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CURE

Spring 2011
Volume10
Issue 1

Know Your Rights

Cancer Legal Resource Center offers free conferences.

The Cancer Legal Resource Center is offering free conferences about cancer-related legal issues. Topics include understanding health care reform, navigating insurance issues, taking time off from work and tapping into available resources. The day-long events are planned for June 24 in Chicago, Sept. 23 in Washington, D.C., and Oct. 21 in Ann Arbor, Mich. For more information, visit www.cancerrightsconference.org or call 213-252-8449.

Articles in this issue
Blog: A do-it-yourself treatment program for cancer survivors
Blog: Hair, Glorious Hair
Words of Wisdom
Videos from Yoga Bear
Chilling Hair News
Herb Could Work Against Advanced Breast Cancer
JourneyForward.org
Predicting Colorectal Cancer Recurrence
Transplants More Effective for Young Adults with AML
Letters From Our Readers
Cancer: The Change I Cherish
The Legal Side of Chemobrain
Pipeline
Jumping on the Ban Wagon
Favre Visits Pediatric Patient
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