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LINN COUNTY SUPPORT SERVICES

Mercy Medical Center 701 10th St. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52403 http://www.mercycare.org St. Luke's Hospital- Spirit Fund PO Box 3026 1026 A Ave NE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52402 http://www.stlukescr.org Iowa Blood & Cancer Care Center 855 A Ave NE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52402 http://www.ibacc.org Anna Purna Ghosh Foundation The Anna Purna Ghosh Foundation (APGF) was founded in the fall of 2002 with the primary mission to provide financial assistance to cancer and blood disease patients in obtaining the prescription drugs needed for their treatment. http://www.apafoundtion.org Oncology Associates 525 10th St. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52403 http://www.iowacancercare.com Hall Radiation Center 701 10th St. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52403 http://www.mercycare.org Susan Enzel PhD Clinical Pyschologist, counsels cancer patients 101 2nd St. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401 319-362-3720 Anusara Yoga and Pilates Marsha Nieland, Owner Fusion Studio 600 3rd Street SE Cedar Rapids,IA 52401 http://www.fusionstudiocr.com

GENERAL CANCER INFORMATION

America Cancer Society 1-800-ACS-2345 http://www.cancer.org Cancer Resource Network http://www.cancer.org The American Cancer Society offers free, confidential assistance to cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers in the form of information, support, and resource referrals during their cancer experience. The American Cancer Society can be reached any time, day or night at 1-877-ACS-5668 or online at www.cancer.org. American Society of Clinical Oncology http://www.asco.org Association of Cancer Online Resources http://www.acor.org Association of Community Cancer Centers http://www.acc-cancer.org Cancer Guide: Steve Dunn's Cancer Guide http://www.cancerguide.org Cancer Research Institute http://www.cancerresearch.org CancerWEB http://www.cancerweb.necl.ac.uk Caring4Cancer http://www.caringforcancer.com CDC: Cancer Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/cancer.org Lance Armstrong Foundation http://www.livestrong.org National Cancer Institute Information Service http://cis.nci.nih.gov National Society of Genetic Counselors http://www.nsgc.org OncoLink: The University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Resource http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu Iowa Consortium for Comprehensive Cancer Control (ICCC) http://www.canceriowa.org On this site one will find risk and protective factors, cancer information and statewide resources. Cure Magazine http://www.curetoday.com Cancer updates, research and education Free subscription

BREAST CANCER

National Action Plan on Breast Cancer http://www.womenshealth.gov/napbc National Breast Cancer Coalition http://www.stopebreastcancer.org Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation http://www.komen.org Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization http://www.y-me.org

COLORECTAL CANCER

Colon Cancer Alliance http://www.ccalliance.org Colorectal Cancer (CDC Prevention and Control) http://www.cdc.gov/colorectalcancer.org Colorectal Cancer Network http://www.colorectalcancer-cancer.net

LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America http://www.leukemia.org Lymphoma.com http://www.lymphoma.com Lymphoma Foundation of America http://www.lymphomahelp.org Lymphoma Research Foundation of America, Inc. http://www.lymphoma.org

LUNG CANCER

Lung Cancer Alliance http://www.lungcanceralliance.org Lung Cancer Awareness Campaign http://www.lungcancer.org Lung Cancer Online http://www.lungcanceronline.org

MYELODYSPASTIC SYNDROMES

Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation http://www.aamds.org Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Foundation http://www.multiplemyeloma.org

OVARIAN CANCER

Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry http://www.ovariancancer.org National Ovarian Cancer Coalition http://www.ovarian.org Ovarian Cancer (CDC Cancer Prevention and Control) http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ovarian

PROSTATE CANCER

National Prostate Cancer Coalition http://www.fightprostatecancer.org Prostate Cancer Foundation http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org Prostate Cancer Research Institute http://www.prostate-cancer.org US TOO International: Prostate Cancer Education and Support http://www.ustoo.org

MISCELLANEOUS

American Brain Tumor Association http://www.abta.org National Bone Marrow Transplant Link http://www.nbmtlink.org Caitlin Raymon International Bone Marrow Registry http://www.crir.org National Brain Tumor Foundation http://www.braintumor.org National Cervical Cancer Coalition http://www.c-online.org National Childhood Cancer Foundation http://www.curesearch.org Pancreatic Cancer Research Center http://www.path.jhu.edu/pancreas Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association http://www.thyca.org

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

Alternative Medicine http://www.alternativemedicine.org The Cancer Project http://www.cancerproject.org Healthweb: Alternative Medicine http://www.healthweb.org/alternative National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://www.nccam.nih.gov M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Complementary/Integrative Medicine Education Resources http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/CIMER Whole HealthMD http://www.wholehealthmd.com

GENERAL HEALTH

Health Network http://www.ahni.com HealthWorld Online http://www.healthy.net Office of Men's Health (OMH) Resource Center http://www.menshealthoffice.info Office on Women's Health (OWH) Resource Center http://www.womenshealth.gov/owh WebMD Health http://www.webmd.com

SUPPORT SITES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH CANCER

Caringbridge http://www.caringbridge.org Cancer Care, Inc. http://www.cancercare.org Cancer Survivorship http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/survivorship.org CANSearch:National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship http://www.cansearch.org Commonweal http://www.commonweal.org Corporate Angel Network http://www.corpangelnetwork.org The Financial Assistance Coalition http://www.cancerfac.org InterNet Resources for Cancer http://www.cancerindex.org/clinks1.htm Living Beyond Breast Cancer http://www.lbbc.org National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship http//www.canceradvocacy.org National Organizations Offering Cancer Services http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/support/organizations National Patient Air Transport Helpline http//www.patienttravel.org People Living with Cancer http//www.plwc.org Smith Farm Center for the Healing Arts http://www.smithfarm.com The Wellness Community http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org