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From: Rob.Martin@p6.f241.n620.z3.fidonet.org (Rob Martin)
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Subject: Cancer Support Conference Query
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Date: 23 Jul 90 20:42:02 GMT
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Hello all,
          this is a little off topic, but I hope you'll bear with me.

Down here in Australia some of us are interested in setting up a local 
(perhaps national) echo for the support of cancer sufferers.  Nothing 
official as yet - I'm just a point and an interested party.

The idea is that people suffering from cancer can communicate and share 
experience, information and simply ideas.  Organisations, such as 
Cancer Societies already do a similar thing, albeit non-electronically.

What I was wondering is: does such an echo exist elsewhere in the 
world? And if it does, where is it and what is it called?  If such an 
echo does exist I would be *very* interested in knowing something of 
its nature.

I doubt that importation of such an echo would be a viable option, but 
contact with some of the participants via netmail could be of great 
value to us.

Looking forward to your response, and thanks,
                                             Rob.

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