An overview of colon cancer issues
with many pictures, written for patients and loved ones
seeking information can be found on the website of the
Susan Cohan Kasdas Colon Cancer Foundation. Please
click here
Friends and Family FAQs
from the Colon Cancer Alliance may provide some unseful
answers that have been compiled from many calls and email
they had recieved. Please
click here
Surviving & Thriving:
Life With Cancer
Welcome to a new series of six podcasts about cancer
survivorship produced in partnership by CR magazine and
The Wellness Community. To get to the website with the
podcasts, please click here.
MedlinePlus - Colorectal
Cancer Link
Please make sure you check the MedlinePlus online for
Colorectal Cancer with an extensive, constantly updated
resource list. Please
click here
ASCO Answers: Colorectal
Cancer ASCO
Answers is a series of fact
sheets that provides an introduction
to a specific type of cancer. Each
fact sheet is a PDF that includes
an overview of what the cancer
is, an illustration of where the
cancer starts, how it is treated,
terms to know, and questions to
ask the doctor.
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2008. 2
pages (pdf 320K). To download the pdf please
click here.
Siteman Cancer Center:Colorectal
Cancer Risk Questionnaire
Uterine cancer (also called endometrial cancer) is
one of the most common cancers in women. But there
are steps women can take to help protect themselves.
To estimate your risk of uterine cancer and learn about
ways to lower that risk, take a few minutes to answer
some questions about your health, background, and lifestyle.
To take the questionnaire online please
click here
Traditional Medicine
Note: This is just a
suggested draft text. Traditional medicine should be
addressed in this “community” webpage and we are open
to suggestions on how to word it. There are many
CAM resources about cancer on the web and this could
become a ‘stand alone segment’)
In many cultures traditional medicine
plays an important role in treating the sick or addressing
disease. Traditional medicine, and its practice and philosophical
and cultural manifestations differ greatly from culture
to culture. There is not one size fits all explanation
for traditional medicine. In many Pacific cultures
traditional medicine play a vital role in a communities
health care, but it is ultimately up to the individual
to seek help from traditional healers or not.
In the past decade the term ‘integrative
medicine’ has become more common, where both Traditional
and Western medical concepts can work hand in hand, focusing
on what is best for the patient. Many people may seek
the advise from the traditional healers in their culture,
but my be reluctant to disclose this to their Western
doctor. Traditional medicine can be very beneficial for
many ailments, although cancer is such a complex disease
that using traditional medicine alone might not be the
best available treatment option. Traditional medicine
has been very successful in treating e.g. nausea or rashes
that often go along with many cancer treatments and western
medicine might provide little relieve.
If you chose to consult a traditional
healer please try to discuss this with your doctor or
contact your cancer coordinator to find out what treatment
options are available on your island.
To find out more about CAM (complementary
and alternative medicine) form the National Cancer Institute
(NCI) please
click here
