New Cancer Resources

Updated July 2010

 

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CaringBridge Websites Available on Mobile Devices
CaringBridge.org has rolled out new features to make their patient websites easily accessible from cell phones. Their pages are now easy to view on iPhones with the recently launched CaringBridge iPhone application. Soon, CaringBridge.org will be completely mobile-optimized to enhance readability from all Web-enabled smartphones.
CaringBridge.org    

 

NCCN Updates Cancer Guidelines
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has published updates to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology and NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium for Prostate Cancer. To learn more, visit NCCN.com.
NCCN.com    

 

New Hotline Provides Assistance to People Experiencing CINV
The Patient Advocate Foundation has launched a new program, the CINV (Chemotherapy- Induced Nausea and Vomiting) CareLine. The CareLine is a toll-free hotline, (877) 614-9242, designed to provide individualized case management assistance to people diagnosed with cancer who are experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. For more information, visit cinv.patientadvocate.org, or call (877) 614-9242.
Phone: (877) 614-9242
cinv.patientadvocate.org    

 

New Online Survivor Community Launched
CancerForward™: The Foundation for Cancer Survivors has been launched at www.CancerForward.org. CancerForward offers a Web-based networking and educational resource that supports cancer survivors.
www.CancerForward.org    

 

New Resources for Brain Tumor Survivors Now Available
The newly revised and expanded Metastatic Brain Tumors brochure is now available from the American Brain Tumor Association. For a free copy, call (800) 886-2282, or read Metastatic Brain Tumors online at abta.org. Also, the newly revised and expanded ABTA Brain Tumor Dictionary, featuring more than 1,000 brain tumor words and terms explained in easy to understand language, is now available at abta.org.
Phone: (800) 886-2282
abta.org    

 

New Tool Helps Survivors Move Forward After Cancer
Journey Forward (JourneyForward.org) has released a new tool that enables anyone diagnosed with any type of cancer to have his or her medical history, cancer treatment summary, and a post-treatment survivorship care plan captured in one place.
JourneyForward.org    

 

New Website Helps Brain Tumor Survivors and Families Connect
The American Brain Tumor Association has launched an interactive website that helps brain tumor survivors and families connect with others facing similar challenges. Connections, connections.abta.org, is a social networking community that allows visitors to create groups, blogs, and a personal profile; share information and resources; and post photos of their brain tumor journey.
connections.abta.org    

 

Stand Up To Cancer Returns to Primetime
Two years after its first fundraising telecast, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) will return to primetime television on September 10, 2010, with a star-studded appeal to build continuing public support and donations for cutting-edge cancer research. Check your local listings for airtimes. For more information, visit standup2cancer.org.
standup2cancer.org    

 

Updated Bone and Marrow Transplant Website Now Available
The Bone Marrow Transplant Information Network (BMT InfoNet) has launched an updated website at BMTinfonet.org, with new information and resources.
BMTinfonet.org    

 

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