Cancer Information Resources

Cancer Care Coordinator Program at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center

Maryanne Mercier, RN, Cancer Care Coordinator: 603-577-3089. For more, click here ►

Sue Holmes, RN, Breast Health Coordinator, deNicola Breast Health Center: 603-577-2658. For more, click here ►

General Resources

The American Cancer Society – See www.cancer.org.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) – See www.nccn.org. Provides practice guidelines which list risks for cancer, therapies available, and other information regarding cancer treatments. This information can be downloaded at no cost.

NCI – National Cancer Institute, US National Institutes of Health. See www.cancer.gov.

New Hampshire Cancer Plan – See www.nhcancerplan.org.

• CancerCare,Inc.- www.cancercare.org
• Innisfree Cancer Help of NH - www.cancerjoumev.org
• American Cancer Society -www.cancer.org
• Association of Cancer Online Resources - www.acor.org
• American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
• Against All Odds www.againstallodds.org
• The Wellness Community www.twcgreaterboston.org
• Gilda's Club www.gildasClub.org

• The Cancer Club www.cancerclub.com
• Cancernet  www.cancernet.nci.nih.gov

• National Alliance for Caregiving - www.caregiving.org
• Cancer Caregiving - www.cancercaregiving.com

• Clinical Trials.gov - www.clinicaltrials.gov
• Center Watch Clinical Trials Listing Service - www.centerwatch.org

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - www.nccam.nih.gov
• About Herbs, Botanicals and Other Products - www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm

• AirLifeLine -1-800-446-1231; www.airlifeline.org

• Nutrition: NCI Eating Hints for Cancer Patients
• Supportive Care / Nutrition Information for Patients
  

• United Ostomy Association -1-800-826-0826; www.uoa.org

• Medline Plus - www.medlineplus.gov
• AAFP’s Family Doctor.org - www.familydoctor.org

• Mayo Clinic's Consumer Health Site - www.mayoclinic.com

• Pub Med - www.pubmed.com
• End of Life Partnership - www.carefordying.org
• Coping with Cancer (Magazine) www.copingmag.com

Palliative Care

• Coming Very Soon

• Click Here for Listings

• Livestrong (Lance Armstrong Foundation) - www.livestrong.org
• CDC's Cancer Survivorship Page - www.cdc.gov/cancer/survivorship
• Cancer Survivors Project - www.cancersurvivorsproject.or

Community Resources

• Catastrophic Illness Program, NH Dept. of Health & Human Services
  (603) 271-4495, 800-852-3345 Ext. 452N
• Financial Assistance (SNHMC Program)
• Nashua Regional Cancer Center(Radiation Center), 11 North Southwood Drive (Exit 8)
  Nashua, NH 03063
  (603) 880-1590
• American Cancer Society- New England Division
  Gail Singer Memorial Building
  360 Route 101, Unit 8, Bedford, NH 03110. 1-800-640-7101 (Option 3)
• Road to Recovery: 1-800-227-2345
• ACS NH Transportation & Resources
  (603)472-8899
  



Home & Hospice Services

• Home Health & Hospice Care
  22 Prospect Street
  Nashua, NH 03060
  603-882-2941
  603-883-1515 (fax)
www.hhhc.org
80 Continental Boulevard
Merrimack, NH 03054
• Community Hospice House
  210 Naticook Road, Merrimack, NH 03054
  
• Concord Regional VNA (Hospice House)
  250 Pleasant Street
  Concord, NH 03301-1797
  800-924-8620 or 603-224-4093
  603-228-7360 (fax)

Wigs

• A Wig Center, 83 South Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, 1-800-367-2944
  Wigs, turbans, prostheses for all ages of women, men & children.
  No fee for hospital and home visits.
• Call the local American Cancer Society for names of beauticians with free wigs: 1-800-227-2345
• Wigs for Kids ( Donate 12”+ hair)
  Executive Club Building, 21330 Center Ridge Road, Suite C, Rocky River, OH 44116
  440-333-4433, 440-333-0200 (fax)
  www.wigsforkids.org 

Toll-Free(1-800) Numbers and Interenet Sites
General Cancer Information

• American Cancer Society -1-800-AGS-2345; www.cancer.org
• National Cancer Institute -1-800-4-CANCER; www.nci.nih.gov
• Cancer Guide- http://cancerguide.org
• Medicine Online - www.meds.com

Specific Cancer Resources

Brain

• American Brain Tumor Association - www.abta.org
• The Brain Tumor Society - www.tbts.org
• National Brain Tumor Foundation - www.braintumor.org

Breast

• Breast Cancer.org - www.breastcancer.org
• Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization - www.yme.org
• Dr. Susan Love’s Site - www.susanlovemd.org

Colorectal

• Colon Cancer Alliance - www.ccalliance.org
• Colorectal Cancer Network - www.colorectal-cancer.net
• American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons - www.fascrs.org

Head & Neck

• American Dental Association - www.ada.org
• American Academy of Otolaryngology - www.entnet.org
• Support for People with Oral and Head & Neck Cancers - www.spohnc.org

Leukemia & Lymphoma

• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
• Lymphoma Research Foundation - www.lymphoma.org

Lung

• Lung Cancer Alliance - www.lungcanceralliance.org
• Lung Cancer Online - www.lungcanceronline.org
• Time to Focus on Lung Cancer - www.lungcancer.org

Ovarian

• National Ovarian Cancer Coalition - www.ovarian.org
• Women’s Cancer Network - www.wcn.org
• Ovarian Cancer National Alliance - www.ovariancancer.org

Prostate

• Prostate Cancer Foundation - www.prostatecancerfoundation.org
• National Prostate Cancer Coalition - www.fightprostatecancer.org

Skin

• Skin Cancer Foundation - www.skincancer.org
• American Academy of Dermatology - www.aad.org
• Melanoma Patients’ Information Page - www.mpip.org

Others

• Pancreatic Cancer Action Network - www.pancan.org
• Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation - www.multiplemyeloma.org
• American Thyroid Association - http://www.thyroid.org

Segment 1: Learning About Cancer and Cancer Treatment

Reference: Additional resources compiled November 2005 by  Maureen Dunn, MLIS, Concord Hospital

Last reviewed: 8/08