Empower the Patient | Links to Cancer, Chemotherapy and Anemia Sites

Canadian Sites:

Canadian Cancer Society: a national, community-based organization of volunteers, whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer: www.cancer.ca

RealTime Cancer: this a web site where young adults dealing with cancer can connect, share and support one another: www.realtimecancer.org

Caring Voices: an online community for breast cancer survivors initiated by Princess Margaret Hospital’s Survivorship Program. Visitors can find support, meet other survivors, and share life stories and treatment experiences through online chats and moderated discussions: www.caringvoices.ca

Caring to the End of Life: A resource for patients, caregivers and health care professionals facing end of life issues. Created by the staff at the Princess Margaret Hospital, this website has excellent information on the palliative care process, communication tools and pain and symptom management: www.caringtotheend.ca

Wellwood: is a community-based, non-profit organization in Hamilton, Ontario. They provide information, supportive care programs and peer support to people who have received a diagnosis of cancer, their families and caregivers, and healthcare providers. : www.wellwood.on.ca

Anemia Institute for Research and Education: a non-profit organization dedicated to generating and sharing knowledge about anemia. It helps to ensure anemia is treated as a serious condition by patients and health care professionals: www.anemiainstitute.org

Canadian Breast Cancer Network: focused on breast cancer in Canada. Contains information on conferences, workshops, research news, support groups by area, treatments, prevention, and survivor stories: www.cbcn.ca

Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada: The Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (CCAC) is Canada’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of patients and increasing awareness of the disease: www.colorectal-cancer.ca

Lung Cancer Canada: a charitable organization established in 2002 with the aim of increasing lung cancer awareness, support and education in Canada. Lung Cancer Canada is made up of lung cancer patients and their family members, health care professionals, and private citizens: www.lungcancercanada.ca

Lymphoma Foundation Canada: Extensive information for people with lymphoma, the fifth most common type of cancer in Canada: www.lymphoma.ca

Myeloma Canada: a website for Canadians touched by Multiple Myeloma: www.myelomacanada.ca

NHL Cyberfamily: The support group for people dealing with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: www.nhlcyberfamily.org

Ovarian Cancer Canada: Ovarian Cancer Canada was begun by a small group of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Initially, they worked to develop a national support network with informal links via the Internet. Many of the women have since died, but their legacy remains strong: www.ovariancancercanada.ca

Prostate Cancer Research Foundation: the leading national organization devoted solely to research and education on prostate cancer: www.prostatecancer.ca

Willow Breast Cancer Support Canada: is a non-profit breast cancer support organization that provides free information and emotional support for anyone impacted by breast cancer. Willow offers free support services to all Canadians via our support line (1.888.778.3100). All calls are fielded by trained breast cancer survivors who can give emotional support and answer any of your questions to help you navigate the healthcare system. Willow also provides information to help you understand your specific diagnosis and evaluate the options available to you: http://www.willow.org/index.asp

American Sites:

Cancer Care: an American non-profit organization that provides free, professional support services for anyone affected by cancer.Contains original content as well as information about support groups, counseling, financial and educational resources: www.cancercare.org

Gilda's Club: provides meeting places where men, women and children living with cancer, along with their families and friends, can join with others to build a personal network of social and emotional support as an integral part of cancer treatment: www.gildasclub.org

National Cancer Institute: an American institute that coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation, and continuing care: www.cancer.gov

OncoLink: an award winning U.S. site regularly reviewed by health care experts. Founded in 1994 by Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals and the general public get accurate cancer-related information: oncolink.upenn.edu

People Living With Cancer: award-winning patient information website of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). All content is subject to a formal peer-review process by the PLWC Editorial Board, comprised of 135+ medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists, oncology nurses, social workers, and patient advocates: www.plwc.org

International Myeloma Foundation : based in California with the mission to help everyone battling multiple myeloma—patients, families, friends, caregivers and the medical and scientific communities: www.myeloma.org

How to assess the quality of health information on the Internet. Written by Dr. Helga E. Rippen of Mitretek Systems, Health Information Technology Institute, McLean, Virginia: hitiweb.mitretek.org/iq/onlycriteria.html

The Alternative Medicine Homepage: Created by a librarian, this website is a jumpstation for sources of information on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, alternative, complementary, innovative, integrative therapies: www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html