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All Stressed Out
“Environmental and Genetic Activation of a Brain-Adipocyte BDNF/Leptin Axis Causes Cancer Remission and Inhibition,” Cell; Vol. 142, No. 1; July 9, 2010. Available at www.cell.com or www.pubmed.gov
“Signs of Stress,” CR magazine; Vol. 3, No. 3; Spring 2008. Available at www.CRmagazine.org/archive/Spring2008/Pages/SignsofStress.aspx
Conzen Research Laboratory: conzenlab.bsd.uchicago.edu
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
Colorectal cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4242.aspx
NCI’s colon and rectal cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/colon-and-rectal
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
Immune-Boosting Ipi
“Improved Survival With Ipilimumab in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma,” New England Journal of Medicine; Vol. 363, No. 8; Aug. 19, 2010. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Treating Cancer by Targeting the Immune System,” New England Journal of Medicine; Vol. 363, No. 8; Aug. 19, 2010. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
American Cancer Society’s immunotherapy webpage: www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/TreatmentTypes/Immunotherapy
AACR-SU2C Clinical Trials Finder: www.emergingmed.com/networks/AACR-SU2C
ClincalTrials.gov: www.clinicaltrials.gov
NCI’s clinical trials webpage: www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials
TrialCheck: www.cancertrialshelp.org/trialcheck
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
Keeping Up With Oral Meds
“Early Discontinuation and Nonadherence to Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy in a Cohort of 8,769 Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients,” Journal of Clinical Oncology; Vol. 28, No. 27; Sept. 20, 2010. Available at www.jco.ascopubs.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Nonadherence to Imatinib During an Economic Downturn,” New England Journal of Medicine; Vol. 363, No. 6; Aug. 5, 2010. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation: www.cancercarecopay.org
Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition: www.cancerfac.org
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
Colorectal cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4242.aspx
NCI’s colon and rectal cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/colon-and-rectal
Myeloma cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4269.aspx
NCI’s multiple myeloma webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/myeloma
Marker of Risk
“A KRAS-Variant in Ovarian Cancer Acts as a Genetic Marker of Cancer Risk,” Cancer Research; Vol. 70, No. 16; Aug. 15, 2010. Available at cancerres.aacrjournals.org or www.pubmed.gov
Ovarian cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4233.aspx
NCI’s ovarian cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/ovarian
Critical Care
“Early Palliative Care for Patients With Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer,” New England Journal of Medicine; Vol. 363, No. 8; Aug. 19, 2010. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Palliative Care—A shifting paradigm,” New England Journal of Medicine; Vol. 363, No. 8; Aug. 19, 2010. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
NCI’s palliative care factsheet: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/support/palliative-care
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
Next-Generation CML Drugs Yield Better Responses
“Dasatinib Versus Imatinib in Newly Diagnosed Chronic-Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia,” New England Journal of Medicine; Vol. 362, No. 24; June 17, 2010. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Nilotinib Versus Imatinib for Newly Diagnosed Chronic Myeloid Leukemia,” New England Journal of Medicine; Vol. 362, No. 24; June 17, 2010. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Even Better Kinase Inhibitors for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia,” New England Journal of Medicine; Vol. 362, No. 24; June 17, 2010. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
“The Pathway to Better Care,” CR magazine; Vol. 1, No. 1; Spring 2006. Available at www.CRmagazine.org/archive/Spring2006/Pages/ThePathwaytoBetterCare.aspx
“Gleevec: The sequel,” CR magazine; Vol. 1, No. 3; Fall 2006. Available at www.CRmagazine.org/archive/Fall2006/Pages/GleevecTheSequel.aspx
Leukemia resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4243.aspx
NCI’s leukemia webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/leukemia
FDA Approves Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer
“Sipuleucel-T Immunotherapy for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer,” New England Journal of Medicine; Vol. 363, No. 5; July 29, 2010. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
