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This Sunday in The Group Room: Hour 1: Pancreatic Cancer Hour 2: Molecular Pathology and Diagnostic Advances - Mace Rothenberg, M.D., F.A.C.P.  Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN - Anitra Engebretson  Director of Patient and Liaison Services (PALS), Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) - Sydney Finkelstein, M.D.  Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of RedPath Integrated Pathology, Inc., Adjunct Professor of Pathology at Drexel University, Pittsburgh, PA Click here for more info... Upcoming shows >> VITAL OPTIONS® INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF CREATIVE DIRECTOR Read press release >> TAKE ON THE DAY, LLC TO “TAKE ON” NATIONAL SYNDICATION AND DISTRIBUTION FOR THE GROUP ROOM® RADIO SHOW. Read press release >>

Vital Options® International TeleSupport® Cancer Network
is a not-for-profit cancer communications, support and advocacy organization whose mission is to facilitate a global cancer dialogue by using communications technology to reach every person touched by cancer. Vital Options was originally founded in 1983 as Vital Options: Support For Young Adults With Cancer, the first organization for young adults with cancer. Today, Vital Options is an international organization providing a variety of cancer communications projects for people of all ages and cancer types, as well as for their families, friends, physicians and healthcare providers. In particular,
The Group Room® radio show, a weekly syndicated cancer talk show that is also simulcast on the World Wide Web and XM Satellite Radio, and available by podcast. This innovative cancer talk radio program dissolves the barriers of time and distance--allowing people from throughout the world to meet, talk, exchange information, support one another and speak in a unified voice about the cancer experience.

Vital Options maintains an informative and user friendly website to help connect patients, their family members and friends to gather information and resources, as well as access to The Group Room radio show Internet simulcast. Click here for more information.

		Regional Sponsorship of The Group Room: If The Group Room is not available in your city and you are interested in regional sponsorship, please contact Vital Options.

		Vital Options' European Headquarters   Vital Options International is also a Registered European Charity, based at the American Hospital of Paris. The American Hospital of Paris is a private hospital which provides world-class medical and surgical treatment in Paris, France. It offers state-of-the-art technology and a complement of services, allowing international patients to have their entire continuum of care within the facility. The Hospital is committed to providing top professional services, while respecting the cultural diversity of patients. The Hospital is the only civilian hospital accredited both by The Joint Commission and by HAS, France’s equivalent. Visit our French website >>

		Cancer.Net, formerly People Living With Cancer (PLWC), brings the expertise and resources of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the voice of the world’s cancer physicians, to people living with cancer and those who care for and care about them. ASCO is composed of nearly 25,000 oncologists globally who are the leaders in advancing cancer care. All the information and content on Cancer.Net was developed and approved by the cancer doctors at ASCO, making Cancer.Net the most up-to-date and trusted resource for cancer information on the Internet. Cancer.Net is made possible by The ASCO Cancer Foundation, which provides support for cutting-edge cancer research, education, and patient information. In our first patient advocate guest column, Selma Schimmel, Founder and CEO of Vital Options International, discusses how patient and survivor communications have changed over the past couple of decades and the challenges that remain: Read guest column >> Listen to podcast >>

		CUREmediaGroup – the source for cancer patient education — from the moment of diagnosis, and every step along the way. Cure: Cancer Updates‚ Research & Education >> Heal: Living Well After Cancer >>

		Cancer Questions & Answers   "ASK SELMA" archives at Revolution Health, where it's all about revolutionizing health care and giving medical consumers choices. Interested in learning more about colon cancer? Visit Dr. Heinz Josef Lenz's colon cancer blog.

	CancerTalk: Voices of Hope and Endurance from The Group Room Click the icon at left for details.

		Vital Options Named Partner of   The mission of C-Change is to leverage the expertise and resources of its membership to eliminate cancer as a public health problem at the earliest possible time. The vision of C-Change is a future where cancer is prevented, detected early, and cured or managed successfully as a chronic illness. C-Change convenes the top leaders from public, private, and non-profit organizations to accelerate and focus the cancer agenda. Click here for more information about C-Change!

		Welcome to a New European Advocacy and Support Organization: Cancer Buddies Network   Vital Options International would like to welcome our new UK advocacy partner, Cancer Buddies Network - a new online global support network, designed to link individuals living through similar cancer experiences to each other for the purpose of support and friendship on a one to one basis. Cancer knows no borders!