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Cancer related sites
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African American Breast Cancer Alliance, Inc. (AABCA)
The African American Breast Cancer Alliance is dedicated to providing hope, awareness, education, emotional and social support to breast cancer survivors, their family members and the community.
American Cancer Society (ACS)
Access to local ACS website, cancer information, programs/events, research progress, what’s new, tobacco information, "In the News".
ASCO OnLine
The American Society of Clinical Oncology welcomes you to ASCO OnLine, an interactive resource for oncology professionals and cancer patients. ASCO OnLine provides a range of professionally edited information, as well as interactive services for ASCO members.
BreastCancerPrevention.com
This site uses a computerized formula that can evaluate your personal and medical risk factors and estimate your risk of developing breast cancer in the next five years and in your lifetime. These estimates are individual and relate only to you.
Cancer411
Listings of cancer clinical trials available worldwide, sortable by cancer type, phase and location of study. Additional services and support groups available to cancer patients and their families. Topic specific in depth articles, webcasts and more.
CancerCare Inc
Cancer Care provides assistance to people with any type of cancer, at any stage of illness, and their family. All of Cancer Care's services are free of charge.
Cancer, Insurance, and You
Brings together the wide array of information that is available on legislative and voluntary programs in health benefits coverage so people can become more completely informed about this issue.
CenterWatch
Clinical trials listing source, patient and professional resources, initial trials, new drugs, other resources.
Clinical Trials and Insurance Coverage: A Resource Guide
This site will answer frequently asked questions about insurance coverage for clinical trial participation and direct you to additional information resources.
Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups
Learn the basics of clinical trials or use their interactive Guide to Cancer Clinical Trials to get details about how they are conducted.
CTEP
This site provides information about CTEP (NIH clinical trials) and common toxicity criteria.
Cuidar de su Salud
The Spanish-language version of the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention's popular risk assessment website, Your Disease Risk. Cuidar de su Salud (Take Care of Your Health) provides tailored prevention messages and health information for Hispanic/Latino Americans, as well as Spanish speakers worldwide. The site offers a personalized risk assessment for 12 different cancers, along with heart disease, stroke, diabetes and osteoporosis. Users answer a brief series of questions and receive an estimate of their risk in the form of a 7-level bar graph comparing them to average men and women their age. Users can then click on personalized prevention strategies and watch their future risk drop.
Healthfinder
Gateway to consumer health & human services from U.S. government.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietySM offers the most comprehensive array of services to patients and families touched by blood-related cancers. A diagnosis of leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, myeloma or other blood related cancers brings many daily challenges. The Society is committed to providing support and guidance to patients and the health professionals who care for them.
Minnesota Association of Black Physicians (MABP)
Minnesota affiliate of the National Medical Association. The Minnesota Association of Black Physicians provides health literacy, advocacy and a leadership role in promoting policies to improve the health status of all Minnesotans.
Minnesota Cancer Alliance
The Minnesota Cancer Alliance is a voluntary association of health care organizations, community groups and volunteers dedicated to implementing Cancer Plan Minnesota to help reduce the state's cancer burden.
Minnesota Cancer Resources
Minnesota Cancer Resources allows cancer patients and their caregivers to: Connect to services such as support groups, transportation, financial assistance, and palliative care; and find links to cancer information such as treatment options, clinical trials, pain management and much more.
Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA)
Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance's purpose is to educate and inform women and physicians about the risks and subtle symptoms of ovarian cancer.
National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
The National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO) is a non-profit information and education resource on breast cancer and a network of over 400 member organizations nationwide. NABCO provides information to medical professionals and their organizations and to patients and their families, and advocates for beneficial regulatory change and legislation.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
What’s new, patient/public/medical information, events, research & technical information.
National Cancer Institute (NCI) en Español
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities conducts and supports research, training, dissemination of information, and other programs with respect to minority health conditions and other populations with health disparities.
National Coalition for Cancer Research
Facts and figures about cancer, Cancer 101 Congressional Briefing Series, action alerts, policy priorities.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Overview/introduction to NIH news and events, health information, grants and contracts, links to institutes and offices, clinical alerts (cancernet).
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC)
The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition is the leading ovarian cancer public information and education organization in the United States. NOCC initiated the first toll free ovarian cancer information line (1-888-OVARIAN), maintains the most comprehensive website for ovarian cancer support in the world (www.ovarian.org) and has built a network of many state divisions across the U.S.
NCI Cancer Trials
General and specific information about NCI cancer trials for public and health professionals.
NCI Science Awareness Program
Information to assist in increasing the public's understanding about cancer research.
OncoLink — Clinical Trials
Through OncoLink you can get comprehensive information about specific types of cancer, updates on cancer treatments and news about research advances.
Office of Cancer Complimentary & Alternative Medicine
The Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) was established in October 1998 to coordinate and enhance the activities of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the arena of complementary and alternative medicine.
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
Information about nursing research and clinical practice. Also has links to many other oncology related web sites. Expanded information available to ONS members.
Ovarian Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Study (GOG 0199)
Study for women at high genetic risk of ovarian cancer that is looking at ways to lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer and to find ovarian cancer earlier.
RX List
Internet drug index.
The Sister Study
The Sister Study is the only long-term study of women aged 35 to 74 whose sister had breast cancer. It is a national study to learn how environment and genes affect the chances of getting breast cancer. In the next 3 years, 50,000 women whose sister had breast cancer, and who do not have breast cancer themselves will be asked to join the study.
TrialCheck
A "real-time" search tool that quickly queries and screens more than 600 cooperative group cancer clinical trials and many industry cancer clinical trials.
University of MN Cancer Center
US National Library of Medicine
Free med line & NLM searches, publications & program information, research programs, grants.
Your Disease Risk
Find out your risk of developing five of the most important diseases in the United States and get personalized tips for preventing them. Developed over the past ten years by the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention, Your Disease Risk collects the latest scientific evidence on disease risk factors into one easy-to-use tool.
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