Directory of Cancer Resources for Advocacy and Support


Science Board
James Abbruzzese, MD
Chief, Medical Oncology
Duke University

Markus Buchler, MD
Chairman, Surgery
Heidelberg University, Germany

Ralph Hruban, MD
Director, GI / Liver Pathology
Johns Hopkins University

Eileen O’Reilly, MD
Assistant Professor
Memorial Sloan-Kettering

Margaret Tempero, MD
Chief, Medical Oncology
University of California – SF


Cancer Hotlines
American Cancer Society (24/7)
Spanish ~ 30 hours per week
1-800-227-2345

National Cancer Institute (CIS)
1-800-422-6237

R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation
1-800-433-0464

The aim of the CancerPACTS.org resource is to serve as a training tool and for ongoing support for those navigators who work with us in supporting the medically underserved with cancer.

Treatment

Treatment
ACS
Cancer.gov – cancer treatment summaries A-Z
Cancer.gov

Chemotherapy (Cancer.gov)

Mayo Clinic – cancer treatment decisions

Side Effects
ACS
Cancer.gov

Symptoms
Mayo Clinic – pain 

Tests / Diagnosis
ACS

Causes / Risks / Early Detection

Mayo Clinic – causes
Mayo Clinic – risk factors
 

Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Medline Plus
Quackwatch
 

Products
For women (hair / mastectomy items) TLC direct

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