Winter 2009 Thrive Newsletter

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EVENTS

FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

	CANCER & TREATMENTS FOR CANCER CENTER PATIENTS PREVENTION & RISK ASSESSMENT CLINICAL TRIALS & RESEARCH LIVING WITH CANCER

Scams Exposed:
Site offers sound advice on phony cancer cures

To Catch a Thief:
Why you should address pain -- before it robs you blind

Blogging Through It:
Patients, families use blogs to cope with cancer

Finding Hope in Science:
Phase 1 clinical trials offer options when standard treatment isn't a choice

Time to Play:
Using recreation to rebuild the body

Careful Cooking:
A Couple puts our dietitans' advice to work

Research Roundup:
U-M Launches First Human Studies of Gene Therapy for Chronic Cancer Pain

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		Information and Resources from the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center Blogging Through It: Our Blogging Picks Our Cancer Blog Picks Interested in checking out what other people with cancer are blogging about? Here are our picks to get started. If you find a blog you enjoy, consider subscribing to it. Some blogs feature "RSS feeds," which automatically send new posts to a "feed reader" site. That way, you can monitor several blogs without going back to each blog individually. Popular reader sites are available through Google and Yahoo. Learn more about RSS feeds and readers. Flor Y Canto Ed Chacon-Lontin, who receives treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, takes a creative approach to essays on the more spiritual aspects of coping with cancer. Kathy-Ellen's Breast Cancer Blog Kathy-Ellen Kups is a Michigan-based blogger who writes about what life has been like since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003. She has been cancer-free since 2004. My Cancer For two years, television producer Leroy Sievers collaborated with National Public Radio to offer one of the most well-known and eloquent blogs about cancer. Please note that Sievers died in August 2008 and that his wife continues to write about her grieving experience. These posts may be upsetting to someone currently in cancer treatment. NPR maintains a full archive of the blog, dating to its start in 2006. Heidi's Hot Flashes A blog by Heidi Adams, founder and executive director of Planet Cancer, a Web site dedicated to young people who have cancer. It trends toward a younger audience and features interesting advocacy messages as well. Killing Cancer Day by Day Heather Jose, a breast cancer patient who received treatment at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, writes a regular blog for MLive.com. She is also the author of "Letters to Sydney: Every Day I Am Killing Cancer." Do you have a favorite cancer blog? Tell us about it email: thrive@med.umich.edu. We'll post your picks here. return to the top of the page	For more information about CarePages, visit our introduction page or, stop by the Patient & Family Lounge, on Level 1, or the Patient Education Resource Center, on Level B-1, or call 734-615-5216. You can also use 734-615-5216 to learn more about the Cancer Center's Creative Writing Program. Adjust text size University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center 1500 East Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109 © 2012 Regents of the University of Michigan / Developed & maintained by: Public Relations & Marketing Communications. Contact Us or UMHS. The information presented is not a tool for self diagnosis or a substitute for professional care.

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