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CURE Initiative: Items for CTN Patients

Free Patient Education Materials

Cancer Care Series

CURE INITIATIVE: ITEMS FOR CTN PATIENTS
As a part of the CURE Initiative (Clinical Trials, Understanding, Research, Education), HCC has launched tokens of appreciation for clinical trials patients.

Patient journals, memo pads, highlighters, and pens are among the items available to our patients.

Click here to view the goals of the CURE initiative as well as more detailed descriptions and list of our items.

The Clinical Trials Awareness video includes five testimonies from former Clinical Trials patients. The video may be customized for your site and include contact information, logo, and photos of your facility and staff members.
Click here to view the Clinical Trials Awareness Video.


For more information regarding orders and pricing, please contact the Network Office.

ACS: American Cancer Society
Examples of Materials: Brochure for Patients: Is a Clinical Trial the Right Choice for Me?; Brochure for Physicians: Referring Your Patient to a Clinical Trial.
Contact Info Charleston Office: 843.744.1922, Columbia Office: 803.750.1693 and HCC Network Office 843.792.1753. To find your local ACS chapter, visit cancer.org.
Ordering Info Contact your local Materials Coordinator. 100 of each publication will be sent at a time. No minimum charges apply.
Shipping Info Free shipping!

CCCG: Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups
Examples of Materials: Knowledge is Power: featuring Lance Armstrong, Cokie Roberts; Myths and Facts about Clinical Trials Brochure.
Contact Info Call 877.520.4457, visit cancertrialshelp.org, or contact Tricia Adrales Bentz at 843.792.1753 or adraleta@musc.edu.
Ordering Info Place orders over internet or phone. No minimum charges apply.
Shipping Info Free shipping!

NCI: National Cancer Institute
Examples of Materials: Clinical Trials workbooks, notebooks, booklets, videos with discussion guides, and slide programs (also available in Spanish).
Contact Inf Call 800.4.CANCER, visit cancer.gov/publications, or contact Tricia Adrales Bentz at 843.792.1753 or adraleta@musc.edu.
Ordering Info Place orders over internet, phone, fax, or mail. $8 min. charge
Shipping Info 15 cents/ copy for bulk orders beyond 20 copies.

CANCER CARE SERIES

A listing of featured programs is available by calling 888.337.7533 or logging on to cancercare.org. Register by calling Cancer Care at 800.813.HOPE or logging on to cancercare.org.

Living with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Update from the 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
When: Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 1:30p - 2:30p EST
Free Telephone Workshop by John S. Macdonald, MD; Edith P. Mitchell, MD, FACP; Keith Lyons, MSW

Advanced in the Treatment of Dry Mouth (Xerostomia)
When: Friday, March 7, 2008, 1:30p - 2:30p EST
Free Telephone Workshop by Stewart B. Fleishman, MD;  Douglas  E. Peterson, DMD, PhD; Nicki Lowenstein, MS, RD, LD, CNSD; Carolyn Messner, DSW, MSW, Will Include: An overview of dry mouth (xerostomia), what causes dry mouth, standard of care and new treatment approaches, caring for your teeth, gums and mouth, nutritional concerns and tips, communicating with your healthcare team, improving quality-of-life, and questions for our panels of experts.

Caring for Your Bones When You Have Prostate Cancer
When: Tuesday, March 11, 2008, 1:30p - 2:30p EST
Free Telephone Workshop by Susan Slovin, MD, PhD; Floyd Allen, MSW

Treatment Update on Glioblastoma
When: Thursday, March 13, 2008, 1:30p - 2:30p EST
Free Telephone Workshop by Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD; Carolyn Messner, DSW, MSW

Questions and Answers about Managing Chemotherapy-Related Anemia
When: Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 1:30p - 2:30p EST
Free Telephone Workshop by Charles L. Loprinzi, MD; David H. Garfield, MD; Stuart B. Fleishman, MD; Floyd Allen, MSW