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This Sunday in The Group Room:
Highlights from the 2008 Meeting of the American Urological Association
- David I. Quinn, MD, PhD, FRACP 
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and Director of the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Clinical Investigations Unit, Los Angeles
- Eric A. Klein, MD 
Section Head, Urologic Oncology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic
- Carl A. Olsson, MD 
Past Secretary of the American Urological Association and John K. Lattimer Professor and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Urology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City


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April 6-12 is the 6th annual National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week®. In association with the LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance, this year's theme is 'Consider Cancer'. To commemorate National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week and to mark Vital Options' 25th Anniversary, 'The Group Room' will feature young adult programming throughout the month of April. Please click here for a schedule of shows.




TAKE ON THE DAY, LLC TO “TAKE ON” NATIONAL SYNDICATION AND DISTRIBUTION FOR
THE GROUP ROOM® RADIO SHOW.
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The Group Room affiliates -
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Vital Options International

Vital Options® International TeleSupport® Cancer Network
is a not-for-profit cancer communications, support and advocacy organization whose mission is to facilitate a global cancer dialogue by using communications technology to reach every person touched by cancer. Vital Options was originally founded in 1983 as Vital Options: Support For Young Adults With Cancer, the first organization for young adults with cancer. Today, Vital Options is an international organization providing a variety of cancer communications projects for people of all ages and cancer types, as well as for their families, friends, physicians and healthcare providers. In particular,
The Group Room® radio show, a weekly syndicated cancer talk show that is also simulcast on the World Wide Web and XM Satellite Radio, and available by podcast. This innovative cancer talk radio program dissolves the barriers of time and distance--allowing people from throughout the world to meet, talk, exchange information, support one another and speak in a unified voice about the cancer experience.

Vital Options maintains an informative and user friendly website to help connect patients, their family members and friends to gather information and resources, as well as access to The Group Room radio show Internet simulcast. Click here for more information.

Regional Sponsorship of The Group Room:
Welcome Los Angeles: KRLA NewsTalk 870 AM!
Vital Options thanks the following regional sponsors:

Los Angeles, CA City of Hope
Listen for answers to cancer.
Tyler, TX Tyler Cancer Center

If The Group Room is not available in your city and you are interested in regional sponsorship,
please contact Vital Options.





Vital Options' European Headquarters
 
Vital Options International is also a Registered European Charity, based at the American Hospital of Paris.
American Hospital of Paris
The American Hospital of Paris is a private hospital which provides world-class medical and surgical treatment in Paris, France. It offers state-of-the-art technology and a complement of services, allowing international patients to have their entire continuum of care within the facility. The Hospital is committed to providing top professional services, while respecting the cultural diversity of patients. The Hospital is the only civilian hospital accredited both by The Joint Commission and by HAS, France’s equivalent.

 







CUREmediaGroup – the source for cancer patient education — from the moment of diagnosis, and every step along the way.

 



Cancer Questions & Answers
 

"ASK SELMA" archives at Revolution Health,
where it's all about revolutionizing health care
and giving medical consumers choices.

Interested in learning more about colon cancer?
Visit Dr. Heinz Josef Lenz's colon cancer blog.

 



Cancer.Net: an ASCO Website
 
Cancer.Net, formerly People Living With Cancer (PLWC), brings the expertise and resources of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the voice of the world’s cancer physicians, to people living with cancer and those who care for and care about them. ASCO is composed of nearly 25,000 oncologists globally who are the leaders in advancing cancer care. All the information and content on Cancer.Net was developed and approved by the cancer doctors at ASCO, making Cancer.Net the most up-to-date and trusted resource for cancer information on the Internet. Cancer.Net is made possible by The ASCO Cancer Foundation, which provides support for cutting-edge cancer research, education, and patient information.

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CancerTalk:
Voices of Hope and Endurance from
The Group Room

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Click here for information or to order Hope Begins in the Dark
"Hope Begins in the Dark" by Jamie Reno
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The publication of this book was made possible through an educational grant from

 
     

Vital Options Named Partner of
C-Change: Collaborating to Conquer Cancer
 
The mission of C-Change is to leverage the expertise and resources of its membership to eliminate cancer as a public health problem at the earliest possible time.

The vision of C-Change is a future where cancer is prevented, detected early, and cured or managed successfully as a chronic illness.

C-Change convenes the top leaders from public, private, and non-profit organizations to accelerate and focus the cancer agenda.

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Welcome to a New European Advocacy and Support Organization:

Cancer Buddies Network

Cancer Buddies Network  
Vital Options International would like to welcome our new UK advocacy partner, Cancer Buddies Network - a new online global support network, designed to link individuals living through similar cancer experiences to each other for the purpose of support and friendship on a one to one basis.

Cancer knows no borders!
 



Vital Options featured in the September 2006 issue of ASCO's Journal of Oncology Practice - click here to read the article!


 
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This week:
Highlights from the 2008 Meeting of the American Urological Association
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To learn more about the companies who are our partners in cancer care, click below:

Lilly Oncology





Other Vital Options Communications
Projects:


A one-minute news update reporting information about all aspects of cancer.



Support for Young Adults with Cancer National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week®









Clinical Trials
Awareness Brochures
for Breast &
Colorectal Cancer



CANCER: Fight to Win, with Dr. Avrum Bluming
with medical oncologist
Dr. Avrum Bluming


These brief monthly segments will help you to understand which news headlines offer breakthroughs in diagnosis and treatment, which offer hope, and which lack merit or substance.




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CarePages are free, personal, private Web pages that help family and friends communicate when someone is receiving care.


Purchase BioBinder products and a donation will be made to Vital Options.


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