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cancer resources
ACS
Community Resources Database
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-
based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating
cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving
lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research,
education, advocacy, and service.
ALL-kids
email group
ALL-kids is an Internet mailing list providing support for
families and caregivers of children with Acute Lymphoblastic
Leukemia, or ALL.
Brave
Kids
Resources for children with chronic, life threatening illnesses
or disabilities.
Cancer
Care
CancerCare is a national non-profit organization whose mission
is to provide free professional help to people with all
cancers through counseling, education, information and referral
and direct financial assistance.
Candlelighters
Childhood Cancer Foundation
(CCCF) National Office is a national non-profit membership
organization whose mission is to
educate, support, serve, and advocate for families of children
with cancer, survivors of childhood cancer, and the professionals
who care for them.
Children's Oncology Group
The Children's Oncology Group is a National Cancer Institute-supported clinical trials cooperative group devoted exclusively to childhood and adolescent cancer research.
Childhood Leukemia Foundation
Childhood Leukemia Foundation is a national non-profit organization which offers a wide range of free services designed to provide emotional, financial, social, educational, and recovery support to children and families touched by cancer.
Dream
Foundation
The mission of the Dream Foundation is to enhance the quality
of life for individuals and families battling terminal illnesses.
Genetic
Alliance
Building partnerships to promote healthy lives for everyone
affected by genetics
Kids Cancer Network
In 1992, young cancer survivor Kenon Neal founded Kids Cancer Network to provide "a dose of hope TM " for kids and their families isolated by the rigors of childhood cancer treatment.
Locks
of Love
Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that provides
hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age
18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss.
March
of Dimes
March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach
workers and advocates work together to give all babies a
fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity,
birth defects, low birthweight.
Oncolink - Pediatric Cancers
Comprehensive website with a wide range of cancer related information.
Patient
Advocate Foundation
Patient Advocate Foundation is a national non-profit organization
that serves as an active liaison between the patient and
their insurer, employer and/or creditors to resolve insurance,
job retention and/or debt crisis matters relative to their
diagnosis through case managers, doctors and attorneys.
Planet Cancer
A website dedicated to the needs of young adults with cancer.
Los
Angeles Ronald McDonald House
For over 20 years, the Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House
has been uttering these words to families of seriously ill
children who have needed a place to stay close to their
loved ones.
Starbright Foundation
The STARBRIGHT Foundation is dedicated to the development of projects that empower seriously ill children to combat the medical and emotional challenges they face on a daily basis.
Survivor Alert
SURVIVOR ALERT is a nationwide awareness initiative offering information, links to many resources, and recommendations for action for young adult cancer survivors and the health professionals who treat them.
Teenage Cancer Trust
Teenage Cancer Trust is an organization dedicated to improving services to teens with cancer. Their website contains a special Teen Zone.
The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
The Ulman Cancer Fund provides support programs, education and resources, free of charge, to benefit young adults, their families and friends, who are affected by cancer, and to promote awareness and prevention of cancer.
Vital
Options International
Vital Options® International TeleSupport® Cancer
Network is a not-for-profit cancer communications, support
and advocacy organization whose mission is to facilitate
a global cancer dialogue by using communications technology
to reach every person touched by cancer.
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