American Cancer Society, Making Informed Decisions: A helpful guide which addresses questions from a patient's perspective such as: is there time to gather additional information, how do I find additional information and, how do I tell family, friends and my children?
American Cancer Society, Treatment Decisions: Answers to questions dealing with what treatment is best for you, what methods have proven most effective, what to ask your physician, what's new in research and what you can expect after treatment is over.
Comprehensive Cancer Centers: These are sites around the country affiliated with the National Cancer Institute (NCI). For a listing based on location: .
Choices, Marion Morra and Eva Potts (can be found in CPP library)
UW Health Patient Support and Services: Links to information on support groups and services, classes, grief support services, carewear and wigs, Integrative Medicine and nutrition services.
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - Find Support: Links to current information about CML therapies and clinical trial updates, support services for patients and family members and educational programs.
Dane County Support Services: Links to sixteen different support groups and services for cancer patients and patients with life-threatening or chronic physical illnesses. Also includes a link to "Transportation Air" and United Way 2-1-1.
National Support Organizations: Links to national support groups and services including the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Share the Care.
Clinical trials
NCI Clinical Trials Questions and Answers: Fact sheet covering types of clinical trials, who sponsors them, how they are conducted, how participants are protected and who pays.
NCI - Information about Clinical Trials : Excellent overview of clinical trials: Topics include what is a clinical trial, questions to ask your doctor, protecting participants in clinical trials, ten things to know about cancer treatment trials and eleven things to know about cancer prevention clinical trials.
Suzanne's Rules for Clinical Trials: Topics include: Doing research for a patient on a medical topic, overview of clinical trials, tips for communicating with your patient/client, information about Comprehensive Cancer Centers and alternative therapies.
UW Health Clinical Trials Information: Link to Clinical Trial information including Clinical Trial ABCs, phases of a clinical trial, questions to ask your MD about Clinical Trials and open Clinical Trials.
