By: Kristine Alarcon Edited by: Juliana Zhu, Esq. Life as a teenager is often hard in its own way. Some may have difficulties finding themselves or establishing their identities, while others are trying to find their one true love. They worry about these issues while trying to maintain their studies and social life. There are some teenagers who must battle the monstrous ailment called cancer, making their adolescent life even more difficult. The monster could even haunt them

By: Kristine Alarcon Edited by: Juliana Zhu, Esq. Childhood cancer is often difficult to face, not only for the child but also for the parents. Though it is a blessing when the child conquers and survives the disease, cancer may still be a ghost and haunt the child. Children have a high risk of “late effects” after cancer. Even though radiation and chemotherapy drugs are the treatment of choice for cancer, they can be very harmful. They are effective at killing the cancerous

By: Kristine Alarcon Katie Brubaker, a student at the Moor College of Art & Design in Philadelphia, will be helping Peter Zucca, a 12-year-old cancer survivor from Harleysville, Pennsylvania illustrate his book. Zucca wrote Peter Learns to Listen to help other children understand what hearing-impaired children experience. By helping Zucca with his story, Brubaker hopes to help publish his book as well as to start her own career in illustrating children’s books. As a college s

By Barbara Moynihan, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., B.C., A.F.N., F.A.A.N., and Katherine Olive M.H.S.A., B.S.N., R.N. Cancer InCytes Magazine - Volume 3, Issue 2, Winter 2014 Managing Editor: Matt Kaku, M.S. Summary This article will focus on the development of cancer as a potential consequence of human trafficking. Various subtle sequelae of trafficking, such as the insidious development of cancer, may not be seen until well after the victim has been freed. There are a myriad of factors

By: Kristine Alarcon Coping and dealing with cancer is often a difficult process, but it can be even harder to find clinical trials to help with their symptoms. Martin Naley, an employee at Life Technologies, a genetics company, realized that a large number of patients (around 85%) did not know that trials are an option or that a little more than half of clinical oncology sites cannot find the patients fit for their trials. ADVERTISEMENT: The BraceShop Store, your go-to store