Thursday, October 27, 2005

Useful cancer sources

Listed below are links to other cancer resources on the Internet that have information about mesothelioma.

American Cancer Society

National Cancer Institute

University of Pennsylvania’s Oncolink

Mayo Clinic

Intellihealth

American Institute for Cancer Research - www.aicr.org

American Thoracic Society - www.thoracic.org

Canadian Cancer Society - www.cancer.ca

ChemoCare - www.chemocare.com

Mesothelioma Aid - www.mesothelioma-aid.org

Sometimes people with serious illnesses would like to speak with others in the same situation. The following organizations attempt to match people with similar situations looking for mutual support.

Anderson Network (cancer)
Phone : 1-800-345-6324 (Toll Free)
Website: www.mdanderson.org/andersonnetwork
The Anderson Network, part of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Center in Houston has a database of 700 cancer survivors.

Cancer Hope Network (cancer)
Phone: 1-877-HOPENET (Toll Free)
Website: www.cancerhopenet.org
Cancer Hope Network has a database of 325 patients representing 45 cancers.

Med Help Int'l Patient Network (all illnesses)
www.medhelp.org/network.htm

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