Educational Resources

An evolving array of cancer education resources.

Dictionary of Cancer Terms ( NCI )
More than 6,000 terms related to cancer and medicine.

American Cancer Society

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

International Agency for Research in Cancer
CancerMondial: Information on the occurrence of cancer world-wide held and managed by the Cancer Information Section of IARC

National Cancer Institute

WHO Cancer Pain Release (Pain and Palliative Care Communications Program)
Cancer Pain Release is the publication of the World Health Organization global communications program to improve cancer and HIV pain control and palliative care. Cancer Pain Release is dedicated to keeping a worldwide and multi-disciplinary audience in the health professions and government abreast of relevant information and developments in clinical medicine, education and policy.

Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Center
The Leading Mesothelioma Cancer Resource. Asbestos.com is committed to providing the latest, up-to-date information to our visitors in the hopes of spreading awareness about the dangers of asbestos cancer. This website offers a one-stop resource on all asbestos issues ranging from occupational exposure to mesothelioma treatment options. As the leading asbestos and mesothelioma resource, Asbestos.com offers more than 2000 pages of the most comprehensive and cutting edge information on the web.

Mesothelioma Web
One of the most comprehensive sites on asbestos and mesothelioma for over ten years, providing information and support to those who have been exposed to asbestos. Mesothelioma Web has achieved HON (Health On the Net) code approval; HON is a non-profit organization whose mission is to guide people to accurate medical information and expertise online and thereby to contribute to improved health care through patient empowerment and better informed health professionals.

Chemotherapy Educational Resources

Chemotherapy Side Effects

Radiation Therapy Side Effects

Breast Cancer

AdvancedBC.org
www.AdvancedBC.org is dedicated to women and men living with metastatic breast cancer and their families and friends. It offers links to quality information on available and emerging treatments and the best sources of support where those with advanced breast cancer can connect with one another. From advocate Musa Mayer, author of Advanced Breast Cancer: A Guide to Living with Metastatic Disease, archived free on this site.

African American Breast Cancer Alliance, Inc.
The African American Breast Cancer Alliance, Inc. (AABCA) is a non-profit organization, founded in October 1990, by African American women who had breast cancer and friends to discuss their concerns about breast cancer. We learned that African American women and women of color survival and treatment rates are lower due to: late diagnoses, lack of culturally specific information about breast cancer, delay in seeking medical treatment due to fear, lack of insurance, or poverty, do not openly discuss cancer, more aggressive, fast growing breast cancers, at younger ages, barriers to effective health care and health education, and have other health and life issues. To address these issues, the AABCA focuses on outreach to the Black community by developing culturally specific materials, public education of cancer awareness, early detection and medical treatment. We sponsor a survivor support group to provide an emotional and social network for women dealing with breast cancer and its treatments. Visit our website at www.aabcainc.org or call 612-825-3675, email: aabca@aabcainc.org.

American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service. Contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345; web site: www.cancer.org.

American Pain Foundation
American Pain Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization serving people with pain through information, advocacy, and support. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for people with pain by raising public awareness, providing practical information, and advocating to remove barriers and increase access to effective pain management. All services are provided free of charge.  For more information, visit our website: www.painfoundation.org; Toll-Free Automated Information & Order Line: 1-888-615-PAIN (7246); Online Support Groups: http://painaid.painfoundation.org; or E-mail Service: info@painfoundation.org

American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the world’s leading professional organization representing physicians of all oncology subspecialties who care for people with cancer. ASCO’s more than 20,000 members from the United States and abroad set the standard for patient care worldwide and lead the fight for more effective cancer treatments, increased funding for clinical and translational research, and, ultimately, cures for the many different types of cancer that strike an estimated 10 million people worldwide each year. ASCO publishes the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO), the preeminent, peer-reviewed, medical journal on clinical cancer research, and produces Cancer.Net, an award-winning website providing oncologist-vetted cancer information to help patients and families make informed health-care decisions. For more information about ASCO patient resources, please visit www.cancer.net or call 1-888-651-3038.

Association Of Clinicians for the Underserved
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) is a nonprofit, transdisciplinary organization whose vital mission is to improve the health of underserved populations and to enhance the development and support of the healthcare clinicians serving these communities. Membership in ACU is open to any person or organization in support of its mission. Our members are united by their common dedication for improving access to high quality medical, behavioral, pharmaceutical, and oral health care for our nation's underserved communities. Learn more at www.clinicians.org.  Or call 1-703-442-5318.

Association of Oncology Social Work
Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) is a non-profit, international organization dedicated to the enhancement of psychosocial services to people with cancer and their families. Created in 1984 by social workers and other professionals interested in oncology and by existing national cancer organizations, AOSW is an expanding force of psychosocial oncology professionals. For more information contact: AOSW, 100 North 20th Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19103; phone: 215-599-6093; fax: 215-564-2175; email: info@aosw.org; web site: www.aosw.org.  

