Cancer Resource Links

Below you’ll find links to dozens of cancer-related Web sites you can visit for further research.

Nashville Cancer Sites

Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation (http://www.minniepearl.org/)
The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center (http://www.sarahcannon.com/)

Non-profit Cancer Organizations

American Cancer Society, Inc. (http://www.cancer.org)
Association of Community Cancer Centers (http://www.accc-cancer.org/)
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls)
Susan G. Komen Foundation (http://www.komen.org)

Bladder Cancer

National Cancer Institute (http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/types/bladder)

Blood & Marrow Transplant

The National Marrow Donor Program (http://www.marrow.org/)
BMT InfoNet Homepage (http://www.bmtinfonet.org/)

Brain Tumors

National Brain Tumor Foundation (http://www.braintumor.org./)
American Brain Tumor Association (http://hope.abta.org)
Brain Tumor Society Resources for Patients, Families, and Professionals (http://www.tbts.org/)

Breast Cancer

National Lymphedema Network (http://www.lymphnet.org/)
Ribbonofpink.com (http://www.ribbonofpink.com/index.jsp)
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (http://www.komen.org/)
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization (http://www.y-me.org/)
The American Breast Cancer Foundation Home (http://www.abcf.org/)
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Support Group (http://www.ibcsupport.org/)
Living Beyond Breast Cancer (http://www.lbbc.org/)
Gillette Women's Cancer Connection (http://www.gillettecancerconnect.org/)
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation (http://www.ibcresearch.org/)
The Breast Cancer Site Fund - Mammograms for Free (http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites)
Women's Cancer Network (http://www.wcn.org/)
National Breast Cancer Coalition (http://www.natlbcc.org/)

Cancer Fatigue

CancerFatigue (http://www.cancersymptoms.org/fatigue/index.shtml)

Carcinoid Cancer

The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, Inc. (http://www.carcinoid.org/)

Cervical Cancer

CancerNet Cervical Cancer (http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/cervical/)
National Cervical Cancer Coalition (http://www.nccc-online.org/)
Women's Cancer Network (http://www.wcn.org/)

Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials - Sarah Cannon Research Institute (http://www.sarahcannonresearch.com/)
ClinicalTrials.gov - Linking Patients to Medical Research (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/)
Welcome to the Centerwatch Clinical Trials Listing Service (http://www.centerwatch.com/)
EmergingMed (http://www.emergingmed.com/)

Complementary-Alternative Medicines

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicines (http://nccam.nih.gov/)
Quackwatch (http://www.quackwatch.org/)
About Herbs (http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm)

Colon-Rectal Cancer

CancerNet Anal Cancer (http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/anal/)
Colon Cancer Alliance (http://www.ccalliance.org/)
Colorectal Cancer Network (http://www.colorectal-cancer.net/)

Emotional Support

Cancer Hope Network (http://www.cancerhopenetwork.org/)
The Wellness Community (http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org)
Gildas Club - Nashville (http://www.gildasclubnashville.org/)
The R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc. (http://www.blochcancer.org/)
Kids Konnected (http://www.kidskonnected.org/)
Shop Well with You (http://www.shopwellwithyou.org/)
Let's Face It (http://www.faceit.org/)

Esophogeal Cancer

CancerNet Esophageal Cancer (http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/esophageal/)

Eye Cancer

Eye Cancer Network (http://www.eyecancer.com/)

Fertility

Fertile Hope (http://www.fertilehope.org/)

Gastrointestinal Cancers

CancerNet Gallbladder Cancer (http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/gallbladder/)
CancerNet Stomach (Gastric) Cancer (http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/stomach/)
OncoLink Gastric Cancer (http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/)

