Caring Community - Other Diseases

ALS Association

Fri, 10 Sep 2004 11:38:35 -0700

The ALS Association relentlessly pursues its mission to help people living with ALS and to leave no stone unturned in search for the cure of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, the progressive neurodegenerative disease that took the life and name of Baseball Legend Lou Gehrig.

American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:13:08 -0800

The American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives is dedicated to promoting cancer pain relief nationwide by supporting the efforts of State Cancer Pain Initiatives. Cancer Pain Initiatives are voluntary, grassroots organizations composed of nurses, physicians, pharmacists, social workers, psychologists, and representatives of clergy, higher education, and government. Initiatives and their participants provide education and advocacy to healthcare providers, cancer patients and their families.

American Cancer Society

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:49:10 -0800

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community- based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.

American Liver Foundation

Fri, 10 Sep 2004 11:40:59 -0700

The American Liver Foundation is a national voluntary health agency dedicated to promoting liver wellness and to preventing, treating and curing hepatitis and other liver diseases through research, education, and advocacy.

ALF achieves their mission through a variety of initiatives and programs in the areas of education, advocacy and research, including:

promoting the importance of having a healthy liver;
promoting a better understanding of liver disease;
supporting initiatives and programs designed to improve the prevention, treatment and cure of hepatitis and other liver diseases;

Cancer Care

Sun, 5 Sep 2004 17:36:18 -0700

CancerCare is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to provide free professional help to people with all cancers through counseling, education, information and referral and direct financial assistance.

Cancer Net (National Cancer Institute)

Sun, 5 Sep 2004 17:36:33 -0700

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of eight agencies that compose the Public Health Service (PHS) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The NCI, established under the National Cancer Act of 1937, is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training. The National Cancer Act of 1971 broadened the scope and responsibilities of the NCI and created the National Cancer Program. Over the years, legislative amendments have maintained the NCI authorities and responsibilities and added new informati

Chemocare

Fri, 1 Oct 2004 20:51:40 -0700

Scott Hamilton's website provides the latest information about chemotherapy to patients and their families, caregivers and friends.

Circus of Cancer – Breast Cancer Support

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:54:46 -0800

Circus of Cancer-Breast Cancer Support
A how-to site to help you step right up when a friend has breast cancer. From the heart info includes: Upon first hearing the news; boosting her spirits, helping her family, supporting chemo treatments, talking to your friend, for her husband or other partner, great sites for small gifts, pink ribbons. Kelly Corrigan, initiator Circus of Cancer, first diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in August 2004, and Nan Davenport, designer who together with Kelly has made educational software for kids and teachers since 1999.

Commonweal

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:06:45 -0800

Commonweal is a small twenty-seven-year-old health and environmental research institute in the Point Reyes National Seashore outside the coastal town of Bolinas, California.

Our principal areas of work are with (1) people with cancer and health professionals who work with people with life-threatening illnesses; (2) children and young adults with learning and social difficulties, and the childcare professionals who work with them; and (3) the global search for a healthy and sustainable future.

Documentos sobre el cáncer

Fri, 1 Oct 2004 20:48:19 -0700

Link2Care

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:04:18 -0800

Link2Care is an online information and support program for family caregivers in California. The resources on the site are specifically designed for those providing care for someone who is living with a disease-related dementia such as Alzheimer's, stroke, Parkinson's and Multiple Sclerosis. Thanks to grant funding there is no cost to members to use this online service. For more detailed information about Link2Care, please click on Information About Link2Care below.

National Kidney Foundation

Sun, 5 Sep 2004 17:38:40 -0700

The National Kidney Foundation, Inc., a major voluntary health organization, seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation.

The Body (An AIDS/HIV Information Resource)

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:20:08 -0800

The Body’s mission is to:

Use the Web to lower barriers between patients and clinicians.
Demystify HIV/AIDS and its treatment.
Improve patients’ quality of life.
Foster community through human connection.