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Upcoming Events

May 5, 2008 - Mere Mortals Facing Cancer, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the Allen County Public Library theatre.

May 8, 2008 - Upcoming Nutrition Seminar is scheduled for Thursday May 8, 5:30-7PM at the Healing Arts Center at CSNI. Presented by Mischa Bassett, Clinical Dietitian-Oncology from Lutheran Hospital. This informative presentation will present information that is relevant to healthy people, as well as people with cancer and their caregivers.

May 29, 2008 - National Cancer Survivors Day 7:00 p.m.
Join Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana and the Embassy Theatre for Celebrate Life, a performance headlined by cancer survivor and motivational speaker Heidi Kramer and recording artist, singer-songwriter and pianist Kerri Sherwood at the Embassy Theatre. Together they bring a powerful performance blending original music, stories and song. The program supports and encourages cancer survivors and inspires people to live life to their fullest.

Links

ADVOCACY

• Patient Advocate Foundation  www.patientadvocate.org

• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship  www.canceradvocacy.org

 CHILDHOOD CANCER      

• Candlelighters  www.candlelighters.org

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CAM)

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine  www.nccam.nih.gov

• New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)  www.noah-health.org

COUNSELING & FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

• CancerCare   www.cancercare.org

GRIEF AND LOSS

• Compassionate Friends  www.compassionatefriends.org

• Erin’s House for Grieving Children  www.erinshouse.org

• Grief & Loss Directory of Resources NE Indiana  www.vnhh.org

LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE RESOURCES

• United Way First Call for Help     www.firstcallinfo.org  or call 2-1-1 (no phone charge)

MEDICAL INFORMATION

• Medlineplus    www.medlineplus.gov   or  www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

• National Cancer Institute   www.cancer.gov

• American Cancer Society www.cancer.org

NATIONAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS

• American Cancer Society www.cancer.org 

• Susan G. Komen For the Cure  www.komen.org   

TOBACCO CESSATION

• Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation     www.in.gov/itpc  Click : “Community”

• Tobacco Quitline can be found at www.indianaquitline.net or FREE telephone-based quit tobacco resource available to all Hoosiers. Simply call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)

TREATMENT GUIDELINES    

• National Comprehensive Cancer Network  www.nccn.org/patients/patient_gls.asp Treatment guidelines for patients to help make informed decisions and find clinical trials.

Click here to view the article Finding Legitimate Cancer Information on the Internet: How to Safely Travel Through Cyberspace by Edward Leigh, MA.