General Information On Cancer

Association of Cancer Online Resources (http://www.acor.org)
American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org)
Finding Information Online (http://www.cancerguide.org/)
Cancer Care (http://www.cancercare.org/)
CancerEducation.com (http://www.cancereducation.com)
WebMD (http://www.webmd.com/)
Health On the Net Foundation (http://www.hon.ch/)
CancerNet (http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/)
The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation (http://www.minniepearl.org/)
CancerNetwork (http://www.cancernetwork.com/)
CancerFacts.com (http://www.cancerfacts.com/)
National Cancer Institute Science (http://newscenter.cancer.gov/sciencebehind/)
Cancer Facts and Other Information (http://www.cancer.gov)
Patient-Centered Guides (http://www.patientcenters.com/)
MEDLINEplus Health Information (http://www.medlineplus.gov/)
Sisters Network, Inc. (http://www.sistersnetworkinc.org/)
People Living with Cancer (Spanish) (http://www.plwc.org/)
The Mautner Project (http://www.mautnerproject.org)
Office of Minority Health (http://www.omhrc.gov/)

Gynecologic, Ovarian & Uterine Cancers

National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (http://www.ovarian.org/)
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (http://www.ovariancancer.org/general/)
CancerNet Cervical Cancer (http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/cervical/)
CancerNet Endometrial Cancer (http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/endometrial/)
CancerNet Ovarian Cancer (http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/ovarian/)
CancerNet Vaginal Cancer (http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/vaginal/)
CancerNet Vulvar Cancer (http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/vulvar/)
National Cervical Cancer Coalition (http://www.nccc-online.org/)
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (http://www.ovariancancer.org/)
Fertile Hope (http://www.fertilehope.org/)
Eyes On The Prize - Support & Community Living with Gynecologic Cancer (http://www.eyesontheprize.org/)
Women's Cancer Network (http://www.wcn.org/)
OBGYN.net Latina Español (http://latina.obgyn.net/espanol/)
Women's Cancer Network (http://www.wcn.org/)

Head & Neck Cancer

Eye Cancer (http://www.eyecancer.com/)
Head and Neck Cancer (http://www2.kumc.edu/kci/cancerlinks/head.htm)
Oral Cancer Information Center (http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/)
Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (http://www.spohnc.org/index.html)

Hospice and End of Life Issues

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (http://www.nhpco.org)
Hospice Foundation of America (http://www.hospicefoundation.org/)
Hospice Education Institute (http://www.hospiceworld.org/)
Alive Hospice (http://www.alivehospice.org/)
Aging With Dignity (http://www.agingwithdignity.org/)
Last Acts (http://www.rwjf.org)
Pain Medicine & Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center (http://www.stoppain.org/)

Humorous Medical Websites

The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation (http://www.minniepearl.org/)
PlanetCancer (http://www.planetcancer.com/)
Scott Burton, Cancer Survivor (http://www.sburton.com/)
American Association for Therapeutic Humor (http://www.aath.org/)

Kidney Cancer

Kidney Cancer Association (http://www.nkca.org/)

Leukemia and Lymphoma Cancer

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls)
Lymphoma Research Foundation (http://www.lymphoma.org/)
Leukemia Information Library (http://www.meds.com/leukemia/leukemia.html)
Myelomainfo.org (http://www.myelomainfo.org/)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation (http://www.mds-foundation.org/)
Lymphoma Information Network - Información de Linfoma en Español (http://www.lymphomainfo.net/lymphoma/espanol.html)
International Myeloma Foundation (http://myeloma.org)
Multiple Myeloma Association (http://www.webspawner.com/users/myelomaexchange/)

Liver Cancer

CancerNet Liver Cancer (http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/liver/)
LiverTumor.org (http://www.livertumor.org/)
Liver Cancer Network (http://www.livercancer.com/)

Lung Cancer

Alliance for Lung Cancer (http://www.alcase.org/)
American Lung Association (http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22542)
LungCancer.org (http://www.lungcancer.org/)
LungCanceronline.org (http://www.lungcanceronline.org/)

Lymphedema

National Lymphedema Network (http://www.lymphnet.org/)
Lymphatic Research Foundation - Lymphedema (http://www.lymphaticresearch.org)

Nutritional Issues

American Institute for Cancer Research (http://www.aicr.org)
Focus on Digestion (http://www.medicinenet.com/digestion/focus.htm)
Cancer Nutrition (http://www.cancernutrition.com/)
The Oley Foundation (http://c4isr.com/oley/)

Ovarian Cancer - Please See Gynelogical  Ovarian Cancers

Pain Control

American Pain Foundation (http://www.painfoundation.org/)

