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Links
Resources and information
The links on this page are offered as potential
resources for the topics of cancer screening, treatment and health
care. While care has been taken in their selection, The
Elizabeth Center for Cancer Detection makes no claims as to the
validity or viability of their content.
Please contact us if you would like to be included
on our resource page, or if you find links that do not work.
Local Resources
American
Lung Association of California
http://www.californialung.org
The American Lung Association, nearly
100 years old, helps people who are living with lung disease and
fights Big Tobacco, bad air and the asthma epidemic.
California Women's Law Center Breast
Cancer Legal Project
http://cwlc.org/program.html
The California Women's Law Center
Breast Cancer Legal Project conducts outreach, education and
training regarding the legal issues which arise with breast cancer,
and advocates for systemic change which will eliminate barriers to
breast cancer treatment, services and support.
Cancer
Legal Resource Center
http://wlcdr.everybody.org/special-programs/cancer.html
The Cancer Legal Resource Center is a
community-based joint program of the
Western
Law
Center
for Disability Rights and
Loyola
Law
School
. The CLRC provides information and educational outreach on
cancer-related legal issues to people with cancer, their families,
friends, employers, and those who provide services to them.
Cervical
Cancer Prevention and Education Initiative
http://www.paptestla.org
Information and updates on the
Cervical Cancer Prevention and Education Initiative (CCPEI)
community calendar events, reports and special announcements
regarding women's health in Los Angeles County.
Health Consumer Center of Los Angeles
http://www.healthconsumer.org/LosAngeles.html
The Health Consumer Center of Los
Angeles helps low-income residents of
Los Angeles
County
navigate through the maze of today's health care system. The
Health
Consumer
Center
helps people get the health care they need.
Los
Angeles Breast Cancer Alliance
http://www.labca.org
LABCA is a grassroots, nonprofit
organization dedicated to helping in the eradication of breast
cancer through advocacy, education, and community involvement.
Concerned survivors and supporters formed LABCA in 1992.
Partnered
for Progress
http://www.bcedp.org/pfp.htm
Partnered for Progress works to decrease
breast and cervical cancer mortality
in California by improving the ability/capacity of our local
communities to provide easily accessible, comprehensive, diversity
sensitive, integrated systems to ensure that underserved women, and
all California women shall not encounter barriers to early breast
and cervical cancer detection.
People's
Guide
http://www.peoplesguide.org
The People's Guide gives practical
information about how to get food, money and other help from
government programs and community services in Los Angeles County.
The People's Guide also gives advice on what to do if you are
treated unfairly or do not receive what you are entitled to by law.
QueensCare
Health and Faith Partnership
http://www.queenscare.org/healthandfaith.html
The Partnership is a growing public-private
coalition of over 50 multi-ethnic neighborhood organizations,
including churches, church-run and charter schools, and social
service agencies.
State
of California Department of Health and Human Services: Cancer
Detection
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/cancerdetection
Free breast and
cervical cancer screening for low-income women who qualify under the
Every Woman Counts program. Call
1 800 511-2300 to find out if you are eligible and get referrals to
participating providers. The
Elizabeth
Center
for Cancer Detection is a provider of the Every Woman Counts
Program. Call 213.481.2511 for information or to make an
appointment.
Wellness
Community
http://www.twc-wla.org
The mission of the Wellness Community is to
help people with cancer and their loved ones enhance their health
and well-being by providing a professional program of emotional
support, education and hope.
national Resources
Alliance for Lung Cancer
Advocacy, Support and Education
http://www.alcase.org
Information, support, referral and advocacy
on behalf of people with lung cancer.
American
Brain Tumor Association
http://www.neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/abta
Research and patient education services.
American Cancer Society:
Prevention & Early Detection
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/ped_0.asp?sitearea
How can you detect cancer early? What are
the risk factors for different types
of cancer? Concerned about cancer because it runs in your family?
You can find answers to these questions and more using the resources
in this area.
Association of Cancer Online
Resources
http://www.acor.org
Creates, produces, hosts and manages a large
number of specific online resources
for cancer patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals and
basic research scientists.
