Each week, new feature articles and multimedia content on a variety of topics are added to ASCO's patient website, Cancer.Net (www.cancer.net).

Review Research News from the Annual Meeting

The latest news from the 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting is available at www.cancer.net/ascoannualmeeting. Here you will find:

• written summaries, called Cancer Advances, that briefly describe studies, their findings, and what they mean for patients, as well as links to related topics
• audio podcasts with ASCO experts talking about the studies and placing them into context with other research
• videos of ASCO members summarizing key findings and describing what the news means for patients

In addition, the site offers podcasts with Cancer.Net Editors discussing advances for specific cancers from the 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting.

View the Cancer.Net Video Library

More than 20 patient education videos can be viewed at www.cancer.net/videos. The videos feature Cancer.Net Editors discussing general cancer topics for patients and their families, as well as updates on specific cancers. The videos are another way in which visitors to Cancer.Net can access information about cancer care and treatment. Titles include:

• What are Clinical Trials, with Richard Goldberg, MD
• What's New in Lymphoma Care and Treatment, with John Sweetenham, MD
• Finishing Treatment: What Comes Next, with Lidia Schapira, MD

For Spanish Speakers: Expanded Content on Cancer.Net Español

To improve access to ASCO's comprehensive, oncologist-approved information for patients and families, Cancer.Net has expanded the translated content available on Cancer.Net en Español (www.cancer.net/espanol), including new sections on caregiving, healthy living, and types of cancer treatment. This section also contains guides to 25 types of cancer, information on clinical trials, descriptions of tests and procedures, several of ASCO's clinical practice guidelines for patients, and a glossary of cancer terms. Furthermore, the following printed materials are available in Spanish:

• ASCO's Managing the Cost of Cancer Care booklet (Manejo del costo de la atención del cáncer)
• four fact sheets (Respuestas Sobre el Cáncer) on breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, and prostate cancer
• Guide to Breast Cancer (Guía de Cáncer de Mama)

Follow Cancer.Net through Social Media

Social media is a great way to keep in touch with Cancer.Net and receive current content updates. Cancer.Net can be found on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

• Cancer.Net on Facebook (www.facebook.com/cancerdotnet) is a way to stay up-to-date on the latest cancer information.
• Twitter is a real-time messaging service. CancerDotNet on Twitter (www.twitter.com) presents new articles and materials for patients. Twitter users can search the term #cancerinfo.
• Cancer.Net regularly posts videos on its YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/cancerdotnet.
• ASCO Guidelines for Patients

Recent clinical practice guidelines from ASCO provide guidance to oncologists, but what do the recommendations mean for patients? What to Know: ASCO's Guidelines are easy-to-read summaries based on ASCO Clinical Practice Guidelines that offer a patient-oriented view of the guidelines. These guides provide background information, discuss the recommendations, explain what those recommendations mean for patients, and provide lists of questions that patients can ask their doctors. Each guide may be viewed and downloaded as a PDF file (www.cancer.net/whattoknow).

Order Materials

Informational leaflets, cancer information prescription pads, referral cards, and posters are free. Just call 888-651-3038, send an e-mail to contactus@cancer.net, or visit the ASCO Bookstore at https://store.asco.org. ■

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