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2003 NEWSLETTERS

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December 19, 2003 More Screening Needed for Childhood Cancer Survivors,  Many Early Breast Cancer Patients Not Getting Needed Chemo, New Promise in Treating Kidney Cancer, Avoiding the Flu, Prostate Cancer Treatment Effects Cognition, Kids with Cancer Visit Santa, Caring for the Caregivers, New Rights Against Spammers, Have a Question? ASK OUR RN!
December 5, 2003  

Exercise is Good For Cancer Patients Too, Watchful-Waiting Down, Younger Women Hard Hit By Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Saving the Voice Box in Throat Cancer, New Prostate Cancer Drug Gets Nod, Radiation Impt Treatment in Ductal Cancer, Medicare Reform and Cancer Care, Screening Older Americans, Virtual Colonoscopy, Cancer Info on Web

November 21, 2003  

Reducing Breast Cancer Recurrence, Higher Risks in Appalachia, Kicking the Habit, Larger Breast Cancers On the Rise, Psoriasis-Lymphoma Link, Skin Cancer and Other Cancers, Remissions Prolonged with Rituxan, Dangers of Dehydration, Prescription Drug Bill, Keeping Insurance After Cancer, Holiday Chat

November 7, 2003  

Eat the Whole Tomato, Silicone Breast Implants, Home Health Care Services Quality Examined, Medicare Adds Coverage for Colon Cancer Screening Test, Cancer Myths, New Research Into Preventing Cancer,  Levels of Evidence Explained, Are You A Moon Gazer?

October 31, 2003  

Prompt Surgery for Bladder Cancer, Advance Directives Need Clarification, More Animal and Lab Studies into Green Tea and Ginger, Higher Salaries - Higher Drug Costs, Bad Joke Lands Student in Hot Water,  Treating Mets to Liver, Where the Candidates Stand, Cancer CAM Update, Online Medical Dictionary

October 24, 2003  

Needless Worry Caused By Mammograms?, Relief From Bone Pain, Mistletoe, Green Tea,  Surgery Benefits in Lung Cancer Questioned, Medicare Reform and Cancer Care Debate, Should You Buy Drugs Online?, Radiation or Reconstruction First?, Understanding Estrogen - A Primer.

October 17, 2003  

Anemia Treatment Could Worsen Outcome, New Treatment for Lymphedema?, Thumbs Up for Silicone Breast Implants, Tour of Hope Rolls Into Washington, Cancer and the Environment, Guidelines for Controlling Nausea and Pain, SCOTUS Says Docs Can Talk About Pot with Patients

October 10, 2003  

Latest Cancer News, Advance in Breast Cancer Treatment, Tour of Hope, Cancer and Aging, Clinical Trial Participation , Kids Resources Online

October 03, 2003  

Mono and Lymphoma, High-dose Chemo Right for Some Kids with Leukemia?, FDA Going After Drug Imports, Sunscreen Only Partial Protection Against Cancer,  Obesity and Tamoxifen, New Guidance for Survivors, Get Some Sleep, CAM Online Chat,  Schieffer Cancer-free.

September 12, 2003  

Moderate Exercise Reduces Cancer Risk, US Says NO to New Skin Cancer Therapy, Prostate and Breast Cancer  - Common Link with Bad Protein, Public More Concerned About Cost of Health Care Than Terrorists, Virtual Colonoscopy Not Ready for Prime Time, Leukemia Drug on Fast Track,  Sibling Connection Important in Prostate Cancer, Doctor's Day is Here, Drug Re-Importers Targeted, Beware of Blood Clots

September 05, 2003  

Bigger Centers Better In Ovarian Cancer Treatment, Age Bias in Breast Cancer Treatments, Age No Barrier in Lung Cancer Treatment,  Cancer Incidence Rates Remain Stable, Testicular Cancer and Environment, Parental vs. State Rights in Cancer Treatment, Managing Side Effects Help, Sexuality and Cancer, Illuminating Hope