Big Bam Foundation
http://www.bigbam.com
The Big Bam! was created out of the need to
reach women who might not be aware that they need to be proactive
about breast health or do not have the financial means to do so. The
mission of the Big Bam! Foundation, Inc. is to eradicate breast
cancer by providing materials for health education, as well as
medical services for women over forty, the underserved, and Latinas
who experience age, financial or cultural barriers that inhibit
early detection of breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Fund
http://www.breastcancerfund.org
In response to the public health crisis of
breast cancer, The Breast Cancer Fund (TBCF) identifies -- and
advocates for elimination of – the
environmental and other preventable
causes of the disease. Founded in 1992, TBCF works from the
knowledge that breast cancer is not simply a personal tragedy, but a
public health priority that demands action from all.
Breast Cancer Net
http://www.breastcancer.net
Archive of over 1,500 cancer-related news
items. Use this site to subscribe to The Breast Cancer Net
Newsletter, a free, daily synopsis of the latest in breast cancer
news.
CA: A Cancer Journal for
Clinicians
A peer-reviewed journal of the American
Cancer Society providing cancer care professionals with up-to-date
information on all aspects of cancer diagnosis, treatment and
prevention. Online access to all journal content is free. No
subscription required.
International
Myeloma Foundation
http://www.myeloma.org
Research, information and support for people
with multiple myeloma.
Leukemia Society of America
http://www.leukemia.org
Research, information, and outreach to
people with leukemia, lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's
lymphoma, multiple myeloma and Hodgkin's disease.
Lymphoma Research Foundation of
America, Inc.
http://www.lymphoma.org
Research, information, and outreach to
people with leukemia, lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's
lymphoma, multiple myeloma and Hodgkin's disease.
Marcia
E. Litt Breast Cancer Foundation
http://www.littfoundation.org
The foundation promotes public awareness of
breast cancer, early detection and treatment through educational
programs and seminars within the local communities. These seminars
are presented at local high schools, community colleges,
universities and at various business locations.
National
Breast Cancer Coalition
http://www.natlbcc.org
Committed to ending breast cancer, NBCC and
its sister organization, the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund,
work to educate and train individuals to be effective activists and
to influence the public policies that affect breast cancer research
and treatment.
National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov
1-800-4CANCER (Cancer Information Service)
The nation's foremost source for the
latest, most accurate cancer information
for patients, the general public and health professionals. Click on
Live Help icon for instant messaging service.
National Cervical Cancer
Coalition
http://www.nccc-online.org
A coalition of women and caregivers battling
cervical cancer issues that educate
the public about cervical cancer prevention and outreach, new
screening and treatment options,
cervical cancer screening and follow-up
programs, HPV, the limitations of the
Pap smear and its overwhelming success as a screening tool for
clinicians.
National Kidney Cancer
Association
http://www.nkca.org
Research, information and advocacy for
kidney cancer patients and their
families.
National Ovarian Cancer
Coalition
http://www.ovarian.org
Promotes awareness of and research on
ovarian cancer to health professionals and the public.
National Prostate Cancer
Coalition
http://www.4npcc.org
The National Prostate Cancer Coalition (NPCC),
founded in 1996, is the largest advocacy organization dedicated to
ending the devastating impact of prostate cancer on men, families
and society. Its goals are to increase awareness by educating the
public about the disease, outreach to at-risk communities by
conducting free screenings for prostate cancer, and engage citizens
and associations in an effort to build an advocacy network to
encourage increases in federal funding of prostate cancer research.
Sisters Network
http://www.sistersnetworkinc.org
The first and only national African American
breast cancer survivors organization
in the
United States
. The organization has become nationally
recognized within the medical
community, is listed in all major national
resource directories, and serves as a
critical resource for African American women battling breast cancer.
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation
http://www.komen.org
The Komen Foundation is a global leader in
the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative
research and community-based outreach programs. Working through a
network of
U.S.
and international affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the
Cure®, the Komen Foundation is fighting to eradicate breast cancer
as a life-threatening disease by funding research grants, supporting
education, screening and treatment projects in communities around
the world.
University of Pennsylvania
"Oncolink"
http://oncolink.upenn.edu/disease/gynecologic1
OncoLink was founded in 1994 by Penn cancer
specialists with a mission to help cancer patients, families, health
care professionals and the general public get accurate
cancer-related information at no charge.
Vital Options
http://www.vitaloptions.org
Vital Options: Support For Young Adults With
Cancer was originally founded in 1983 as the first organization for
young adults with cancer and now in addition to serving as a
resource for this special patient population, Vital Options provides
a variety of cancer communications projects for patients of all ages
and disease types, as well as for their families, friends and
healthcare providers.
Women's Cancer Network
http://www.wcn.org
The mission of the Women's Cancer Network is
to keep women informed and to enable them to be their own health
advocates.
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