Mesothelioma - Other Resources
These websites can help you connect with others through discussion lists, message boards, online answers to questions, and one-on-one matching with trained volunteers.
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 features news updates regarding cancer.
Cancer
Answers (https://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. For more information, call (888) MOFFITT.
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 Internet, "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, and home health care, to name a few.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Building 31
Room 10A03
31 Center Dr., MSC 2580
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
Phone: (301) 435-3848
Toll-free: (800) 422-6237
http://www.nci.nih.gov/
American Cancer Society (ACS)
1599 Clifton Rd., NE
Atlanta, GA 30329-4251
Toll-free: (800) 227-2345
http://www.cancer.org/
American Lung Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 315-8700
Toll-free: (800) 586-4872
E-Mail: info@lungusa.org
http://www.lungusa.org/
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
6701 Rockledge Dr.
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
Phone: (301) 592-8573
E-Mail: NHLBIinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
4676 Columbia Parkway, Mail Stop C-18
Cincinnati, OH 45226
Toll-free: (800) 356-4674
Fax: (513) 533-8573
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) PDQ clinical trials search form and other
information about clinical trials can be found at http://www.cancer.gov/search/clinical_trials/ .
You can choose "mesothelioma" under the scroll down window for "Type of Cancer" to
learn about mesothelioma-specific trials listed with the NCI.