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Article: Rob Lowe Introduces One-to-One Support Network for New Cancer Patients; New Survey Finds Support Network Critical to Cancer Patients' Well-Being and Ability to Cope With Chemotherapy.
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- August 29, 2002
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LOS ANGELES -- Rob Lowe, national spokesperson for the By My Side(TM): Taking Charge of Cancer Treatment program, today announced the introduction of a new, innovative one-to-one support network called Voices of Experience designed to address new cancer patients' overwhelming need to talk to cancer survivors who have been through similar experiences.
The new feature, a partnership between biotechnology company Amgen and non-profit organization Cancer Hope Network, provides one-on-one encouragement and assistance to cancer patients and their loved ones on a free and confidential basis through trained support volunteers, all of whom are cancer survivors. Patients ...