Alternative Medicine Used Worldwide For Cancer

Cancer Specialists Avoid Alternative Therapies

Cigarettes More Of A Risk For Black Americans

Vitamin A May Prevent Lung Cancer In Former Smokers

On The Record: Drug Industry Lawyer Marjorie Powell, by Stateline.org

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ADVOCACY TRAINING CONFERENCE

The National Breast Cancer Coalition is offering its annual Advocacy Training Conference May 5-9 in Washington, DC. This well-respected training program is part of Project LEAD's advocacy efforts and covers many aspects of lobbying and starting local advocacy groups. For more information, visit NBCC at http://www.natlbcc.org/bin/index.htm

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ONCOLOGY SOCIAL WORKERS TO MEET

The Association of Oncology Social Workers holds their national conference from May 2-5 in Cleveland, OH.

http://www.aosw.org/

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CANCER RELATED FATIGUE

April 5th is Cancer Related Fatigue Awareness Day. All month, cancerpage will offer a special link to detailed information about cancer-related fatigue, accessed from the home page starting Friday, March 30th. After April, this page will be accessible from the Special Series Archives page.

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GUIDE FOR GETTING AND KEEPING HEALTH INSURANCE

Georgetown University's Institute for Health Care Research and Policy has written state-by-state guidelines for getting and keeping health insurance. The guide is online at http://www.healthinsuranceinfo.net/

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PROSTATE ORGANIZATION SEEKS ADVOCATES

Us Too! International has several opportunities for prostate cancer survivors to assist in fighting the disease. For instance, they are currently recruiting for volunteers and patient advocates to serve on a number of Prostate Cancer commissions and task forces - including several U.S. Government and University funded projects. If you are interested in finding out how you can "serve the cause" please send an e-mail to ustoo@ustoo.com or visit their website at http://www.ustoo.com/

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RISK OF BREAST CANCER MAY NOT BE AS HIGH AS YOU FEAR!

Statistics commonly used to describe a woman's lifetime risk of developing breast cancer may be misleading, causing women to feel unnecessarily anxious, according to a report. Instead, shorter-term projections broken down by race and age may be more valuable, researchers suggest. more...