Pancreatic Cancer

National Cancer Institute (http://www.meds.com/pdq/pancreatic_pro.html)
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (http://www.pancan.org/)
The National Pancreas Foundation (http://www.pancreasfoundation.org/)
Pancreatica (http://www.pancreatica.org/)

Patient Advocacy

Patient Advocate Foundation (http://www.patientadvocate.org/)
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (http://www.canceradvocacy.org/)
National Coalition for Cancer Research (http://www.cancercoalition.org/)
Vital Options (http://www.vitaloptions.org/)

Prevention

British Medical Journal (http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0999/is_7250_320/ai_63255060)
AMC Cancer Research Center(http://www.amc.org/)
American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org)
National Cancer Institute - Cancer.gov (http://www.nci.nih.gov/)

Prostate Cancer

American Foundation for Urologic Disease (http://www.afud.org/)
Fertile Hope (http://www.fertilehope.org/)
National Prostate Cancer Coalition )( http://www.pcacoalition.org/)
US TOO! International, Inc. Prostate Cancer Support Groups (http://www.ustoo.com/)
Lance Armstrong Foundation (http://www.laf.org/)

Research and Treatment Centers and General Information

Centerwatch Clinical Trials Listing Service (http://www.centerwatch.com/)
The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center (http://www.sarahcannon.com/)
Tennessee Oncology - Cancer Care, Chemotherapy, and Support (http://www.tnoncology.com/home.html)
American Society of Clinical Oncology (http://www.asco.org/ac/1,1003,_12-002138,00.asp)
Cancer Research Institute (http://www.cancerresearch.org/)
National Cancer Institute (http://www.nci.nih.gov/)
The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation (http://www.minniepearl.org/)
Cancer Research Foundation of America (http://www.preventcancer.org/)

Radiation Therapy

MDAdvice.com - Radiation Therapy Informative Material (http://www.mdadvice.com/topics/radiotherapy/info/)

Rare Cancers

OncoLink (http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/)
CancerGuide If You Have a Rare Cancer (http://www.cancerguide.org/rare_cancer.html)
Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Family Alliance (http://www.vhl.org/)

Sarcomas

CancerNet Bone Cancer (http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/bone/)
CancerNet AIDS-Related Malignancies (http://www.cancer.gov/)
Malignancies Kaposi's Sarcoma (http://www.hivpositive.com/f-Oi/OppInfections/4-Malignancies/4-Mal-Karpo.html)
Soft-Tissue Sarcoma (http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/435.cfm)

Sexuality and Cancer

Cancer Care (http://www.cancercare.org/)
Fertile Hope (http://www.fertilehope.org/)

Skin Cancer

The Skin Cancer Foundation (http://www.skincancer.org/)
Melanoma.com (http://www.melanoma.com/melanoma/index.jsp)

Sources for Books and Printed Materials

American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org)
Cancer Care (http://www.cancercare.org/)
National Cancer Institute (http://www.nci.nih.gov/)
The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation (http://www.minniepearl.org/)
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls)
CancerSource.com (http://www.cancersource.com/)
Kids Konnected (http://www.kidskonnected.org/)

Stomach Cancer

Summary of Stomach Cancer (http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/stomach)

Testicular Cancer

Lance Armstrong Foundation (http://www.laf.org/)
Fertile Hope (http://www.fertilehope.org/)
Testicular cancer (http://imsdd.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancer.gov/CDR0000257530.html)
Testicular Cancer Survival (http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/196_test.html)
The Testicular Cancer Resource Center (http://tcrc.acor.org/)
CancerNet Testicular Cancer (http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/testicular/)

Thyroid Cancer

ThyCa Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association (http://www.thyca.org/)
Endocrineweb.com (http://www.endocrineweb.com/thyroidca.html)

Transportation & Lodging

American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org)
PatientTravel.org (http://www.patienttravel.org/)
Corporate Angel Network (http://www.corpangelnetwork.org/)
Welcome to Hospital Hospitality House(http://www.hospitalhospitalityhouse.org/)
The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation (http://www.minniepearl.org/)