Thursday, March 12, 2009

En Espanol

ACS's Informacion de referencia sobre el cancer
Cancer Care en espanol
del Instituto Nacional del Cancer
La Organizacion Nacional de Hospicios y Cuidado Paliativo
OncoLink en espanol

Bleed Purple

Bleed Purple - The Bleed Purple Foundation is a registered nonprofit organization located in Colorado. Founded in 2006 by undergraduate members of the Theta Zeta Chapter of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity, Bleed Purple strives as an organization to bring together the Greek community in an effort to support college students diagnosed with cancer. The Bleed Purple Foundation awards grants to college students in the form of medical bill and tuition relief grants to help relieve the suffering associated with all forms cancer.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Telephone support group beginning in April

Upcoming telephone support group, administered by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society:

Would you like to talk with other young adults (ages 18-25)? If so, join us for a telephone support group. This is a great opportunity to talk about issues that impact you as a young adult -- dating, fertility, etc. All you need to do is call a toll-free number -- no driving!

When: Every Monday (for six weeks). April 6, 13, 20, 27, and May 4, 11. 7-8 pm CST.

To register and for more information, please contact: Caren Heilman, LMSW at 512.628.1985 or Gracie Guajardo-Diehl at 512.491.6610 ext. 26, or toll-free at 866.814.8113.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Survivorship

The field of survivorship is in its infancy. We are writing it today, each of us. Here are a few resources to help in your journey.

American Psychosocial Oncology Society
- The only multidisciplinary professional organization in the U.S. dedicated to the psychosocial aspects of cancer treatment.
The Cancer Project - promotes cancer prevention and survival through a better understanding of cancer causes, particularly the link between nutrition and cancer.
Cancer Survivors Network
Cancer Survivorship
Colorectal Cancer Coalition - Survivorship - Includes podcasts
Dr. Wendy Harpham on Healthy Survivorship
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
National Cancer Institute Office of Cancer Survivorship
New England Coalition for Cancer Survivors (NECCS)
Outlook: Life Beyond Childhood Cancer
Survivorship A-Z
The LiveStrong Survivorship Centers
The LiveStrong Foundation also has 175 Survivorship videos that can be viewed.