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General cancer support groups and organizations
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American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp - They are largest source of private, not-for-profit cancer research funds in the US, second only to the federal government in total dollars spent.
National Childhood Cancer Foundation - http://www.nccf.org - This is a non-profit organization that supports pediatric cancer treatment and research projects.
OncoChat - http://www.oncochat.org - This is an on-line support
group for cancer patients, family and friends. They use Internet Relay Chat as a medium. You can visit them on the Undernet IRC network.
Letter to Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients - http://www.blochcancer.org/articles/letter.html - Uplifting advice from a lung cancer survivor, Dick Block. From site of R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation.
Patient Advocate Foundation ( 800-532-5274/ 757-873-6668) - http://www.patientadvocate.org -
Non-profit organization that provides education and legal counseling
on a national level to cancer survivors concerning managed care,
insurance and financial issues.
Medicine Online Cancer Forums - http://www.meds.com/forums/consumer.html - Offers MOL-Cancer, a very active online unmoderated patient support group.
Understanding Prognosis and Cancer Statistics - http://www.thecancer.info/cancer/prognosis_statistics/page1.htm - Cancer patients frequently ask this question, "What is my prognosis?"
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship - http://www.cansearch.org - Extensive, multilingual health, public policy, legal, and support resources for cancer survivors, family members, and health professionals.
Cancer Hope Network - http://www.cancerhopenetwork.org - Provides individual support to cancer patients and their families by matching them with trained volunteers who have undergone and recovered from a similar cancer experience. 877-467-3638
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