“New Therapies for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer,” New England Journal of Medicine; Vol. 363, No. 5; July 29, 2010. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
Prostate cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4215.aspx
NCI’s prostate cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/prostate
Survivors of Childhood Cancer at Higher Risk of Premature Death
“Long-Term Cause-Specific Mortality Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer,” Journal of the American Medical Association; Vol. 304, No. 2; July 14, 2010. Available at www.jama.ama-assn.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Childhood Cancer Late Effects,” CR magazine; Vol. 4 No. 4; Fall 2009. Available at www.CRmagazine.org/archive/Fall2009/Pages/ChildhoodCancerLateEffects.aspx
“Heart of the Matter,” CR magazine; Vol. 4, No. 4; Fall 2009. Available at www.CRmagazine.org/archive/Fall2009/Pages/cardiacriskscancerdrugs.aspx
Pediatric cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4271.aspx
NCI’s childhood cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/childhoodcancers
FDA Panel Urges That Approval of Avastin for Breast Cancer Be Revoked
FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee Avastin/Genentech transcript: www.fda.gov/downloads/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/Drugs/OncologicDrugsAdvisoryCommittee/UCM221998.pdf
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
Study Shows Promise for Personalized Treatment
“The BATTLE trial (Biomarker-Integrated Approaches of Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer Elimination): Personalizing therapy for lung cancer,” AACR 101st Annual Meeting 2010 abstract. Available at : http://www.abstractsonline.com/Plan/ViewAbstract.aspx?sKey=b21e246a-e09a-4c90-9c59-874f7139d921&cKey=381a62d2-5602-443c-83cc-f9a828f19e1b&mKey=%7b0591FA3B-AFEF-49D2-8E65-55F41EE8117E%7d
“BATTLE to Personalize Lung Cancer Treatment,” Cancer; Vol. 116, No. 14; July 15, 2010. Available at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1097-0142 or www.pubmed.gov
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
When Your Child Has Cancer
Lotsa Helping Hands: www.lotsahelpinghands.com
Pediatric cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4271.aspx
NCI’s childhood cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/childhoodcancers
Working Out
Americans With Disabilities Act: www.ada.gov
U.S. Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission: www.eeoc.gov
Leukemia and lymphoma resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4243.aspx
NCI’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/non-hodgkin
NCI’s leukemia webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/leukemia
Cost vs. Effectiveness
“Comparison of Anticancer Drug Coverage Decisions in the United States and the United Kingdom: Does the evidence support the rhetoric?” Journal of Clinical Oncology; Vol. 28, No. 20; July 10, 2010. Available at www.jco.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Wrestling With the High Price of Cancer Care: Should we control costs by individuals’ ability to pay or society’s willingness to pay?” Journal of Clinical Oncology; Vol. 28, No. 20; July 10, 2010. Available at jco.ascopubs.org or www.pubmed.gov
“When is Cancer Care Cost-Effective? A Systematic Overview of Cost-Utility Analyses in Oncology,” Journal of the National Cancer Institute; Vol. 102, No. 2; Jan. 20, 2010. Available at jnci.oxfordjournals.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Lapatinib Plus Capecitabine for HER2-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer,” New England Journal of Medicine; Vol. 355, No. 26; Dec. 28, 2006. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
Academy Health: www.academyhealth.org
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence: www.nice.org.uk
The New England Journal of Medicine Health Care Reform Center: healthcarereform.nejm.org
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
Gumbo Medicine
American Routes: americanroutes.publicradio.org
NCI’s extragonadal germ cell tumor webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/extragonadal-germ-cell
Dear Ann Landers
“Advances in Treatment for Relapses and Refractory Multiple Myeloma,” Medical Oncology; Vol. 27; Supplement 1; June 2010. Available at www.springerlink.com/content/1357-0560 or www.pubmed.gov
“Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: Advances in current therapy,” Medical Oncology; Vol. 27, Supplement 1; June 2010. Available at www.springerlink.com/content/1357-0560 or www.pubmed.gov
“The Evolution and Impact of Therapy in Multiple Myeloma: Advances in current therapy,” Medical Oncology; Vol. 27, Supplement 1; June 2010. Available at www.springerlink.com/content/1357-0560 or www.pubmed.gov
“MGUS and Smoldering Multiple Myeloma: Update on pathogenesis, natural history and management,” Hematology; 2005. Available at asheducationbook.hematologylibrary.org or www.pubmed.gov
