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Jacob's Cancer Story
Cancer Resource
Cancer Resource
If you would like to contact Jacob's parents, Mark and Cheryl, please click here
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Provides very useful information on diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for neuroblastoma. Has information on the Neuroblastoma team at this hospital.
CureSearch Provides comprehensive information on diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for all types of childhood cancer.
An Internet listserve (e-mail) support and information group from Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR) with nearly 300 subscribers of patients, families and health care providers involved with Neuroblastoma. Subscriptions are free.
Hope Street Kids Another valuable informational website which was started by Congresswoman Deborah Pryce (R-OH) whose child died of Neuroblastoma.
The Children's Cancer Web
The Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Society
The National Cancer Institue (NCI) contains information on types of cancer, risk factors, treatments, clinical trials, coping issues. Links to NCI's database of available clinical trials, directory of oncologists.
The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation A Resource for childhood cancer information and support. Show your support for Childhood Cancer Awareness! Wear a Gold ribbon! This awareness campaign is part of the Candlighter's Cancer Foundation as well as CureSearch. They are an international, nonprofit, tax exempt organization. Their mission is to educate, support, serve and advocate for families of children of cancer, survivors of childhood cancer and professionals who care for them. Gold was chosen because it symbolizes candlelight and because gold is a precious metal, as our children are precious! Visit their website to obtain these pins.
Food and Drug Administration Their website lists FDA approved products, patient advocacy programs, articles, directory of clinical trials and other informative items.
University of Pennsylvania Offers news, FAQ's information on specific cancers, research and clinical trial information.
Quackwatch Provides papers that discuss questionable treatments, therapies, alternative methods. They are currently working on a site specific to cancer treatments.
American Association for Cancer Research Defines cancer by type and posts updates on action alerts, funding and public forums.
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Oncologists belong to this Society and present their research findings at their meetings.
CancerCare, Inc. Contains explanations of different cancers and treatments, patient networking, links to other support organizations, clinical trials information, bookstore.
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