"Chemo-brain" in the News
Many cancer survivors report experiencing cognitive changes. Two studies recently presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology fly in the face of millions of survivors’ accounts OncoLink takes a look at these studies and some of the research on this topic.

Did You Know... The Facts About Skin Cancer

Call for Artwork Submissions: Oncology on Canvas^SM
Eli Lilly and Company opens the 2008 Oncology on Canvas^SM: Expressions of a Cancer Journey Art Competition and Exhibition. This marks the third biennial competition that continues to provide U.S. and Puerto Rico residents the opportunity to express visually and in narrative the emotions and experiences that define the cancer journey.

Understanding Your Melanoma Pathology Report... Suzanne McGettigan, MSN, CRNP, AOCN gives us an overview of the terms you may encounter in your pathology report.

Ask The Experts
This is your chance to "Ask the Experts" everything you've always wanted to know about types of cancer, treatments and side effects.

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• Flat Polyp Detection
• Genetics of Retinoblastoma
• Paronychia (Nail Infection) Due to EGFR Inhibitors

I Wish I Knew - Series
I Wish I Knew: Notes from a Breast Cancer Survivor; I Wish I Knew How to Help: Notes from a Breast Cancer Survivor on How to Help; I Wish I Knew Who I’ve Become: Notes from a Breast Cancer Survivor on Thriving after Treatment . Book review by Alysa Cummings, OncoLink Poet in Residence

Oncotype Dx: Predicting Cancer Recurrence
Learn about a diagnostic test helping women and their physicians make informed decisions about treatment for early stage breast cancer.

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