“International Staging System for Multiple Myeloma,” Journal of Clinical Oncology; Vol. 23, No. 15; May 20, 2005. Available at www.jco.org or www.pubmed.gov
America’s Mom: The life, lessons and legacy of Ann Landers, by Rick Kogan
International Myeloma Foundation: myeloma.org
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation: www.themmrf.org
Myeloma cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4269.aspx
NCI’s multiple myeloma webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/myeloma
Homeless With Cancer
National Health Care for the Homeless Council: www.nhchc.org
Church of the Reconciler: 1-205-324-6402
One Roof (formerly Metropolitan Birmingham Services for the Homeless): 1-205-254-8833
ACS’s Hope Lodge: www.cancer.org/docroot/subsite/hopelodge
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
Colorectal cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4242.aspx
NCI’s colon and rectal cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/colon-and-rectal
Lymphoma resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4243.aspx
NCI’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/non-hodgkin
Focus on Fertility
"Reimplantation of Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue From Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is Potentially Unsafe,” Blood; published online July 1, 2010. Available at bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Fertility Preservation in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer,” Journal of Clinical Oncology; published online May 10, 2010. Available at www.jco.ascopubs.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Preservation of Fertility in Patients With Cancer,” New England Journal of Medicine; Vol. 360, No. 9; Feb. 26, 2009. Available www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Ovarian Tissue and Oocyte Preservation,” Fertility and Sterility; Vol. 86, No. 1; November 2006. Available at www.fertstert.org or www.pubmed.gov
“New Options Expand Possibilities for Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients,” Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 98, No. 19, Oct. 4, 2006. Available at jnci.oxfordjournals.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Transplantation: A review,” Human Reproduction Update; Vol. 12, No. 5; September/October 2006. Available at humupd.oxfordjournals.org or www.pubmed.gov
“Pregnancy After Transplantation of Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue in a Patient With Ovarian Failure After Chemotherapy,” New England Journal of Medicine; Vol. 353, No. 3; July 21, 2005. Available at www.nejm.org or www.pubmed.gov
Fertile Hope: www.fertilehope.org
My Oncofertility: myoncofertility.org
The Oncofertility Consortium: oncofertility.northwestern.edu
Survivor at Sea
Ceilydh Sets Sail (Diane Selkirk’s blog): maiaaboard.blogspot.com
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
Nashville’s ‘Clean-Eating’ Crusader
“Dietary Patterns and Risk of Mortality From Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and All Causes in a Prospective Cohort of Women,” Circulation; Vol. 118, No. 3; July 15, 2008. Available at circ.ahajournals.org at www.pubmed.gov
“Causes of Cancer in the World: Comparative risk assessment of nine behavioural and environmental risk factors,” Lancet; Vol. 366, No. 9499; Nov. 19, 2005. Available at www.thelancet.com or www.pubmed.gov
FDA database of Everything Added to Food in the United States: www.fda.gov/Food/FoodIngredientsPackaging/ucm115326.htm
Local Harvest: www.localharvest.org
Head and neck cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4636.aspx
NCI’s laryngeal cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/throat
Survivors Reach Out
Dana-Farber Adult Patient and Family Advisory Council: www.dana-farber.org/pat/pfac/adult-advisory
The American Cancer Society volunteering: www.cancer.org/Involved/Volunteer
Imerman Angels volunteering: www.imermanangels.org/give-cancer-support.php
Lung Cancer Alliance volunteering: www.lungcanceralliance.org/involved/volunteering.html
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network volunteering:
www.pancan.org/section_get_involved/volunteer
SHARE: www.sharecancersupport.org
Susan G. Komen for the Cure: www.komen.org
Cancerblog
Running for My Life: Fighting cancer one step at a time (Ronni Gordon’s blog): runnerwrites.blogspot.com
Leukemia resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4243.aspx
NCI’s leukemia webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/leukemia
Q&A: Randy Pausch’s Legacy
Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN): www.pancan.org
Pancreatic cancer resources on the AACR’s Survivors and Advocates website: www.aacr.org/page4270.aspx
NCI’s pancreatic cancer webpage: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/pancreatic
The Cancer Wall, by Doug Calisch
Cancer Wall: dougcalisch.com/pages/public_commissions/cancer_wall_commission_1.html
Ball Memorial Hospital: www.clarian.org/portal/Clarian/ball-memorial