Resources
These are sites that we think you may find interesting. If you find other helpful sites that you think would be of interest to cancer patients and their family members and caregivers, please let us know!
Disclaimer
This website and all of its links to other external resources is a forum for the exchange and review of information. Internet resources are not a substitute for the relationship and communication between patient and physician. Against All Odds does not monitor or review these sites and makes no representation regarding the facts or opinions expressed therein. The information reported is not intended, nor should it be considered medical advice. Readers should consult a physician to discuss specific situations in further detail.
General Cancer & Health Care Resources
- American Association or Family Practitioners
- American Cancer Society
- American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics
- Association of Cancer Online Resources
- Cancer Care, Inc.
- CancerGuide
- Cancer Survivors Project
- Gilda's Club
- Health Care For All
- Innisfree Cancer Help of NH
- LIVESTRONG
- Mayo Clinic's Consumer Health Site
- Medicine Online
- MedlinePlus
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
- New Hampshire Comprehensive Cancer Collaboration
- Oncolink (University of Pennsylvania)
- PubMed
Pediatric Cancer Resources
Local Health Care Providers
- Home Health & Hospice (Nashua, NH)
- Southern NH Regional Medical Center (Nashua, NH)
- St. Joseph Hospital (Nashua, NH)
National Cancer Centers
- Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare (Boston, MA) (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, MA)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA)
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX)
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, NY)
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center (Lebanon, NH) (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center)
- University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center (Ann Arbor, MI)
Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs
(These programs may be able to help you access prescription drugs)
Clinical Trials
Nutrition
Alternative and Complementary Therapies
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- National Council Against Health Fraud
- Quackwatch
- University of Texas Center for Alternative Medicine Research
Herb & Other Food Supplements
- About Herbs, Botanticals & Other Products
- American Botanical Council
- Medical Herbalism
- Pharmaceutical Information Network
- US Pharmacopoeia Consumer Information
Resources for Caregivers
Specific Diagnoses
Brain Tumors
- American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
- Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research and Information
- National Brain Tumor Foundation (NBTF)
- The Brain Tumor Society
Breast Cancer
- BreastCancer.org
- National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
- Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- The Digital Breast Clinic
Colorectal Cancer
Head & Neck Cancers
- American Academy of Otolaryngology
- American Dental Association
- Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancers
Kidney Cancer
Liver Cancer
Leukemia - Lymphoma - Multiple Myeloma
- International Myeloma Foundation
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Leukemia Society of America
- Lymphoma Research Foundation of America
- Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
Lung Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
- Johns Hopkins Ovarian Cancer Site
- National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC)
- Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
- Women's Cancer Network
Pancreatic Cancer
Prostate Cancer
- National Prostate Cancer Coalition
- New Hampshire Prostate Cancer Coalition
- Prostate Cancer Foundation
- Prostate Cancer InfoLink
- Prostate Pointers
- US TOO International (Prostate Cancer Support Groups)
- What To Do If Prostate Cancer Strikes: A Helpbook for Patients