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The number of people living with a diagnosis of cancer continues to grow each year. Currently 10 million Americans alive today have been told at one time or another that they have cancer. Survival rates, now at 64 percent, are increasing annually. As this number grows and to help meet the special needs of this expanding and increasingly active population, a wide range of resources has evolved.
The PAGE Committee (Patient Advisory Group/Education) can help meet these needs. The PAGE Committee consists of a group of cancer survivors, family members, and Bassett Healthcare cancer program staff members. The primary mission of the PAGE Committee is to be a liaison between the cancer community and the Cancer Center. The Committee is involved in overseeing projects--the PAGE newsletter, the Information Center, surveys, and support programs--that benefit these patients. The Committee strives to become involved in and responsive to educational and political activities that affect cancer patients.
If you would like additional information on support services for people with cancer, please contact Clif Buell at the Louis Busch Hager Cancer Center at (607) 547-3336. Also consider visiting our Cancer Information Center within the Cancer Center, where free brochures and informational materials are available. A support group calendar may be found posted in all Bassett regional sites or you may call the Cancer Information Center at (607) 547-3076 for details. We look forward to serving you.
Lois O'Con
Editor, P.A.G.E
Patient Advisory Group, Louis Busch Hager Cancer Center
(607) 547-7279
PAGE newsletters
PAGE Newsletter Fall 2006
This issue: Healthy Foods Recipe: Glazed Acorn Squash; Eat for You Heart; Caner Awareness Calendar; My Story: "You DO Have Prostate Cancer"; News & Notes: "Senior Alice in Medicare Land and Through the Doughnut Hole"; The Importance of Mammograms; The American Cancer Society Resources for Those Facing a Diagnosis of Cancer; The Cooperstown Relay for Life; Healing Arts Program; Cancer Information Center News; Support Groups Calendar
PAGE Newsletter Summer 2006
This issue: Spiritual Path Through Illness; Healthy Foods Recipes: Italian Tofu & Spinach Patties; Staying Positive When You're Feeling Negative; Effectively Communicating With Your Oncologist; Non-Traditional Medicine: Breathing for Relaxation; Let Me Know If There Is Anything I Can Do; Telling; Cancer Support Groups Calendar
PAGE Newsletter Spring 2006
This issue: Healthy Foods Recipes: Two Salad Dressings; Tips for Heart and All-Around Healthy Eating; My Story: Uterine Cancer..and the Gown Waiting Room; Radiation Seeds-One Dose Does It; Did You Know?; Cancer Awareness Calendar; News & Notes (new article): Cost of Cancer, Self-Pay, Single-Payer, Medicare Part D; Humor: Cartoon; American Cancer Society Relay for Life; Holiday Luncheon; Cancer Information Center News; Cancer Support Groups Calendar
PAGE Special Supplement January 2006
This issue: Funding sources for the cost of cancer. Topics: General information, Insurance, Self-Pay, Single Payer, Funding Complementary and Alternative Cancer Care
PAGE Newsletter Winter 2005-2006
This issue: Correction; Editors note and Apology; Healthy Foods Recipe: Cranberry Sauce; Imagery Exercise...Ball of Energy; Cooperstown Man-to-Man Activities; Exercise and Prostate Cancer; My Story: The Work of a Moment; The Cost of Cancer Care (Part V): Funding Complementary and Alternative Cancer Care; Cancer Awareness Calendar; Lymphedema Therapy; Cancer Information Center News; Support Groups Calendar
PAGE Newsletter Summer/Fall 2005
This Issue: Healthy Foods Recipe; Summertime Activities; Notes from Johns Hopkins on Plastic; My Story: A Time for Sharing; ACS Person to Person Peer Volunteers Available; Cooperstown June Relay for Life; Life After Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant; Humor; Cancer Awareness Calendar; Cancer Information Center News; Cancer Support Groups Calendar
PAGE Newsletter Spring 2005
This Issue: Healthy Foods Recipe; A-Z Cancer Fighting Foods; My Story... Breast Cancer; Behind the Scenes: The Cancer Registry at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown; The Cost of Cancer (Part IV): Single Payer Health Care System; Cancer Information Center News; Support Groups Calendar
PAGE Newsletter Summer 2004
This Issue: Patient Advisory Committee History, Part II; Exercise: Belly Dancing; Activity for a Healthy Body Weight; Healthy Foods Recipe: Asparagus-Tomato Stir Fry; A Good Nights Sleep; My Story: A Fight for My Life; Angel With Airplane Wings; Treating Oral Cancer; Cancer Information Center News; Support Groups Calendar
PAGE Newsletter Winter 2004
This Issue: Cancer Survivors' Resource; The Importance of a Healthy Diet; Healthy Foods Recipe; Staying Active When Staying Inside; How Can I Protect Myself From Skin Cancer?; My Story; Behind the Scenes; The Window; Area Support Group News; Cancer Information Center News; Support Groups Calendar (updated)
PAGE Newsletter Summer 2003
This Issue: Healthy Food Recipe; Exercise Tips for Cancer Survivors; Managing the Fear of Recurrence; Behind the Scenes: Meet Joan Devine; Tips for Preventing & Warning Signs of Lymphedema; My Story: Betsy; The Cost of Cancer, Part II; On the Lighter Side; Look Good...Feel Better; Cancer Information Center News and Support Group Notices
PAGE Newsletter Spring 2003
This Issue: Patient Advisory Committee History, Part I; The Bond Between Two Hearts; Taking Charge of Your Healthcare; Recipe: Low-fat Banana Muffins; Staying Active When Staying Inside; Behind the Scenes Profile, Meet Evelyn Kropp; Effectively Communicating With Your Oncologist; Schoharie County Cancer Support Services News; The Cost of Cancer, Part I; Surviving the Question, "How Are You?;" On the Lighter Side; Cancer Information Center News
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