Helpful Resources
While a person experiences a variety of emotions, when a person first learns that he/she has cancer or a blood disorder/disease, the primary concern is survival. As treatment begins, however, new issues become important. Some of these include relationships with others, side effects from treatments, and nutrition and diet. Living with cancer or a blood disease/disorder is challenging, and it is best to be educated about issues surrounding survival in order to live a full and productive life.
Below are links to websites containing information for people living with cancer or a blood disorder/disease. The content provided through these links is not the information of Shenandoah Oncology nor does the practice necessarily endorse such content. In addition, all content provided through these links is for information only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your physician before acting or relying upon such information.
National Organizations | Disease-Specific Organizations
Patient Advocacy | Patient/Family Support
National Organizations
American Cancer Society (ACS)
English
Espanol
American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO)
www.acro.org
American Institute of Cancer Resarch
www.aicr.org
American Medical Association (AMA)
www.ama-assn.org
American Society of Hematology (ASH)
www.hematology.org
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
www.astro.org
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
www.asco.org
Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR)
www.acor.org
CancerEducation.com
www.cancereducation.com
Cancer News on the Net®
www.cancernews.com
Cancer Research Institute (CRI)
www.cancerresearch.org
Cancer.net
www.cancer.net
CancerGuide
www.cancerguide.org
Center Watch - Clinical Trials Listing Service
http://www.centerwatch.com/
Healthfinder
www.healthfinder.gov
Medline Plus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC)
www.caring.org
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
English
Espanol
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
www.nccn.org
Needy Meds
www.needymeds.com
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
www.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
www.nlm.nih.gov
OncoLink (University of Pennsylvania)
www.oncolink.org
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
www.ons.org
Planet Cancer
http://myplanet.planetcancer.org
Quackwatch
www.quackwatch.com
Society of Gynecologic Oncology
www.sgo.org
Susan G. Komen - Breast Cancer Foundation
http://ww5.komen.org/
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
www.fda.gov
US Oncology
www.usoncology.com
Disease-Specific Organizations
National Brain Tumor Society
www.braintumor.org
BreastCancer.org
www.breastcancer.org
Breast Cancer Network of Strength
(formerly Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization)
www.abcdbreastcancersupport.org
Colon Cancer Alliance
www.ccalliance.org
National Lymphedema Network
http://www.lymphnet.org/
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
www.lls.org
Lung Cancer Alliance
www.lungcanceralliance.org
Lymphoma Research Foundation
www.lymphoma.org
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
www.ovariancancer.org
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
www.ovarian.org
Prostate Cancer Foundation
www.pcf.org
Skin Cancer Foundation
www.skincancer.org
Patient Advocacy/Survivorship
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
www.canceradvocacy.org
Cancer Survivors Network
csn.cancer.org
National Cancer Survivor Day® Foundation, Inc.
www.ncsdf.org
National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF)
www.npaf.org
Patient Advocate Foundation
www.patientadvocate.org
People Living With Cancer
www.cancer.net
Patient & Family Support Services
Caring Bridge
www.caringbridge.com
Caring Connections
www.caringinfo.org
Cancer Hope Network
www.cancerhopenetwork.org
Cancer Support Community
www.cancersupportcommunity.org
Lance Armstrong Foundation
www.livestrong.org
Life Beyond Cancer Foundation
www.lifebeyondcancer.org
Life with Cancer
www.lifewithcancer.org
Look Good Feel Better
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
www.nccam.nih.gov
National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA)
www.caregiveraction.org
Nutrition Information
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/
People Living Through Cancer
www.pltc.org
The Wellness Community
www.thewellnesscommunity.org
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