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More than 150 links aimed at giving access to a more full resource orientation to information about pancreas cancer, cancer and cancer centers.

Please Note: These links to other Internet sites are for informational purposes only; Mario R. Alvarez Cancer Foundation does not endorse any of these sites or the information necessarily contained at any of these sites. Further, the information at any and all of these sites may vary over time and may not be consistent with prevailing standards of care in regard to pancreas cancer. Thus, you must be careful and even skeptical in these matters, and not rely on any of this information without checking with your own physician. Links to these sites are offered to help broaden horizons and in order to help sharpen your discussions with your personal physicians, with your other professional providers and with your caregivers.

Pancreatic Cancer

General Cancer

Cancer Centers

General
Treatment
General
Support
Library
Articles
Organizations
Financial
Legal
End of Life Considerations
Mega Links
United States
World
General
Clinical Trials
Symptoms
Drug Formulary
Surgery
Radiosurgery
Angiogenesis Inhibition
Unconventional
Quackery
Discussion Groups
Support
Neuroendrocrine
Links

Pancreatic Cancer
General
Glossary of Pancreatic Cancer
Johns Hopkins Pancreatic Cancer Home Page
Journal of the Pancreas
MEDLINEplus: Pancreatic Cancer
Types of Pancreatic Tumors
What is the pancreas? -brief anatomy and physiology

 
Treatment
General
Medical treatment of pancreatic cancer at Johns Hopkins
 

 
Clinical Trial
CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service Home Page
ClinicalTrials.gov – Linking Patients to Medical Research
Orphan Drug–FDA
 
Symptoms
Cancer Links: Pain Management
Cancer Links: Palliative Care
CancerFatigue.org
Cancer-Pain
Hospice Net: What Is Pain
PartnersAgainstPain
 
Online Drug Formulary
MEDLINEplus: Drug Information
RxList — drug formulary
 

 
Surgery
Surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer
Whipple procedure
ACOS-OG – American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
 
 
Radiosurgery
Radiation Oncology – Body Radiosurgery – Cancer and Tumor Treatment

 

 
Angiogenesis Inhibition
Angiogenesis Foundation

 

 
Unconventional & Alternative (Complementary) Therapy
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Rational Therapeutics – Cancer Analysis Home Page

 

 
Quackery
Message for Cancer Patients–quackery
Quackwatch

 

 
Pancreatic Cancer Discussion Groups
Johns Hopkins Discussion Forum
 
Pancreatic Support Organizations & Foundations
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – Cancer Patient Advocacy
The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
Ronald S. Hirshberg Memorial Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
Pancreatic Cancer Alliance
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
Taking The Fear Out Of Cancer
 
 
Neuroendocrine Pancreatic Tumors
Endocrine Pancreas Tumors
Endocrine Diseases: thyroid, parathyroid adrenal and diabetes
The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation


 
Pancreatic Cancer Links
Cancer of the Pancreas – Resources Directory
Cancerlinks.org

 

General Cancer

General
ACGT – Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy
American Cancer Society
A.P. John Institute for Cancer Research
CancerCare Homepage
Cancer.gov – Credible, current, and comprehensive cancer information from the National Cancer Institute
CancerGuide: Steve Dunn’s Cancer Information Page
CancerIndex
Marquette General Health System
MediGuide
Medknowlege – A German Site
OncoLink: A University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Resource
PharmiWeb
Second Opinions
Singapore Medical Association
Stephen Jay Gould’s “The Median Isn’t the Message”
Texas Cancer Center
The Better Health Foundation
 
 
Cancer Support Information/Links
Cancer Club
Cancer Survivors On Line
Cancer Supportive Care Program Index
CareScout
New LifeStyles Online, The Source for Seniors
The Wellness Community

 
Medical library / Medical links
 
HealthLinks: Health Sciences Libraries
MEDLINEplus – Disease Reference
MEDLINEplus – Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
Virtual Medical Library
 
Articles / Journals / Glossary
Medline/ Articles / Abstracts
PubMed (MEDLINE)
CANCERLIT Search
ingenta.com


Journals
Cancer
Oncology Journals
Oncology Journals – Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer 

General Medical
Sites – Medical journals
Research Journals

 
Glossary / Dictionary
Glossary of Cancer Terms
Medical Glossary

Cancer Organizations & Associations

ASCO OnLine: American Society of Clinical Oncology
AACR–American Association for Cancer Research
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
European Society for Medical Oncology

 
Financial
SSA: Disability Benefits
SSA: Tips
Institute for Health Care Research & Policy (health insurance)
Program #13b: Drug Assistance Programs from Pharmaceutical Companies
Needy Meds

 

 
Charitable Air Travel
AirLifeLine
Air Care Alliance
Angel Flight America
Angel Flight Ssoutheast
Corporate Angel Network
Mercy Medical Airlift Charitable Air Transportation
PatientTravel.org: Charitable medical air transportation resources
The Ninety-Nines, Inc


Legal
Legal Information Network for Cancer (LINC)
Patient Advocate Foundation
ADA Overview

 
End of Life Considerations
Passages
Hospice Net – Death and Dying, Caregiving and Grief
Cancer Links: End of Life and Hospice Care
Hospice Foundation of America
Last Acts
 

 Cancer Mega-links

Academic Info
AllMedExchange
Cancer.gov-National Cancer Institute, Links to Other Cancer Information Web Sites
Cancer Links A-Z Index
Cancerlinks.org
Cancerlinks.com
GastroHep.com
GI Linx
MedFriendly
Medimall
 

Cancer Centers

 
U.S. Cancer Centers
A.P. John Institute for Cancer Research
Comprehensive Cancer Center – University of Michigan
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
NCCN Members Network
NCI-designated Cancer Centers
Puget Sound Cancer Centers


 
World Cancer Institutions
General
EORTC–European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer
IARC – International Agency for Research on Cancer
 

 Worldwide Center Links

Country Cancer Index
 


Specific Country Cente

Britain –The Royal Marsden Hospital
Denmark–Kræftens Bekæmpelse
Finland–Suomen Syöpäyhdistykset
France—Fédération Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer – FNCLCC
France–Rouen University Hospital
Germany–Willkommen bei der Deutschen Krebsgesellschaft e.V.
Iceland–Krabbameinsfélagið
Italy–Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori
Ireland–Ulster Cancer Foundation
Spain–SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE ENFERMERÍA DE URGENCIAS – SEEO
Switzerland—Schweizerische Krebsliga