A new resource about small cell lung
cancer (SCLC) is now available free of charge from The Wellness Community(R)
(TWC), an international, non-profit dedicated to providing free support and
education to people affected by any type of cancer.
A booklet entitled, Frankly Speaking About Lung Cancer: A Special Focus
on Small Cell Lung Cancer offers key steps for a better understanding of SCLC
so that people may maximize treatment options and make educated decisions
about therapy. It also provides information on proactively managing side
effects, including the emotional impact of cancer. The booklet incorporates
the philosophy of The Wellness Community's Patient Active Concept, which
states that "People with cancer who participate in their fight for recovery
along with their health care team, rather than acting as hopeless, helpless,
passive victims of the illness, will improve the quality of their lives and
may enhance the possibility of recovery."
SCLC is a particularly aggressive form of lung cancer. Earlier this year
it was announced that cancer is the number one killer in people under age 85,
surpassing heart disease. Lung cancer causes more deaths annually than
breast, prostate, and colon cancers combined.
The new booklet was created in conjunction with the release of the 2nd
edition Frankly Speaking About Lung Cancer a comprehensive resource guide in
partnership with CancerCare and the Lung Cancer Alliance. The new booklet
about SCLC is made possible through an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline
Oncology.
To order a copy, please call 1-888-793-well (9355); send an email to
infothewellnesscommunity; or contact one of the 22 Wellness Communities
around the country.
ABOUT THE WELLNESS COMMUNITY
Celebrating its 23rd anniversary in June 2005, The Wellness Community(R)
is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to providing free
support and education as well as hope to people affected by cancer. Through
participation in professionally-led support groups, educational workshops,
nutrition and exercise programs, and mind/body classes, people affected by
cancer learn vital skills that enable them to regain control, reduce isolation
and restore hope regardless of the stage of their disease. Today, there are
22 Wellness Communities across the United States, five in development, 28
satellites, two centers abroad in Tokyo and Tel Aviv, and a community online
at The Virtual Wellness Community. For more information, to volunteer or to
make a donation, please visit thewellnesscommunity
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