Rachel R. Savarino Library at Trocaire College

Cancer Resources See also Breast Cancer 

• (AICR) The American Institute for  Cancer Research

• (WCRF) World Cancer Research Fund

• American Cancer Society

• American Society of Clinical Oncology

• CancerLinks

• National Cancer Institute

The following are online patient groups with ties to medical researchers, for those who are interested:

• Association of Cancer Online Resources            http://acor.org
• LMSarcoma Direct Research Foundation            http://lmsdr.org
• Life Raft Group                                                 http://liferaftgroup.org  (for patients suffering from GIST – a rare gastrointestinal tumor)
• Myeloproliferative Disorders                               http://mpdinfo.org

Another site, founded by the late Dr. Tom Ferguson (15 years with multiple myeloma) includes a blog at http://e-patients.net. There is a free download here on the study Dr. Ferguson started, and his cohorts completed, called “e-Patients: how they can help us heal health care”.  

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