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Copyright (c) 1991-92,1993   Tribune Media Services, Inc.


A Telephone Number for Cancer Patients to Call


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QUESTION:  One day in our paper you gave information and a telephone number
for cancer patients to call.  Would you repeat this number, please?  Are there
any booklets to send for?

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ANSWER:  I am happy to repeat this very important information for you and all
other readers who may have a similar need.  This time, either clip this column
and save it, or make a note of this number for future reference.  The number
of the Cancer Information Service (CIS) of the National Cancer Institute is 1
(800) 4-CANCER.  There is also an address for the CIS you may wish to write
to:  Blair Building, Room 414, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
The Cancer information Service provides cancer information to patients and
their families and the general public.  Of course they cannot make diagnoses
or offer comments on treatments, but they will provide you with any
publication distributed by the National Cancer Institute.  You may get a busy
signal when you first dial, but keep at it.  When you get through, your call
will be directed by a computer and your responses on a touch tone phone.  If
you choose to request publications, your call will be answered by a real
person.  If your not sure of the publication, ask for material on the subject
of your interest or request the publication list, which will detail all their
offerings.

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The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
the counsel and advice of your personal physician.  Promptly consulting your
doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
problem.