August 29, 2003
Phony Insurance Companies Scamming Americans, Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer Treatment, Institute of Medicine Report on Childhood Cancer Survivors,  Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro With Cancer, Talking Before The Crisis, Meeting Up with Other Cancer Survivors, Lymphedema Info
August 22, 2003
Improving Chemo Outcomes for Some Leukemia Patients, Coping with Treatment Side Effects, High PSA No Bar for Prostate Surgery, Erbitux Back at FDA for Review, Better Lung Cancer Drugs?, Is There a Breast Cancer Virus?, Beating the Odds, Survivors' Opinions Sought, How Did the Fundraiser Do? 
August 01, 2003
New Treatment for Kidney Cancer, Breast Cancer Screenings Have Significant Impact, Advancement in Lung Cancer Treatment, New Anti-Nausea Drug Approved,  Cyclists Cycle for Research, Swimmers Swim for Research,  Travel Assistance for Cancer Patients and Their Families, Are There Carcinogens in Your House?
July 25, 2003


Problems with PSA Test, Stomach Surgery Ups Cancer Risk, Secondary Cancer in Hodgkin's Survivors, More Pizza Please, Opening Borders to Cheaper Drugs, Laetrile Promoter Convicted, Seasilver No Cure, President's Challenge To Fitness, You Are Not Alone in cancerpage.com Support Group Chats

July 18, 2003


Medicare Reform and Cancer Patients, Reducing Prostate Cancer Risk, Moving Against Counterfeit Drugs, Promising Treatments Against Brain Tumors and Colon Cancer,  Black Cohash, The Couric Effect, Portion Sizes - Obesity and Cancer, Cancer Drug Center

July 11, 2003 


Treating DCIS, Too Much Hormone Therapy with Early Prostate Cancer?, Winning the War on Cancer, Screening Intervals for Cervical and Colon Cancer, Fertilehope.org Gets Facelift,  Americans Not Overwrought About Health Care Concerns, Medicare Reform Again, Finding A Medicare Doc

June 27, 2003 


Medicare Drug Benefit Calculator, Participating in Clinical Trials,  Who's Doing What in Cancer Research, Breast Cancer and Pregnant Women, FDA Blasts Procrit Ads, Preventing Prostate Cancer and more.... 

June 20, 2003 


Prostate Screening Frequency Discussed,  Non-Invasive Test To Find Prostate Cancer's Spread, Breast Cancer Vaccine Trouble, Advocating for More Blood Cancer Research, Focusing on Hispanics/Latinos and Genetics, Medicare Reform and Prescription Drugs

June 13, 2003 


Cancer Spread Earlier, Better Chemo Combo for Hodgkin's Disease,  Lumpectomy and Older Patients, Rise in Melanoma Eye Cancer in Men, Getting Mammogram Appointment, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Advocating For Blood Cancers on Capitol Hill

June 06, 2003 


Exercise and Feel Better, Exercise and Prevent Cancer, Confusion in US About Cancer Prevention, New Cancer Drugs, Danger of Night Shifts, Plant Estrogens and Hot Flashes, Beware the Miracle Cures, Faster Track for Cancer Drugs, Pharma Websites, Ask our RN and AOL Users

May 23, 2003 


Doxorubicin and Heart Disease Risk, Supreme Court Rules on State Effort to Control Drug Costs, Worldwide Anti-Smoking Pact Adopted, Gleevec Approved for Some Kids with Cancer, "Sniffing out" Cancer, Banning Asbestos, Beware of the Hype, Myeloma Webcast Coming Up.

May 16, 2003 


Price Gouging on Generics?, CANCERQUEST, Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Updated, Warning for Testicular Cancer Survivors, Genetics and Endometrial Cancer, New Myeloma Treatment Approved, Eating and Drinking and Colorectal Cancer, Improving Breast Cancer Outcome

May 9, 2003 


Cancer Pain in Children, Predicting Prostate Cancer Recurrence or Spread, Better Chemo Regimen for Multiple Myeloma, Breast Cancer  Recurrence, Controversial Drug Approved by FDA, Kids Cancer Camps, Life After Cancer, Stopping Spam, Health Illiteracy

May 2, 2003 


May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Home Health Care, Internet Health Fraud - Protect Yourself, Fabulous Fiber, Pesticides and Cancer Risk, Faith Discussed in the "Group Room"

