Cancer Survivorship Training Program

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 7 No 2
Volume 7
Issue 2

BETHESDA, Md-In response to the difficult and complex issues affecting cancer survivors, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has created a new training program, The Cancer Journey: Issues for Survivors. It is designed for health professionals in training roles to educate their peers about the many issues cancer survivors face.

BETHESDA, Md—In response to the difficult and complex issues affecting cancer survivors, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has created a new training program, The Cancer Journey: Issues for Survivors. It is designed for health professionals in training roles to educate their peers about the many issues cancer survivors face.

The training program was developed by NCI’s Office of Cancer Information, Communication, and Education in collaboration with Ortho Biotech Inc., the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, and cancer organizations nationwide.

To obtain a free copy of the training program, please contact the NCI’s Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).

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Tobacco Companies Reach Settlement With Texas for $15.3 Billion
Archives to Collect Info on Radiation Exposure Worldwide
Few BRCA-1 Carriers Take Recommended Precautions
Lifelong Weight Control a Key to Breast Ca Prevention
Eight-Year Prostate Brachytherapy Update Shows Good Results
Patient Brochure on Breast Cancer Tumor Markers
Gay Men’s Health Crisis Calls for HIV Reporting in New York
Single-Agent Taxanes in Advanced Breast Cancer: A Commentary
ODAC Declines to Vote on DepoCyt FDA Recommendation
Photofrin Approved for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Breast Cancer Diagnosed After Childbirth May Be More Severe
NCCN Forum: Who Pays for Clinical Trials?
AHCPR Smoking Interventions Are Cost Effective
Senator Urges Consensus on Tobacco Law
Thomas Jefferson Opens New Familial Colorectal Cancer Registry
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