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FOR RELEASE
February 10, 2007
CONTACT: Betsy Donnelly
PHONE: 913.236.7757
EMAIL: Bdonnelly@PatientResource.net
"YOU HAVE CANCER." NOW WHAT?
Patients and Families Now Have Comprehensive
Information Resource Available to Guide
Treatment Options and Survival
KANSAS CITY – When celebrities like
Farrah Fawcett, Katie Couric, or Meredith
Vieira face cancer in their own lives, most
of us assume they can find the best
treatment available in the world. But what
about average people?
Linette Atwood isn’t a celebrity, but she’s
come face
to face with cancer many times: She lost her
father to
stomach cancer when he was 62, her husband to
leukemia at age 50, and her sister to breast
cancer at age 49. Her own mother was
diagnosed with breast cancer and is now
disease-free. Along with
that devastating history, consider this: Linette
Atwood is herself a breast cancer survivor.
This compelling journey of cancer diagnosis and
survival – along with 25 years of professional
experience as co-founder of Atwood Publishing
–
serves as the backdrop for Atwood’s next
venture.
She’s formed another publishing company with the
sole purpose of providing cancer patients and
their
families with a single comprehensive source of
information they need to fight their disease
– and
survive.
Patient Resource: A Cancer Treatment and
Facilities
Guide For Patients and Their Families
will be
available this spring at physician’s offices
around the
country, and is free of charge.
Atwood knows the life-saving potential of such a
guide. She is especially passionate about
urging
newly diagnosed cancer patients to choose their
initial treatment carefully – and not to
blindly follow
the first medical advice they receive.
“Cancer is a life-threatening disease which
requires
a completely different approach than a chronic
illness,” she says. “The treatment you choose
in the
beginning can determine your chances for a
cure.”
To illustrate her point, Atwood draws from
personal
experience.
“We made mistakes when my husband was
originally diagnosed with leukemia,” Atwood
said.
“We learned from those mistakes. Because there
wasn’t a comprehensive reference like Patient
Resource available to us, we actually hired a
professional researcher to find the newest
and best
treatment options. But we lost valuable time
during
this process – time we could have used in
getting
treatment. When faced with this life-changing
diagnosis of cancer, I know in my heart that
our new
guide will help save lives.”
Considered by many as the only
patient-friendly
comprehensive cancer information guide
available,
patients and their families will find complete
information about the most vital aspects of
cancer
treatment, including:
- The importance of choosing the correct
initial treatment
- How to find the best treatment facilities
in the United States
- How to locate the top specialists for
individual types of cancer
- The importance of getting a second and
even a third opinion
- How to locate and participate in clinical
drug trials
- How to manage financial issues, including
the insurance maze
- Inspiring cancer survivor stories that
offer insight, encouragement and hope
With over 1,400 cancer treatment facilities in the United States, Patient Resource
lists them all with contact information for each, including phone
numbers, city, state and Web sites. This cross- reference allows
patients and their families to focus their search specific to their
own cancer type, thus saving valuable time. The guide will also
explain the differences between National Cancer Institute (NCI)
and American College of Surgeons (ACS) designated cancer centers.
Atwood sees her new publication as her true
calling.
“No one wants to hear the words, ‘You’ve got
cancer’,” she states emphatically. “But I
survived it
and learned a great deal in the process.
Combining
my own cancer journey with my career in
publishing
allows me to share that information with
millions of
others.”
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For more information or to schedule an
interview call
Betsy Donnelly at 913.236.7757 or email
Bdonnelly@PatientResource.net.
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