New Cancer Resources
Updated January 2011
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ABTA Offers New Advance Care Planning Guide
The American Brain
Tumor Association has created the
Advance Care Planning guide, which
explains advance care, the importance
of making your medical wishes known
to your family and healthcare team,
and the various legal documents called
“advance directives” required to ensure
that your plans are adhered to.
www.abta.org
Breast Cancer Network of Strength Is Now Y-Me
Breast Cancer Network
of Strength is returning to its original
name, Y-ME National Breast Cancer
Organization, with a reinvigorated focus
on its original mission – to ensure no
one faces breast cancer alone.
www.y-me.org
Co-Payment Assistance Available from CancerCare®
People undergoing
chemotherapy treatment for gastric
cancer, pancreatic cancer, or non-small
cell lung cancer who have health insurance
but need help covering their
co-payment costs can now receive
up to $10,000 per year in assistance
through the CancerCare Co-Payment
Assistance Foundation.
Phone: (866) 55-COPAY (1-866-552-6729)
www.cancercarecopay.org
Coping with the Cost of Care, 2nd Edition Released
The Cancer Support
Community has released the
second edition of Frankly Speaking
About Cancer: Coping with the Cost
of Care. This second edition addresses
the current healthcare climate
and streamlines the crucial financial
resources available to people in treatment
for cancer.
Phone: (888) 793-9355
www.cancersupportcommunity.org
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Publishes Facts 2010-2011
Facts is
an annual compilation of the most recent
prevalence, incidence, mortality,
and survival data available for leukemia,
lymphoma, myeloma, and myelodysplastic
syndromes. Download the PDF from the website.
Phone: (800) 955-4572
www.lls.org
NCCN Publishes New Treatment Guidelines for Patients
The National
Comprehensive Cancer Network has
added to its series of NCCN Guidelines
for Patients™, consumer-friendly translations
of the NCCN Clinical Practice
Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines™) outlining appropriate cancer
treatment. The new guidelines include
melanoma, ovarian cancer, prostate
cancer, and multiple myeloma.
www.NCCN.com
New Resource for Breast Cancer Caregivers Available in Spanish
The Cancer Support Community has
developed a Spanish-language publication
for Latino cancer caregivers:
Frankly Speaking About Cancer: De
Cuidador a Cuidador (From Caregiver
to Caregiver).
Phone: (888) 793-9355
www.cancersupportcommunity.org
Updated Prostate Cancer Website Launched
ZERO—The Project to End
Prostate Cancer has launched an updated
website.
zerocancer.org
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