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The Electronic Sarcoma Update
Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 1
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In This Issue |
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Feature Articles |
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Editorial
The Benefits of
Friendship |
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Osteosarcoma
Dr. Peter Buecker, Dr.
Mark Gebhardt,
and Dr. Kristy Weber
present an up-to-date overview of osteosarcoma which contains an
extensive set of references. This
is another in our series of
Bridge Articles. |
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Are there - or should there be -
pediatric sarcoma centers?
Joan
Darling explores this important issue. Her conclusions are very
interesting. |
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Guidelines for Physicians
Dr.
Murray Brennan shares some of his insights for physicians
dealing with cancer patients. |
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An Update on the Kristen Ann Carr
Fund
David Marsh reviews some of the wonderful
accomplishments of the KACF and hints to some of the future
activities. |
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Sarcoma Service Guidelines in the
UK
Roger Wilson, a leiomyosarcoma survivor,
discusses guidelines currently under discussion in the UK for
dealing with sarcoma patients. |
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Vaccine Study at the University
of Michigan
The Brian Morden Foundation and the Liddy Shriver
Sarcoma Initiative join forces to fund vaccine research at the
University of Michigan |
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When Chemotherapy Ends
(unexpected side effects)
Jennifer Weir, the mother of a young boy with
Ewing's sarcoma, discusses some of her hopes, fears, and
concerns in dealing with his disease. |
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Dr. Wexler Joins Medical
Editorial Advisory Board
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Leonard
Wexler of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has joined our
Medical Editorial Advisory Board. |
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Regular Columns |
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Clinical Trial
News
Over 25 clinical trials that are
either directed at osteosarcoma patients or that are open to
them and other sarcoma patients are described
as well as some non-osteosarcoma trials. |
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Odds & Ends
We recommend that you at least
scan the many abstracts and pointers in this issues Odds & Ends
column. A number of very useful websites for helping us learn
about new treatments, basic biology, the human skeleton, and
more are presented. The LMS Quilt Project, nutrition and cancer,
guidelines for long-terms survivors and many other topics are
also discussed. |
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Research Corner
A range of new research results
are reported, including some relating to osteosarcoma.
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Our Initiatives
We like your help
with several projects—Cycle Zydeco, writing and researching
articles, and our Sarcoma Facts Sheet. |
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General
Information |
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Disclaimer |
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Editorial Advisory
Board and Editorial Staff |
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