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Cancer - resources

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Cancer - resources

The following organizations are good resources for information on cancer:

American Cancer Society. Support and online communities. www.cancer.org/support-programs-and-services/online-communities.html.
American Childhood Cancer Organization -- www.acco.org
CancerCare -- www.cancercare.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/cancer
National Cancer Institute -- www.cancer.gov
US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/cancer.html

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Resources - cancer

Review Date 11/12/2022

Updated by: Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.