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NewsBits... The Resource Directory 2000 is available from Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network. Included are more than 115 organizations that provide information, emotional support, financial aid and/or legal help to transplant patients and survivors. To order, call 888-597-7674 or view the directory on our Website at http://www.bmtnews.org. The National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse (NOHIC), part of the National Institutes of Health, has free publications for patients who have oral complications resulting from cancer treatment or are about to begin a treatment program. Materials can be obtained by writing NOHIC, 1 NOHIC Way, Bethesda, MD 20892-3500 or by phoning (301) 402-7364, fax (301) 907-8830. Materials can also be viewed at their Website at www.aerie.com/nohicweb/campaign. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will present a public education program, “Progress and New Hope in the Fight Against Cancer: A Public Forum Highlighting the Latest Discoveries” on Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in San Francisco. The forum is free and open to all. For more information call 415-263-0261 or e-mail to publicforum@aacr.org. cancereducation.com offers Cancercare Virtual Workshops on Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Breast Reconstruction Surgery, Understanding Your Treatment, the Challenge of Cancer in the Workplace, and more. Access these programs via www.cancereducation.com (Choose “Supportive Care” from the patient and family center pulldown menu) and www.cancercare.org. The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science’s website links consumers to professionals in the areas of hematology, microbiology, immunology and biochemistry who will answer questions about laboratory values. The link is located at www.ascls.org/labtesting/index.htm. |
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