April 13, 2001

In This Issue:
Federal Actions on Medical Privacy and Research Funds, At-Home Chemo, Drug Reduces Prostate Cancer Progression, and Advocacy Groups for Breast and Prostate Cancer

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THE LATEST NEWS

Bush To Implement Medical Privacy Protections
http://cancerpage.com/news/article.asp?id=2640&Counter=6

Bicalutamide Reduces Prostate Cancer Progression By 43%
http://cancerpage.com/news/article.asp?id=2620&Counter=14

At-Home Chemotherapy Improves Patient Satisfaction
http://cancerpage.com/news/article.asp?id=2623&Counter=17

Bush Proposes $23 Billion For Research
http://cancerpage.com/news/article.asp?id=2626&Counter=20

Burnt Burgers Increase Cancer Risks
http://cancerpage.com/news/article.asp?id=2627&Counter=21

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FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered

FORCE is a support and information website for women at risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. The organization was started by a 38-year old breast cancer survivor who carries a BRCA2 mutation. Their web site has an active message board. http://www.facingourrisk.org

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PROSTATE CANCER NEWS

US TOO! is a nonprofit organization dedicated to men fighting prostate cancer. Follow this link to the US TOO! homepage for the latest information http://www.ustoo.com/

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SPECIAL INFORMATION CENTERS ON PAIN AND TRANSPLANTS

Have you seen cancerpage.com's recently added Centers for Pain and Transplants? The Centers bring together a broad range of information on these critical issues for cancer patients.

Pain: http://cancerpage.com/centers/Pain/
Transplants: http://cancerpage.com/centers/Transplants/

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CLINICAL TRIALS

Our TrialMatch program can help you find a specific clinical trial based on your medically eligibility. By answering a series of questions, the program can determine if you meet the research criteria for participating in the clinical trial. Over 300 cancer patients have found a relevant clinical trial through our TrialMatch program. Check out Trial Match at http://trialmatch.com and note that you can also ask our nurses a question related to the trials.