November 15, 2002 

IN THIS ISSUE:
ACS Releases new Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines, Info on Lymphedema, Lung Cancer Awareness Week, Komen Seeks Nominations For Minority Councils

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NEWS HEADLINES 

New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines by Rachael Myers Lowe, cancerpage.com

Drug for Opioid Constipation Effective in Phase III Trial

Skin Cancer Not Rare in Elderly Black Women: Study

Copper-Zinc Bracelets for Pain? Save Your Money


24 new stories about cancer research and policy developments added to cancerpage since last Friday.

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NOVEMBER 18-24 IS LUNG CANCER AWARENESS WEEK!

SHOULD MOVIES WITH SMOKING GET "R" RATINGS? 
The World Health Organization, American Medical Association and other organizations think so.
A coalition of public health groups has condemned "Hollywood's glamorization of smoking" and demanded that the industry take steps to discourage the practice including: "R" ratings on movies where smoking occurs unless the film clearly shows the dangers of smoking; no more cigarette brand names, even in background shots; strong anti-smoking ads before a movie with smoking is shown; and finally, credits in any movie with smoking certifying that nobody on the production accepted anything of value from any tobacco company, its agents or fronts.

To see how this week's top movies rank on clean lung meter, go to this URL: www.scenesmoking.org
To check it out the campaign, go to this URL: www.smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu 

STAR POWER AGAINST TOBACCO

Actress S. Epatha Merkerson plays Lt. Anita Van Buren on the TV show "law and Order." She lost two close friends to lung cancer and that's why she's lending her talents to a series of anti-smoking public service announcements. She joins recording artist Richard Marx and fashion model Christy Turlington, a former smoker, in publicizing the dangers of tobacco with the "It's Time To Focus on Lung Cancer" national campaign. 
To learn more, visit http://www.Lungcancer.org. 
En Espanol, http://www.cancerdepulmon.org/spanish/patients/fs_patient_caregivers.htm

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LYMPHEDEMA
Lymphedema can be a debilitating side effect of cancer, its treatment or procedures performed to stage the disease. A new document detailing what it is, what the current standard of care is for managing it and what you can do for yourself to control it is now available in the cancerpage.com Managing Side Effects Center. 
To get there, go to this URL: http://www.cancerpage.matria.com/centers/Sideeffects/lymphedema.asp

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NOMINEES SOUGHT FOR KOMEN COUNCILS
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has sent the word out - it is seeking nominations for three minority population focused advisory councils established to "provide input and recommendations to the Foundation on its overall mission, educational materials, outreach efforts, grants funding and community-based programs." Potential nominees should have experience working on breast health issues, grassroots outreach, and be familiar with the current state of research and Komen's mission. You can nominate yourself.
For nomination packets, visit the Komen website at URL: http://www.komen.org/news/article.asp?ArticleID=274