Resources

The following is list of organizations, websites and material that we have found helpful for cancer patients and their families. We hope you do as well. If there are others you think should be on this list, please send us a note and tell us about it.

Beating Cancer with Nutrition by Patrick Quillin

A well-nourished cancer patient can better manage and beat his or her disease. Chemotherapy, radiation and surgery can temporarily reduce tumor burden, but these therapies do not change the underlying cause of the disease. Dr. Patrick Quillin shares his extensive and very practical experience in helping hundreds of cancer patients with a nutrition program of diet and supplements that is available on Amazon.com and at local bookstores. Make your purchase through www.GoodShop.com, select Lazarex Cancer Foundation as the charity you “shop for” and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to Lazarex.

Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center is scheduled to open the Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center, at 3100 Summit Street in Oakland, in early 2008. The new center will offer all related services for breast health and breast cancer: Imaging, high-risk assessment program, expedited evaluation program, second opinion service, peer support, navigation services, bone densitometry, non-invasive surgical procedures, research studies, survivorship program, community outreach, a young women’s program for women under 40 and proximity to a newly developed family resource center.

Clinicaltrials.gov

A service provided to you by the U. S. National Institutes of Health. Clinicaltrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. This site gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. The information provided here should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals.

Pancreatica.org

Pancreatica.org serves as a worldwide gathering point on the Internet for the latest news and disinterested information in regard to clinical trials and other responsible medical care in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Additionally, their aim is to present impartial knowledge about pancreatic cancer where interested parties can sort through a large amount of information efficiently in order to give a sense of the range of existing treatment options, to aid patient/doctor partnerships, and thus, to help optimize personal treatment strategies.

The Wellness Community

The Wellness Community is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free support, education and hope to people with cancer and their loved ones. Through participation in professionally-led support groups, educational workshops, nutrition and exercise programs, and mind/body classes, people affected by cancer learn vital skills that enable them to regain control, reduce isolation and restore hope regardless of the stage of their disease.

Women's Cancer Resource Center of Oakland, CA

WCRC provides a variety of in depth information, services and support to women with cancer and their families. In 1986 a small group of women with cancer created the Women’s Cancer Resource Center to provide direct services to women with cancer as well as advocate for broad changes in the health care system. The WCRC Mission Statement is "To empower women with cancer to be active and informed consumers and survivors; to provide community for women with cancer and their supporters; to educate the general community about cancer; and to be actively involved in the struggle for a life-affirming, cancer-free society."