Online Resources:

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The Virtual Wellness Community

The Wellness Community provides a variety of means through which cancer patients can actively participate in their fight for recovery. One of the primary ways this can be achieved is through knowledge.

The following list of websites offers additional resources to assist you in your search for information. These resources are for general information only and are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All of these links take you to sites under the control of their respective organizations, The Wellness Community of Southeast Michigan has no control over their content. The Wellness Community does not endorse any medical product, treatment protocol or service or provide medical advice to patients, nor is it responsible for material you find on other sites. Users of these resources should not rely exclusively on information provided as information about health care changes constantly. All specific medical questions should be discussed with your own health care provider.

General Medical Information

• Cancer Dictionary, Glossary and Terms directory, http://www.glossarist.com/glossaries/health-medicine-fitness/cancer.asp
• Cancer Glossary (Medicine Online, Meds.com), http://www.meds.com/glossary.html
• Dictionaries (BC Cancer Agency), http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/PPI/RecommendedLinks/OtherHealthWebsites/Dictionaries.htm
• Medline Plus Health Information from the National Library of Medicine, http://medlineplus.gov/
• MeL: Cancer Dictionaries, http://web.mel.org/viewtopic.jsp?id=2695&pathid=2810
• National Cancer Institute/National Institute of Health, Terminology Resources, http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/terminologyresources
• Research Medical Library (The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center), http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/cancer_related_links/cancer-links.html
• US Department of Health and Human Services Breast Cancer Reference Collections Page, http://www.hhs.gov/breastcancer/reference.html

Michigan Cancer Research Centers

• Barabara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, http://www.karmanos.org/
• Cancer Research, Henry Ford Health System, http://www.henryfordhealth.org/110819.cfm
• Saint Joseph Mercy Health System > Cancer, http://www.sjmercyhealth.org/body.cfm?id=56
• University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/
• Breast Cancer Lighthouse, http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/bcl/
• Upper Michigan Cancer Center at the Marquette General Health System, http://www.mgh.org/cancer/
• Botsford Health Care Continuum > Health Information Library > Cancer, http://www.botsfordlibrary.org/indexes/catcnc.htm
• National Center for Biotechnology Information(National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health), http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
• Cancer Information Library Medicine Online, Meds.com), http://www.meds.com/library.html
• National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

Statistics

• Wayne State University Community Medicine, Community Health Institutes (data and information for tri-county Detroit), http://www.chimart.org/chi_mart/cp/summary/cplinks.htm
• Michigan Department of Community Health > Cancer, http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/index.asp?Id=13
• Michigan Community Health Information, http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/CHI/Cancer/frame.asp

General Support

• The Wellness Community National Organization http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org
• The Wellness Community, Groop Loop, http://www.grouploop.org/default_flash.php
• Camp Bluebird of West Michigan, http://www.campbluebirdmi.com/index.htm
• Gilda’s Club Worldwide, http://www.gildasclub.org/home/default.asp
• Gilda’s Club, Grand Rapids, http://www.gildasclubgr.org/
• Gilda’s Club, Metro Detroit, http://www.gildasclubdetroit.org/
• The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center Lesbian Cancer Initiative, http://www.gaycenter.org/program_folders/LCI/program_view
• Cancer Support Groups, http://www.cancerindex.org/clinks6a.htm
• OncoChat, http://www.oncochat.org/
• Fighting Chance, Life Skills for Cancer Patients, http://www.fightingchance.org/
• Planet Cancer, http://www.planetcancer.org/html/index.php
• Association for Cancer Online Resources (ACOR) Mailing List Archives, http://listserv.acor.org/archives/
• Cancer Hope Network, http://www.cancerhopenetwork.org/index.asp
• Cancer Wellness Center, http://www.cancerwellness.org/
• American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org
• CancerCare, www.cancercare.org
• International Cancer Alliance, www.icare.org

Disease Specific Resources

• American Brain Tumor Association, www.abta.org
• International Myeloma Foundation, www.myeloma.org
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
• Lung Cancer Alliance, www.lungcanceronline.org
• National Breast Cancer Coalition, www.natlbcc.org
• Susan G. Komen, www.komen.org
• National Lymphedema Network, www.lymphnet.org
• National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, www. ovarian.org
• Prostate Cancer Coalition, Michigan
• Support for people with Oral, Head & Neck Cancer, www.spohnc.org
• United Ostomy Association, www.uoa.org