April 25, 2003 


Pesticides and Breast Cancer, Mammography Redux, Sun Safety, Tanning Beds, Prostate Cancer - Like Father Like Son?, National Minority Cancer Awareness Month, Obesity and Cancer, Colon Cancer Masquerade Ball,  Kick the Habit 

April 11, 2003 


E-pharmacies, Different Healings Paths, Pain Killers and Preventing Cancer, Estrogen Patch and Prostate Cancer, New Patient Protections from HIPAA,  End of Life Resources

April 4, 2003 


Cancer Rates Worldwide Could Jump, Seniors Needed for Clinical Trials, Taking Tamoxifen to Prevent Cancer, HPV Test Approved by FDA, Warning on New Osteoporosis Drug, New Info Tools on Cancerpage, Defeating Fatigue, Screening for Head and Neck Cancers, CAM Conference Next Week

March 28, 2003 


Cancer Vaccines, Thalidomide and Prostate Cancer, Nicotine and Lung Cancer, Spanish Audio Glossary of Medical Terms, Upcoming CAM Conference, Black Women and Cancer, Ask Our RN, Please!

March 21, 2003


HRT, Hard to Detect Breast Cancer on Rise, Age and Prostate Treatment Decisions, Lung Cancer Risk Tool,  Making Medicare Appeals Harder, Cancer Vaccines, Indoor Tanning, The Ribbon Project

March 14, 2003


Fake Procrit Alarm, Americans Not Very Healthy, FDA Moves on Supplements, Asbestos Anxiety, Even You Can Prevent Medical Errors, Melanoma Survivors, Blood Test for Colon Cancer, More $$ Help with Prescriptions, Healthy Web Surfing, Living Longer

March 7, 2003


Caloric Intake and Prostate Cancer, Cancer Risk - A Weighty Issue, Aspirin - the Wonder Drug, Abortion - No Impact on Breast Cancer Risk, Environmental Cancer Risks to Children, Uninsured Americans, Teaching Boys Testicular Self Exams, Help on the Line

February 28, 2003


Mammograms and Older Women, Reading Mammograms, Colon Polyps and Follow-up, Nuclear Workers' Cancer Risk, What's Hot on Capitol Hill,  March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Humor Therapy, Weight and Cancer

February 20, 2003


Soy and PSA Levels, Most Accurate Mammograms, Smoke Filled Screens, Online Support Beneficial, Maryland's MEDBANK, Fever and Neutropenia, Gleason Grading System Explained

February 14, 2003


Dense-Dosing/Better Survival?, More Benefits of Exercise, What to Tell Kids with Cancer, Fertility & Ovarian Cancer, Clickable Cancer Survival Toolbox, Pregnant with Cancer, Call to Artists

February 7, 2003


After the Hospital, Older Patients and Chemo, New Screening Guidelines for Colon Cancer, Cancer Survivors and Organ Donation, Newly Diagnosed, Reducing Medical Errors, How Good is That Search Engine?, For Your Loved One and Cancer Research.

January 31, 2003


Best Treatment Options for Prostate and Ovarian Cancer, Medicare Patients on Their Own, Promising Procedure Against Kidney Tumors, Fried Foods and Cancer Updated, New Brachytherapy Advance, Pennies for Patients

January 24, 2003


ACS 2003 Cancer Projections, Help with Insurance Problems, Artwork Sought by Gov't, IVF-Eye Cancer Link?, Chemo & Older Women, Agent Orange & Leukemia , Controlling Infections During Chemo

January 17, 2003


Deadly Anthrax & Cancer, HRT, Cancer Treatments for Kids, Cancer Trial Passes Safety Review, Pediatric Cancer Advocate Appointed to Gov’t Panel, Travel Assistance, Moving Stories and Experiences

January 10, 2003 


Best Medicine But Not Necessarily Best Care in US, Cancer Docs and Clinical Trials, Eating to Avoid Stomach Cancer, Childhood Cancer Survivors, New Prostate Therapies - Less Sexual Dysfunction, Best Practice Treatment Guidelines, New Botanicals Web Site

 


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