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CURE

Summer 2012
Volume11
Issue 2

CT Challenge Survivorship Summit

Author(s):

Jon Garinn

The CT Challenge Survivorship Summit will bring together leaders in the field of survivorship to discuss trends and issues survivors face.

Scheduled for Nov. 13 in New Haven, Conn., the event will feature presentations by psychologists Karen Syrjala, PhD, and Mitch Golant, PhD; gynecologic oncologist Elena Ratner, MD; genetic counselor Ellen Matloff; researcher Melinda Irwin, PhD; and oncologist Kenneth Miller, MD. For details, visit ctchallenge.org.

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Tips on Finding Insurance Coverage for Cancer Rehabilitation
Two Congressional Bills on Colorectal Cancer Introduced
Recognizing Actinic Keratosis
Leukemia Survival Rates Greatly Improved, Study Says
CT Challenge Survivorship Summit
Q&A: Counterfeit Chemotherapy Drugs Cause Concern
EPA Plans to Cut Radon Program, Despite Continued Cancer Risk
Better, Stronger, Happier
Questions to Ask About a Clinical Trial
Expressing One’s Thoughts
Myths About the Dying Process
Myths About the Dying Process
Prevention is the Best Medicine When It Comes to HPV
Is Rehabilitation Right for You?
Breast Cancer Call to Rehabilitation & Exercise Action
Facing the Facts: HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancers Get a Second Look
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