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Information about Specific Cancers
Psychosocial and Emotional Issues
Organisations: PsychoSocial Support
Cancer Support Groups
Death, Grief and Bereavement Issues
Resources for Patients and the Public
Resources for Caregivers
- ACP's Home Care Guide to Advanced Cancer (USA) An online book provided by the American College of Physicians. The site provides advice for family, friends, and hospice workers who are caring for people with advanced cancer at home, with a strong emphasis on quality of life issues.
- Caregiver Network (Canada)
- CAREGIVERS - Email list (ACOR)
- Coping at home: caring for someone with advanced cancer (BACUP, UK) An on-line booklet
- Friendly 4 Seniors (USA) this site aims to help seniors and caregivers locate services, information and resources. The site includes a search tool and section on health and medical issues.
- Lost for words - how to talk to someone with cancer (BACUP, UK) An on-line booklet
- National Family Caregivers Association (USA) The organisation exists to address the common needs of all family caregivers.
- Taking Time - Support for People With Cancer and the People Who Care About Them (National Cancer Institute) An on-line guide to sharing emotions - sharing the diagnosis, feelings, coping within the family, when you need assistance, self images, the world outside, living each day, the years after.
- TC-SUPPORTERS - Testicular Cancer Supporters Discussion Group (ACOR) Email list
- Tips for Caregivers (Cycle of Hope, USA) includes tips and links for those caring for cancer patients. Part of the site produced by the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Bristol-Myers Squibb company.
- Young People With Cancer - A Handbook for Parents (National Cancer Institute, USA) This online guide contains detailed chapters about disease types, treatments, tips for clinic visits and medical procedures, coping with cancer, and a glossary.
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