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Additional Resource Links
Government Organizations | Cancer organizations / Foundations | Cancer Centers | Medical Databases | Professional Societies | Clinical Trials / Publications
Cancer organizations / Foundations
The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF)
http://www.laf.org
The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) exists to enhance the quality of life for those living with, through, and beyond cancer. Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, the LAF seeks to promote the optimal physical, psychological, social recovery and care of cancer survivors and their loved ones. The LAF works to define, refine and improve services for cancer survivors and to facilitate the delivery of those services—with a large dose of hope—to patients, their families, and other loved ones touched by the disease.
People Living With Cancer
http://www.plwc.org
People Living with Cancer, the patient information website of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) provides oncologist-approved information on more than 50 types of cancer and their treatments, clinical trials, coping, and side effects. Additional resources include a Find an Oncologist database, live chats, message boards, a drug database, and links to patient support organizations. The site is designed to help people with cancer make informed health-care decisions.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network
http://www.nccn.org/
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is a not for profit, tax-exempt corporation that is an alliance of the world's leading cancer centers. Established in 1995 to enhance the leadership role of member institutions in the evolving managed care environment, the NCCN seeks to support and strengthen the mission of member institutions in three basic areas:
- To provide state-of-the-art cancer care to the greatest number of patients in need;
- To advance the state of the art in cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment through excellence in basic and clinical research;
- To enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of cancer care delivery through the ongoing collection, synthesis and analysis of outcomes data.
The NCCN develops programs and products that, in partnerships with managed care companies, employers and unions, offer people greater access to:
- our leading doctors,
- superior treatment,
- programs that continuously improve the effectiveness of treatment, and
- management that enhances the efficiency of cancer care delivery.
Shared Experience
http://www.sharedexperience.org
Shared experience is a non-profit, searchable collection of first-hand accounts by cancer patients, their caregivers and loved ones. There are over 1900 experiences posted. Individuals may leave their email addresses and communicate with others through this website. While not specific to oral cancer, there is a wealth of posted stories about dealing with the cancer experience itself.
Vital Options
http://www.vitaloptions.org
Vital Options® TeleSupport® Cancer Network is a not-for-profit cancer communications, support and advocacy organization dedicated to using communications technology to help people cope with cancer and whose mission is to facilitate a global cancer dialogue. Vital Options is the producer of The Group Room®—the nationally syndicated radio call-in cancer talk show which reaches more than half-a-million radio listeners each Sunday throughout the United States as well as others worldwide who hear the show simulcast live over the Internet (www.vitaloptions.org). This interactive website also provides cancer information and resources, as well as access to past broadcasts of The Group Room and toll free phone numbers for callers in the United States (1-800-GRP-ROOM; 1-800-477-7666) and Europe to enter live on-air discussions.
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