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Mixed Drinks, Mixed Messages
“Moderate Alcohol Intake and Cancer Incidence in Women,” Journal of the National Cancer Institute; March 4, 2009; Vol. 101, No. 5. Available at jnci.oxfordjournals.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Alcohol, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer: Treat with caution,” Journal of the National Cancer Institute; March 4, 2009; Vol. 101, No. 5. Available at jnci.oxfordjournals.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Functional Limitations, Socioeconomic Status, and All-Cause Mortality in Moderate Alcohol Drinkers,” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; June 2009; Vol. 57, No. 6. Available at www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117995531/home or www.pubmed.gov
The Million Women Study: www.millionwomenstudy.org/introduction
Cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4759.aspx
NCI Cancer Trends Progress Report: Alcohol consumption: progressreport.cancer.gov/doc_detail.asp?pid=1&did=2007&chid=71&coid=706&mid=
The High End Cost of Cancer
“Health Care Costs in the Last Week of Life,” Archives of Internal Medicine; March 9, 2009; Vol. 169, No. 5. Available at www.archinternmed.com or www.pubmed.gov
“Racial and Ethnic Differences in End-of-Life Costs,” Archives of Internal Medicine; March 9, 2009; Vol. 169, No. 5. Available at www.archinternmed.com or www.pubmed.gov
NCI hospice fact sheet: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Support/hospice
Replacing the Pap Smear?
“HPV Screening for Cervical Cancer in Rural India,” New England Journal of Medicine; April 2, 2009; Vol. 360, No. 14. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
“From India to the World—A better way to prevent cervical cancer,” New England Journal of Medicine; April 2, 2009; Vol. 360, No. 14. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
HPV information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): www.cdc.gov/std/hpv
NCI's factsheet about HPV and cancer: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/risk/HPV
American Cancer Society's guidelines for the early detection of cancer: www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_2_3X_ACS_Cancer_ Detection_Guidelines_36.asp?sitearea=PED
Cervical cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4261.aspx
NCI’s cervical cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/cervical
American Cancer Society's frequently asked questions about HPV, cancer and HPV vaccines: www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_FAQ_HPV_Vaccines.asp?sitearea=
Facing the Ultimate Deadline
Leukemia resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4243.aspx
NCI’s leukemia webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/leukemia
Young adult cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4274.aspx
In the Beginning
Cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4759.aspx
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center support programs: www.bidmc.org/CentersandDepartments/Departments/CancerCenter/ NewsEvents/CelebrationofLife/SupportPrograms.aspx
“How to Find a Support Group,” available at the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4749.aspx
NCI’s information about support for people with cancer: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/takingtime
“Coping With Physical and Emotional Changes,” by the American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org/docroot/MBC/MBC_0.asp?sitearea=
Healing From Hiroshima’s Ashes
Legends and Legacies: Personal journeys of women physicians and scientists at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center by Elizabeth L. Travis
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center: www.mdanderson.org
Ritsuko Komaki webpage: faculty.mdanderson.org/Ritsuko_Komaki
Peace Memorial Park: www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/frame/Virtual_e/tour_e/guide1.html
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
Leukemia resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4243.aspx
NCI’s leukemia webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/leukemia
Lung cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page11409.aspx
NCI’s lung cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/lung
Up Close and Personal
“Journeying With Hope,” CR magazine; Vol. 4, No. 1; Spring 2009. Available at www.CRmagazine.org/archive/spring 2009/Pages/JourneyingWithHope.aspx
“Mosaics of Meaning,” CR magazine; Vol. 4, No. 1; Winter 2009. Available at www.CRmagazine.org/archive/winter2009/Pages/MosaicsofMeaning.aspx
“Coping With Cancer,” CR magazine; Vol. 3, No. 5; Fall 2008. Available at www.CRmagazine.org/archive/fall2008/Pages/CopingWithCancer.aspx
NCI’s palliative care educational materials webpage: www.cancer.gov/aboutnci/epeco
The Beat Lives On
Bob Marley: A Biography by David Moskowitz
Bob Marley: A Life by Gary Steckles
Catch a Fire by Timothy White
Words and Music of Bob Marley by David Moskowitz
The official Bob Marley website: www.bobmarley.com
“Major Response to Imatinib Mesylate in KIT-Mutated Melanoma,” Journal of Clinical Oncology; April 20, 2008; Vol. 26, No. 12. Available at jco.ascopubs.org or www.pubmed.gov
Skin cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page5229.aspx
NCI’s melanoma webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/melanoma
What Happens to a Donated Tumor?
