Each person who is the subject of an article contained in Cancer Fighters Thrive is an actual person, and the medical re- sults that they claim to have achieved are their own opinions about their personal conditions. The reader is cautioned against drawing any conclusions about effectiveness of any particu- lar treatment or the chance of survivorship of any particular med- ical condition, whether treating at a CTCA facility or otherwise. All readers are reminded that cancer is a complex disease and CTCA makes no claims regarding its patients' survivorship rates or as to the ef- fectiveness of any of its treatment for any such conditions. With respect to the clinical results claimed by any of the patients INFORMATION ABOUT TREATMENT If you or someone you love would like to learn more about treatment options at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), call a CTCA Oncology Information Specialist at (800) 264-1255 or visit online at cancercenter.com/cfthrive. in the articles contained in Cancer Fighters Thrive, no case is typical, and the reader should not expect to experience these results. CTCA does not endorse the products or services offered by any advertisers in this magazine. cfthrive.com 4 cancer fighters thrive | summer 2012 © 2012 Rising Tide cfthrive.com