Cancer Related Internet Resources
		American Cancer Society - A nationwide, community-based organization with chartered divisions in every state.  ACS focuses on research and education, but provides some patient and community services which vary by chapter.  National phone line is 800-ACS-2345.   American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) - Toll-free phone line is 800-886-2282.   American Foundation for Urologic Disease - Provides information and support groups for people with prostate cancer and their families, and information on other urologic disorders.  Toll-free phone line is 800-828-7866.   American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) - A national organization focusing on the relationship between nutrition and cancer.  Phone 800-843-8114.   American Medical Association   American Society of Clinical Oncology - An organization that represents more than 10,000 cancer professionals worldwide, and offers scientific and educational programs and other initiatives intended to foster the exchange of information about cancer.   Cancer Care, Inc. - A national organization that helps people with cancer and their families.  Professional one-to-one counseling, support groups, educational programs, workshops, and teleconferences are services offered.  Professional one-to-one and group counseling is provided over a toll-free line at 1-800-813-HOPE, and on-line via their website.   CancerNet / Physician's Data Query (PDQ) - Contains information about cancer treatment, supportive care, screening, prevention, and clinical trials.  Links to CANCERLIT which contains more than 1.4 million citations and abstracts from over 4000 different sources, including biomedical journals, proceedings, book reports, and doctoral theses.   Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation - Provides help to children with cancer and their families.  Offers a network of peer-support groups for parents, a "Youth Newsletter", a bibliography of cancer related materials, an Ombudsman Program on insurance concerns, a long-term survivor's network, bereavement counseling, and a toll-free phone number (1-800-366-2223).   Children's Hospice International - A membership group working to improve hospice care for children. Phone line is 800-242-4453. Colorectal Cancer network - Survivors and Caregivers Joining To Fight Colorectal Cancer.   Cure For Lymphoma Foundation - CLF raises money for lymphoma medical research, and provides support and education for lymphoma patients and families.   Dr. Koop   Encore (YWCA of the USA - Office of Women's Health Initiative) - For women over 50 in need of early cancer detection information, breast and cervical cancer screening, or support services.   Endosonography Website at the UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center   Exceptional Cancer Patients, Inc. - ECaP offers programs and services to cancer patients, people with terminal illness, and health professionals.   Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Cancer Liaison Program - Provides information about cancer resources within FDA and other federal agencies, and the private sector; educates patients about the FDA drug approval process, cancer clinical trials, and access to investigational therapies. Genetics Education and Counseling Program Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology Gilda Radner Ovarian Cancer Familial Registry - A project collecting data on the link between heredity and ovarian cancer.  Toll-free line is 800-682-7426.   Gynecologic Cancer Foundation   Healing Odyssey   HealthWindows High Priority   Hospice Link   International Myeloma Foundation - IMF provides up-to-date information and services for the treatment and management of multiple myeloma.  Toll-free line is 800-452-2873.   Journal of the National Cancer Institute   Leukemia Society of America - LSA is a national agency fighting leukemia and its related diseases (all lymphomas, including Hodgkin's disease, and multiple myeloma).  Toll-free line is 800-955-4572.   Lymphoma Research Foundation of America - Provides grants for lymphoma research and support services for lymphoma patients and their families.   National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations - NABCO represents some 375 organizations concerned about breast cancer.  Toll-free line (outside New York) is 800-719-9154.   National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Trials Web Site - Provides comprehensive clinical trials information on understanding trials, finding specific trials, plus research news and other resources.   National Asian Women's Health Organization   National Brain Tumor Foundation - Toll-free line is 800-934-CURE.   National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC)   National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Disseminates information on complementary and alternative (CAM) medicine to practitioners and the public.  Web site provides access to a CAM index consisting of more than 90,000 bibliographic citations from 1966 to 1997.   Foundation for the Children's Oncology Group - Toll-free line is 800-458-6223.   National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship   National Library of Medicine (NLM) - Includes links to information about a number of health topics, medical dictionaries, databases (including MEDLINE), clearinghouses, directories, organizations, publications and health news, and consumer health libraries.    National Lymphedema Network   National Marrow Donor Program - Maintains a registry of bone marrow donors, provides information on how to become a donor, and organizes donor recruitment drives. Toll-free phone number is 800-627-7692 or 800-526-7809.   National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowl Project (NSABP)   OncoLink - Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania, OncoLink is a multi-media cancer information site   Oncology Nursing Society Orange County Y-Me Blomers Patient Advocate Foundation - Provides cancer patients with help dealing with insurance coverage, payment for managed care treatment, and help understanding managed care. Toll-free phone number is 800-532-5274.   Ronald McDonald House - A national network of temporary housing facilities for families of children hospitalized with life-threatening illnesses.  Many states and major cities have Ronald McDonald Houses.   Share: Self Help For Women With Breast or Ovarian Cancer   Skin Cancer Foundation - A national organiation focused on the treatment and prevention of skin cancer.  Toll-free phne line is 800-754-6490.   Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) - SGO works to improve the care of patients with gynecologic cancers, and advance the practice of gynecologic oncology.  Toll-free phone line is 800-444-4441. Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation   The United Ostomy Association, Inc. - An association of ostomy chapters dedicated to complete rehabilitation of all "ostomates".  Toll-free phone number is 800-808-7866. The University of California Irvine Department of Epidemiology   U.S. Public Health Services Office of Women's Health   US TOO International, Inc (US TOO) - An international network of chapters providing support and services to prostate cancer survivors.  Toll free phone number 800-808-7866. Vital Options   Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization (Y-ME) - Y-ME provides support to individuals concerned about, or diagnosed with, breast cancer.  A toll-free hotline is staffed by trained counselors and volunteers who have had breast cancer.  Phone 800-221-2141 (24-hour hotline).