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Cancer of the Pleura Support Resources
These Web sites can help you connect with others through discussion
lists, message boards, online answers to questions and one-on-one matching
with trained volunteers.
Steve Dunn's Cancer Guide
This cancer survivor's site helps you find the answers to your questions about cancer, and especially to helping you find the questions you need to ask.
Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR) (http://www.acor.org/)
Here you'll find online discussions for people with a variety of diseases,
including mesothelioma. Also, news updates regarding cancer.
Cancer Answers (http://www.moffitt.usf.edu/canceranswers/)
Cancer Answers at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
is a national toll-free cancer information service staffed by registered
nurses. Cancer Answers staff assist callers, throughout the United States
with answers to their questions and current information related to cancer
research, treatment, and community resources. Call (800) 456-7121.
Cancer Care, Inc. (http://www.cancercare.org/)
Offers online social workers to answer questions and provide guidance,
educational materials, telephone support groups, and direct support
to people in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Cancer Hope Network (http://www.cancerhopenetwork.org/)
A non-profit organization that provides free and confidential one-on-one
support to cancer patients and their families by matching them with
trained volunteers who have undergone and recovered from a similar cancer
experience.
drkoop.com (http://www.drkoop.com/)
This site is a rich source for health information, offering articles
and advice on a wide range of medical topics including cancer. Additionally,
drkoop.com, includes personalized medical news, an index of health sites
on the Web, "Health and Wellness" centers, an interactive
pharmacy, an "Ask Dr. Koop" message board, and information
about malignant mesothelioma.
Patient Advocate Foundation (http://www.patientadvocate.org/)
Provides education, legal counseling, and referrals to cancer patients
and survivors concerning managed care, insurance, financial issues,
job discrimination and debt crisis matters. They have national and state-by-state
listings for help with housing, utilities, transportation to medical
treatment, pharmaceutical agents, home health care, and more.
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (http://www.nci.nih.gov/)
Building 31
Room 10A03
31 Center Dr., MSC 2580
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
Phone: (301) 435-3848
Toll-free: (800) 422-6237
American Cancer Society (ACS) (http://www.cancer.org/)
1599 Clifton Rd., NE
Atlanta, GA 30329-4251
Toll-free: (800) 227-2345
A mesothelioma diagnosis, as with other cancers, often
has a devastating effect on both the patient and his loved ones. It is,
therefore, essential for most patients and their families to obtain as
much support as possible in coping with the disease. In the Mesothelioma
Support section we discuss
- After
Diagnosis - Your Feelings
- What You
Can Do
- Spiritual
& Psychological Support
- Financial
Support
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