September 6, 2002

HIGHLIGHTS: 
Fertility After Radiation, Prostate Info Translated, "A Child On Her Final Night: The Day Her Spirit Lived," Choosing A Specialist, and Annie Appleseed Project

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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Preserving Fertility After Radiation Treatment

Diesel Fuel Exhaust Likely to Cause Cancer

Immune Factors May Influence Post-Cancer Fatigue

Strawberries, Raspberries Halt Cancer in Rats

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A CHILD ON HER FINAL NIGHT: THE DAY HER SPIRIT LIVED
Read a mother's dramatic story of being with her 4-year old daughter as she passed on, which the mother titled The Day Her Spirit Lived. "I laid on her right side cupping her head in my hands. To hold for a moment control of the uncontrollable and to ease the grief that is yet to come. Just then the unbearable grief, the unmistakable knowledge that this is truly happening crashed through all the peace I held and made me crumble." Read it on cancerpage by clicking on Stories & Experiences.
http://cancerpage.matria.com/stories/default.asp?id=256

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PROSTATE OWNER'S MANUAL IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES
The London-based Prostate Cancer Charity publishes an 8-page brochure called the Prostate Gland Owner's Manual. The manual gives an introduction to the prostate gland, and what can go wrong with it, including symptoms for prostate cancer, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, and prostatitis. The manual is available for download (as documents in adobe acrobat format) in the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu. Their website also displays a 3D graphic of male genito-urinary system that users can rotate and zoom. 
http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/aboutPC/leaflets/owners/index.html

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SURVIVOR BECOMES ADVOCATE
Ann Fonfa, founder of The Annie Appleseed Project, is a breast cancer survivor interested in complementary and alternative medicine who has become an advocate. She has testified in Congress and was chosen as one of MAMM Magazine's "50 Who Make A Difference." She has been honored by the National Organization for Women with the Susan B. Anthony Award and joined an Advisory Board for the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine. Her website offers information on all aspects of complementary and alternative treatments. 
http://www.annieappleseedproject.org/index.html

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CHOOSING A CANCER SPECIALIST 
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society publishes a discussion of how to choose a cancer specialist, complete with questions to ask such physicians. Although geared to patients with blood-related cancers, it is relevant to any cancer. 
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_mat_toc.adp?item_id=9872&cat_id=1214