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Sep 5, 2008 8:10 am US/Mountain

Resource Room Keeps Cancer Patients Informed

Written for the Web by special projects producer Libby Smith
Reporting
Karen Leigh
DENVER (CBS4) ― There are 11 million cancer survivors in the U.S. right now and few services to help them navigate life after treatment. The LiveStrong Survivorship Center for Excellence was created with that goal in mind.

"Because we have so many cancer survivors today - 11 million- we really need to develop dedicated programs to provide services for cancer survivors post treatment," said Dr. Al Marcus, Program Leader for Cancer Prevention and Control at the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

The LiveStrong Survivorship Center for Excellence is exactly where cancer survivors can go for support and information. The walls are lined with book shelves and racks full of pamphlets. It's the place cancer survivor Kate Becker comes to get help navigating the overwhelming amount of cancer information out there.

"When I'm on my own, it's too much," Becker told CBS4.

"There are so many resources out there that it gets extremely confusing and overwhelming for patients and they're already going through so much," said Jeanette Gremmels, American Cancer Society staff member.

The Center is funded through the Lance Armstrong LiveStrong Foundation and has 3 other branches across the state. It's one of the few places dedicated to dealing with the growing demands of cancer survivors.

"A critical challenge to the health care system is to provide care and services to cancer survivors post treatment," Marcus added.

Becker was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. She continues to come to the Center to keep up on the latest information and research about her cancer.

"I feel much more confident," Becker told CBS4.

"It's our job to make their experience as easy as possible," Gremmels added.


Additional Resources

For more information about Phase 1 Clinical Trials at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, please call: (720) 848-0376 or (720)-848-0714.

The University of Colorado Cancer Center watch party is Friday, September 5th from 6-8pm at the Anschutz Cancer Pavilion at the University of Colorado Cancer Center on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

Questions About Cancer

You can get cancer questions answered through cbs4denver.com's Ask Dr. Dave section. Throughout the next month, Dr. Dave Hnida will be offering information about cancer research and treatment going on in Colorado.

Stand Up To Cancer

CBS4 is proud to be part of the Stand Up To Cancer initiative, raising money and awareness for ground-breaking cancer research. On Sept. 5 at 7 p.m., CBS, along with ABC and NBC, will simultaneously televise a 1 hour special highlighting the tremendous advances made in fighting cancer. Viewers will also have the opportunity to make donations to support cancer research. For more information about this national effort, log on to www.standup2cancer.org.

In the hour after the Stand Up To Cancer broadcast, CBS4 will sponsor a live Web video chat featuring cancer doctors from Colorado. Viewers will be able to ask questions and follow a discussion about the breakthrough research that's going on in Colorado and how it is benefiting cancer patients locally.

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