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Information for Patients

Anti-Angiogenesis: A New Frontier in Cancer?

Finding out you have? cancer can turn your world upside down. You're likely? facing? new fears and emotions,? as well as? a growing list of? questions and concerns.

While this may be a difficult time for you and your family, it's important to remember that you are not alone.? In fact, there are now an estimated 10 million Americans living with a history of cancer.?

An Age of Progress
Cancer patients? today have more treatment options than ever before.? Scientists and researchers? are? hard at work to discover? new? approaches? to help patients fight cancer.? The development of targeted therapies? represents? an important shift in cancer treatment and provides other therapeutic options for? patients.?

New Frontier in Cancer Treatment? provides useful information, including:

  • Information about angiogenesis
  • Facts about clinical trials
  • Tools to help you manage your treatment
  • Resources to help you find the support you need

It is important to learn all you can about your cancer and available treatment options, so you can make decisions that are right for you. Make sure you understand how different treatments are intended to work, the side effects and how long treatments can be used. Ask questions of your doctors and nurses, and? rally a? support network of family and friends throughout the process--this is your cancer team.


Learn more at: www.newfrontierincancer.org

Sponsored by Genentech BioOncology, in partnership with the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation and the Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups.

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