American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Launches Patient Web Site
"This Web site is a great tool for patients to use after being diagnosed with cancer to help them and their families better understand their treatment options," said Louis Harrison, M.D., chair of the ASTRO Communications Committee and a radiation oncologist at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. "With this site, ASTRO has endeavored to make radiation therapy understandable for people living with cancer."
The site includes up-to-date information on many diseases commonly treated with radiation therapy, including brain tumors, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, gynecologic cancers, head and neck cancer, Hodgkins lymphoma, lung cancer, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, prostate cancer and skin cancer. In addition, the site offers a section on understanding clinical trials and a list of questions the patient can ask their doctor. RT Answers also adds valuable new information on what to expect before, during and after radiation therapy and provides links to disease-specific patient advocacy organizations. The site also contains a search function to allow patients to find a radiation oncologist in their area.
The Web site will be officially unveiled during ASTRO's 47th Annual Meeting being held October 16-20 in Denver. The launch will take place at the Appreciation Reception, held this year at the National Western Complex on Monday, October 17th, right after ASTRO hands out its first annual Survivor Circle Award.
For more information on radiation therapy for cancer, please visit
http://www.rtanswers.org.
Media interested in registering for ASTRO's 47th Annual Meeting, scheduled for October 16-20, 2005, in Denver should visit
astro.org/annual_meeting/media_corner
or call 1-800-962-7876.
ASTRO is the largest radiation oncology society in the world, with more than 8,000 members who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapies. As a leading organization in radiation oncology, biology and physics, the Society is dedicated to the advancement of the practice of radiation oncology by promoting excellence in patient care, providing opportunities for educational and professional development, promoting research and disseminating research results and representing radiation oncology in a rapidly evolving socioeconomic healthcare environment.
http://www.astro.org
Societatea Americanã pentru terapeutice Radiologie ºi Oncologie pacientului lanseaza site-ul web - American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Launches Patient Web Site - articole medicale engleza - startsanatate