Sept 28 , 2001

In This Issue:
Bone Loss After Hormone Therapy, Conference On Mind-Body Connection, Canadians Wait for Care, Physicians More Accurate Than Machines, Tree Extract May Fight Cancer

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THE LATEST NEWS

Drug Cuts Bone Loss After Prostate Hormone Treatment, by Rachael Myers Lowe, cancerpage

Some Canadian Patients Wait for Cancer Care

Tree Extract Shows Promise In Fighting Cancer

Physicians More Accurate In Detecting Breast Lumps Than Are Mammograms

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CONFERENCE ON MIND-BODY CONNECTION

The Center for Mind-Body Medicine's Comprehensive Cancer Care Conference brings the complementary and alternative medical world together with the American cancer establishment. This year's conference is cosponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and NIH's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), and will cover groundbreaking research for physicians, other health professionals, cancer patients and their families. The conference will be held October 19-21, 2001, Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA, with a pre-conference workshops October 17-18. The New Yorker magazine called this conference "The most important medical meeting in America." The Center for Mind-Body Medicine has also transcribed the proceedings from all the previous conferences which are available free of charge on their website. Registrations, costs, and program info are also available at www.cmbm.org.

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PROSTATE INFORMATION

This group has been operating as a clearinghouse for information on prostate cancer since 1997. The site is well-organized and comprehensively describes medical sources, mailing lists, support groups, and even humor and recipes related to prostate cancer.

http://www.prostatepointers.org/prostate/

Of course you'll also want to see our section on Prostate Cancer, including stage specific treatment guidelines and over 200 articles on prostate cancer. http://cancerpage.matria.com/cancers/default.asp?channel=Prostate_Cancer

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SEPT 11 CHARITIES

In light of the recent tragedies and in the spirit of healing for all concerned, cancerpage has added links to some of the key legitimate charities raising money for the victims and their families. You'll find these links on the top of the many cancerpage areas. Note that by using the helping.org web site, donors can evaluate the financial tax records of these organizations before they make a decision to contribute. See www.helping.org