Living Well With Cancer

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Living Well With Cancer (NAPSA)—Theprognosis has improved for many of the estimated 1 million plus Americans diagnosed with cancer each year. Still, understanding the treatment options available to a person with cancer can sometimes be difficult. Now a new booklet could help. “Frankly Speaking About New Discoveries in Cancer,” is an edu- cational booklet developed by The Wellness Community to help peoFrankly Spea Discoveries in Cancer A new guide can help people deal with a diagnosis of cancer. ple understand and feel more comfortable with innovations occurring in the cancerfields. Equally important, the booklet could also help improve communication among patients, health care providers, caregivers and friends, related to both treatment and recovery. “The guide is a soup-to-nuts piece relevant for anybody at any point in the cancer continuum,” explains Kim Thiboldeaux, CEO of The Wellness Community. “There’s also important information on new understandings that doctors have about the emotional and psychological impact of cancer.” For more information, visit www.thewellnesscommunity.org.