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Booklet: What You Need to Know about Pancreatic Cancer

Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy: How Cancer Is Diagnosed, Treated, and Managed Day to Day - "This book is a one stop guide to so many things involving therapies that it is hard to know where to start. Cancer patients feel this is the best consumer book out there. Information is in plain English, simple terms, with lots of illustrations."

Content of the Booklet:
   Introduction
   The Pancreas
   What Is Cancer?
   Symptoms
   Diagnosis and Staging
   Treatment
      Getting a Second Opinion
      Preparing for Treatment
      Treatment Methods
      Clinical Trials
   Side Effects of Treatment
      Surgery
      Radiation Therapy
      Chemotherapy
      Biological Therapy
   Pain Control
   Nutrition for Cancer Patients
   Followup Care
   Support for Cancer Patients
   Possible Causes and Prevention
   Other Booklets
   Glossary


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At Face Value: My Struggle With A Disfiguring Cancer - A cancer survivor's story by Terry Healey. Terry was diagnosed with Fibrosarcoma in 1984. He had extensive radiation treatment after "too many surgeries to count," and has been cancer free since 1986.

Cancer Support Group Mailing List - This is a mailing list for general cancer information, include lung cancer.

Financial Assistance for Cancer Care - provides an extensive listing of resources available that may offer financial assistance to help cover costs of cancer care.

	Top 10 Questions after Cancer Diagnosis - Virtual Hospital provides this informative lecture hitting all the major points about diagnosis and treatment.
	Ask a Physician - From Mayo Health - Do you have specific questions or concerns? Click here to ask a specialist, or browse frequently asked questions about cancer.
	Web casts - Alphacancer provides discussions between leading health professionals on a particular topic. Currently available topics include breast cancer and colon cancer.