“Who Owns Your Body? A patient’s perspective on Washington University v. Catalona,” Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics; Summer 2006; Vol. 34, No. 2. Available at www.jlme.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Who Owns Diagnostic Tissue Blocks?” Lab Medicine; February 2009; Vol. 40, No. 2. Available at labmed.ascpjournals.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Rules for Donations to Tissue Banks—What next?” New England Journal of Medicine; Jan. 17, 2009; Vol. 358, No. 3. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research: biospecimens.cancer.gov
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center: komentissuebank.iu.edu
South Texas Accelerated Research and Therapeutics (START): www.startthecure.com
Research Advocacy Network: www.researchadvocacy.org
Katia Fuso’s Special Tumor
European Cancer Observatory: eu-cancer.iarc.fr
Breast cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4213.aspx
NCI’s breast cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast
Regina Elena Cancer Institute: www.ist-world.org/OrgUnitDetails.aspx?OrgUnitId=24ebcf64115645a1a06d2ef9aa22a6c1
“Human Mena Protein, a Serex-Defined Antigen Overexpressed in Breast Cancer Eliciting Both Humoral and CD8+ T-cell Immune Response,” International Journal of Cancer; Feb. 3, 2004; Vol. 109, No. 6. Available at www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/29331/home or www.pubmed.gov
Delivering Bad News
“Efficacy of Communication Skills Training for Giving Bad News and Discussing Transitions to Palliative Care,” Archives of Internal Medicine; March 12, 2007; Vol. 167, No. 5. Available at archinte.ama-assn.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Can 40 Seconds of Compassion Reduce Patient Anxiety?” Journal of Clinical Oncology; January 1999; Vol. 17, No. 1. Available at jco.ascopubs.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Oncologist Communication About Emotion During Visits With Patients With Advanced Cancer,” Journal of Clinical Oncology; Dec. 20, 2007; Vol. 25, No. 36. Available at jco.ascopubs.org or www.pubmed.gov
“What Are Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Told About Their Expected Deaths? A study of cancer physicians’ self-reports of prognosis disclosure,” Journal of Clinical Oncology; Dec. 20, 2008; Vol. 26, No. 36. Available at jco.ascopubs.org or www.pubmed.gov
Oncotalk: depts.washington.edu/oncotalk
Everything Changes: The Insider’s Guide to Cancer in your 20’s and 30’s by Kairol Rosenthal
Service With a Smile
NCI’s bladder cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/bladder
Fox Chase Cancer Center: www.fccc.edu
Fox Chase Cancer Center's patient story about Elizabeth Cropper: www.fccc.edu/whyChoose/successStories/bladder/cropper.html
Ezekiel Baptist Church: www.ezekielbc.org
Paying For Cancer
Spending to Survive: Cancer patients confront holes in the health insurance system by the American Cancer Society and the Kaiser Family Foundation: www.kff.org/insurance/7851.cfm
At the Brink: Trends in America’s uninsured: www.rwjf.org/newsroom/product.jsp?id=40488
“How to Find Financial Aid and Advice,” available at the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4743.aspx
NCI’s financial assistance resources webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Support/financial-resources
Cancerblog
Breast cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4213.aspx
NCI’s breast cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast
Advocate Q&A: Advocacy in Ireland
Europa Donna Ireland: www.europadonnaireland.ie
Breast cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4213.aspx
NCI’s breast cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast
Scientist↔Survivor Program: www.aacr.org/home/survivors--advocates/scientistharr;survivor-program.aspx