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CURE

Spring 2008
Volume7
Issue 1

We Can Weekend

Author(s):

Elizabeth Whittington

We Can Weekend for families.

The American Cancer Society’s We Can Weekend gives families the tools to cope with cancer by attending workshops that cover communication, intimacy, nutrition, and fatigue. The weekend will be held at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, on June 6-8, 2008, and at River College in Nashua, New Hampshire, on August 1-3, 2008. The cost per family is $35 and scholarships are available. Find details at www.cancer.org or call 800-227-2345.

Articles in this issue
Get a Second Life
An Effective Complement to the Pap Smear
HPV Vaccination Recommendations
Debt Collection: Playing Fair
Bearing the Bankruptcy Burden
Debt-Fighting Strategies
Resources
Fast Facts: John Plumb Sr.
What to Watch For
A Study of Dietary Prudence
More Radiation in Less Time
Message from the Publisher
Dieting Away Cancer?
Straight Talk
When the Ordinary Becomes the Ideal
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