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  • A guide to making decisions about your cancer therapy 
    This booklet addresses some of the feelings associated with the diagnosis of cancer.You might be surprised to learn that you are not alone in your feelings and that many people have the same responses. This booklet discusses a variety of ways to get the information you need to become an informed, active participant in your cancer treatment.
  • Action on Smoking and Health 
    Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a national nonprofit legal action and educational organization fighting for the rights of nonsmokers against the many problems of smoking.  
  • American Pain Foundation
    The American Pain Foundation is a nonprofit information resource and patient advocacy organization serving people with pain. Their mission is to improve the quality of life of people with pain by providing practical information for patients, raising public awareness and understanding of pain, and advocating against barriers to effective treatment.
  • Americans for Better Care of the Dying 
    Every dying person needs to be able to count on excellent care at the end of life. ABCD aims to improve end-of-life care by learning which social and political changes will lead to enduring, efficient, and effective programs. We work with the public, clinicians, policymakers, and other end-of-life organizations to make change happen. 
  • Association of Community Cancer Centers
    Helps oncology professionals adapt to the complex challenges of program management, cuts in reimbursement, hospital consolidation and mergers, and legislation and regulations that threaten to compromise the delivery of quality cancer care.
  • Behind the Cancer Headlines
    Behind the Cancer Headlines" is a collaboration between the Mid-Atlantic Breast Cancer Information Exchange (MABCIE) and a consortium of the best medical writers and editors in the United States. Each day we go "behind the cancer headlines" to provide you with educational, reader-friendly articles that fully explain the most recent advances in cancer research and cutting-edge trends in diagnosis and treatment. 
  • Cancer Care
    Cancer Care is dedicated to providing emotional support, information, and practical help to people with cancer and their loved ones. Cancer Care provides a toll-free Counseling Line and teleconference programs through its office-based services, and via the Internet. All services are provided free of charge and are available to people of all ages, with all types of cancer, at any stage of the disease. Cancer Care's reach, including its cancer awareness initiatives, also extends to family members, caregivers, and professionals, providing vital information and assistance. 
  • Cancerfacts
    An online resource for cancer patients, their families, and caregivers that delivers information to help people with cancer make informed treatment decisions for an optimal outcome. 
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Promotes health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
  • clinicaltrials.gov 
    Provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details.
  • Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups
    This coalition works to ensure the continued opportunity for patients to participate in clinical trials.
  • Everyday Health
    EverydayHealth.com is a leading provider of online health information. We're here to help you manage your own and your family's conditions and overall well-being through personalized advice, tools, and communities. We're committed to bringing you the most credible and relevant health information available online, and to giving you the best possible user experience.
  • FirstGov
    Bringing Government Closer to the People. FirstGov connects Americans to all 27 million federal agency web pages, providing citizens with a single point of entry to one of the largest and most useful collections of web pages in the world. FirstGov began as a challenge by President Clinton in June, 2000. 90 days later, the President announced the opening of FirstGov.
  • Food and Drug Administration
    FDA is a public health agency, charged with protecting American consumers by enforcing the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and several related public health laws
  • National Cancer Institute
    NCI is one of 27 Institutes and Centers that comprise the U.S. National Institutes of Health, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It was established by Congress in the National Cancer Institute Act of 1937. It's responsibilities include conducting and fostering cancer research; reviewing and approving grant-in-aid applications to support promising research projects on the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer; collecting, analyzing, and disseminating the results of cancer research conducted in the United States and in other countries; and providing training and instruction in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
  • National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
    A nationwide network of independent organizations and individuals working in the area of cancer support and information on behalf all people with all types of cancer. 
  • National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
    NHPCO provides educational programs and technical assistance, and works to influence health programs and public policies related to end of life care. 
  • National Library of Medicine
    The NLM is a part of the National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services. Since its founding in 1836, NLM has played a pivotal role in translating biomedical research into practice. It is the world's largest biomedical library and the developer of electronic information services that deliver trillions of bytes of data to millions of users every day. Scientists, health professionals, and the public in the US and around the globe search the Library's online information resources more than one billion times each year.
  • Yahoo! Cancer Research News
    Contains cancer research related news. 

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