Helpful Links

The Cancer Care Institute has organized the links below to help our patients and families find information about:

Cancer Prevention
Support for Families and Friends
Life After Cancer

Cancer Prevention

http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/prevention-genetics-causes/prevention
Resources and information about preventing specific cancers from the National Cancer Institute, as well as info on food and cancer, tobacco and cancer, and clinical trials for cancer prevention.

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/ped_1.asp?sitearea=PED
Information about tobacco and cancer, sun safety, food and fitness, environmental carcinogens, school health, and prevention and detection programs, from the American Cancer Society.

http://www.cancer.gov/prevention/index.html
The National Institutes of Health offer information about preventing and detecting specific cancers, and about lifestyle and cancer prevention.

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/ped_0.asp
The American Cancer Society offers information about prevention, early detection, treatments, decision-making, and much more.

Support for Families and Friends

Gilda's Club South Jersey offers support groups, lectures, workshops and social events as a supplement to medical care in a warm and welcoming home-like setting. Our program is free of charge to all members and open to everyone touched by cancer. Gilda’s Club is named in honor of comedian Gilda Radner who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1986. The Living Room at the AtlantiCare Cancer Care Institute brings the essential components of the Gilda’s Club program to our facility.

http://www.canceradvocacy.org/ is the website of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship – a support network that provides information and resources on cancer support, advocacy and quality-of-life issues. NCCS programs include Cancer: Keys to Survivorship, which teaches skills to help folks live with, beyond and through cancer; and the Cancer Survivor Toolbox, an audio program that features such topics as making decisions, finding information, finding ways to pay for care, and caring for the caregiver.

http://www.cancer.gov
Taking Time: Support for People with Cancer and the People Who Care About Them. National Cancer Institute. (1999). Bethesda, MD : NIH Publication No. 92-2059. Order free from NCI at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) or online.

http://www.acor.org
Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR) hosts more than 150 free, unmoderated online discussion lists for patients, family, friends, researchers and physicians to discuss clinical and non-clinical issues about many types of cancer.

http://www.cancerhopenetwork.org
Cancer Hope Network is a not-for-profit organization that provides free and confidential one-on-one support to cancer patients and their families.

http://www.cancercare.org/
CancerCare is a nonprofit organization that provides support services for anyone touched by cancer. Services include education; face-to-face, phone and online support groups; caregiver support; financial assistance and more.

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/HOME/pff/pff_0.asp
The American Cancer Society offers medical information, treatment decision tools, news updates, and support resources. You can also read about survivors' experiences, find hope, and inspire others.

Life After Cancer

http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/survivorship/
The Centers for Disease Control offer links to web sites with specific resources for cancer survivors, as well as information about the National Cancer Survivorship Symposium.

http://www.canceradvocacy.org/ is the website of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship – a support network that provides information and resources on cancer support, advocacy and quality of life issues. NCCS programs include Cancer: Keys to Survivorship, which focuses on teaching skills to help live with, beyond and through cancer, and The Cancer Survivor Toolbox, an audio program that features such topics as making decisions, finding information, finding ways to pay for care, and caring for the caregiver.

http://www.mdanderson.org
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center has a large database of cancer survivors (the Anderson Network) and works to match survivors for one-on-one support, whether or not they are patients at the center. You can also reach them by phone at 800-392-1611

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/HOME/srv/srv_0.asp
The American Cancer Society offers cancer survivors information about developing healthy habits post-treatment, helps them connect with other survivors and find opportunities to volunteer and donate.