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New Cancer Support Resources Available in Spanish

ROCKLEDGE, PA, March 3, 2003 – The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and the American Cancer Society are pleased to announce three new resources available to Spanish-speaking patients and their families. Ovarian Cancer, Melanoma, and Fever and Neutropenia are the newest additions to the Treatment Guidelines for Patients with Cancer series in the Spanish language. Other Spanish titles include Breast Cancer, Colon and Rectal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Cancer Pain, Nausea and Vomiting, and Cancer-Related Fatigue. The series, available in booklet form or online (www.nccn.org), is dedicated to educating patients and their families about cancer.

“NCCN welcomes the opportunity to bring these new cancer guidelines to the Spanish-speaking community,” said Rodger J. Winn, M.D., chairman of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s Guidelines Steering Committee. “We hope that, by providing patients and doctors with similar resources, we can bridge the language barrier and help them make critical decisions as a team.”

NCCN Treatment Guidelines for Patients are the result of a collaborative effort between NCCN and the American Cancer Society and are derived directly from the Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology developed for physicians by the NCCN. The patient guidelines also provide background information on different types of cancers, their causes, various treatment options, and a glossary of terms.

“We are pleased our collaboration with NCCN will result in offering both Spanish and English guideline materials,” said Mary A. Simmonds, M.D., FACP, national volunteer president of the American Cancer Society. “Cancer patients and their families now have the reliable, specific, and easy-to-understand information they need to make timely and well-informed decisions about this critical health care issue.”

These materials are available free of charge on NCCN’s Web site at www.nccn.org and by calling NCCN toll-free at 1-888-909-NCCN. Materials also are available on the American Cancer Society’s Web site at www.cancer.org or by calling 1-800-ACS-2345.