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Article: Rob Lowe Launches Town Meetings to Help Cancer Patients And Their Loved Ones Understand Chemotherapy and Its Side Effects; New Survey Finds Most Patients Want to Treat Cancer Aggressively But Also Fear the Side Effects of Chemotherapy.
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- March 3, 2003
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Rob Lowe, national spokesperson for By My Side(TM): Taking Charge of Cancer Treatment(TM), today announced the introduction of educational Town Meetings which will roll out across the country to help cancer patients and their loved ones understand chemotherapy, its side effects and how to make informed decisions about their cancer treatment.
In a new survey of 301 cancer chemotherapy patients, 89 percent reported that they feel the best way to overcome cancer is to treat it aggressively and take control of their treatment. However, 62 percent of the patients surveyed believe that some of the side effects of chemotherapy can be as life-threatening as the cancer ...