In honor of Fashion Rocks, an online charity auction is being set up to benefit Stand Up To Cancer, a new initiative founded to raise money for cancer research. The auction will be live from September 5 - 15, 2008 at ebay.com/fashionrocks. There are so many great things to bid on including:
–A Gibson Guitar autographed by Fashion Rocks performers and presenters
–Signed copy of Vanity Fair: The Portraits by Graydon Carter and dinner for 2 at Waverly Inn
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January 5th, 2009 | Posted in News | Tags: Auction, Benefit, cancer, Celebrity, Fashion, Rocks, Stand
New data show that CAPHOSOL, an advanced electrolyte solution, results in low rates of oral mucositis and pain in patients with head and neck (HN) cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
The data, which were presented at the Advanced Practice Nursing Conference of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), demonstrate that use of CAPHOSOL from the initiation of cancer treatment results in a low incidence of oral mucositis (OM) and is associated with high levels of patient and physician satisfaction and medication compliance.
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January 4th, 2009 | Posted in News | Tags: Benefit, cancer, CAPHOSOL, Chemotherapy, patients, radiation, shown, Therapy, undergoing