Black Women's Health Imperative
Black Women's Health Imperative is a not-for-profit, education, advocacy, research and leadership development organization that focuses on health issues that disproportionately affect Black women. It is the only national organization devoted solely to ensuring optimum health for Black women across their life span - physically, mentally and spiritually. For more information about the Imperative, please visit www.BlackWomensHealth.org or call (202) 548-4000.

Bone and Cancer Foundation
The Bone and Cancer Foundation (BCF) is an important new information and education resource for patients with cancer and bone involvement and their healthcare provider.  BCF provides information through print publications, which are free of charge and the BCF website www.boneandcancerfoundation.org.  There are currently six publications which have been created on:  Prostate Cancer, Bone Metastases, & Treatment-Related Osteoporosis; Breast Cancer, Bone Metastases, & Treatment-Related Bone Loss; What Lung Cancer Patients Need to Know About Bone Health; Myeloma Bone Disease:  Current and Future Treatment; Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: Information for Cancer Patients; Vitamin D Deficiency:  Information for Cancer Patients. To order BCF publications, call 212-509-5188, toll-free 888-862-0999 or by email at bcfdn@aol.com.

Breast Cancer Alliance
The mission of the Breast Cancer Alliance is to fund innovative breast cancer research and to promote breast health through education and outreach. Breast cancer survivors, their friends and health care professionals are fulfilling this mission. To accomplish this, the Breast Cancer Alliance: funds a diversified portfolio of research with an emphasis on programs that have not yet qualified for federal grants; provides timely information on breast health and the importance of early detection; supports workshops, counseling and free mammograms for the uninsured and underserved in Westchester County, New York and Fairfield, New Haven and Hartford Counties in Connecticut. For more information contact: Breast Cancer Alliance, 15 East Putnam Avenue, No. 414, Greenwich, CT 06830; 1-203-861-0014; Web Site: www.breastcanceralliance.org.

Breast Cancer Network of Strength
The mission of Breast Cancer Network of Strength, formerly known as Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization, is to ensure, through information, empowerment and peer support, that no one faces breast cancer alone. Breast Cancer Network of Strength provides immediate emotional relief to anyone affected by breast cancer through the “YourShoes™” 24/7 breast cancer support center, which includes the country’s only toll-free breast cancer hotline staffed exclusively by breast cancer survivors.  For more information, visit www.networkofstrength.org.  Peer counselors can be contacted at 1-800-221-2141, with interpreters available in more than150 languages. 

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and genetic research.  The Foundation supports scientists at leading medical centers worldwide whose research is focused on achieving prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime.  More than 85 cents of each dollar donated to the Foundation goes directly to breast cancer research and awareness programs. Since inception, the Foundation has raised a total of more than $270 million. The Foundation has received the highest rating from Charity Navigator, four stars, for eight consecutive years, which means BCRF has outperformed most other charities in America in efficiently managing its finances.  For more information, visit www.bcrfcure.org or call 1.866.FIND.A.CURE.

Cancercare
CancerCare is a national non-profit organization that provides free professional support services to anyone affected by cancer: people with cancer, survivors, caregivers, children, loved ones, and the bereaved. CancerCare programs – including counseling, education, financial assistance and practical help – are provided by trained oncology social workers and are completely free of charge. Founded in 1944, CancerCare now provides individual help to more than 108,000 people each year, in addition to the more than 1.6 million people who gain information and resources from its website and publications.  For more information, visit www.cancercare.org, or call 1-800-513-HOPE (4673).

Cancercare Co-payment Assistance Foundation
The CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established in 2007 to address the needs of individuals who cannot afford their insurance co-payments to cover the cost of medications for treating cancer.  The Foundation is proud to be affiliated with CancerCare, a national not-for-profit organization that has provided free professional support services including counseling, education, financial assistance and practical help to people with cancer and their loved ones since 1944.  For more information, visit www.cancercarecopay.org, or call 1-866-55-COPAY (866-552-6729)

Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition (CFAC)  is a coalition of financial assistance organizations joining forces to help cancer patients experience better health and well-being by limiting financial challenges, through facilitating communication and collaboration among member organizations; educating patients and providers about existing resources and linking to other organizations that can disseminate information about the collective resources of the member organizations; and advocating on behalf of cancer patients who continue to bear financial burdens associated with the costs of cancer treatment and care. CFAC is a coalition of organizations and cannot respond to individual requests for financial assistance. To find out if financial help is available, please search the CFAC database at www.cancerfac.org.  You may also contact each CFAC member organization individually for guidance and possible financial assistance (http://www.cancerfac.org/members.php).

Cancer Patient Education Network
Cancer Patient Education Network (CPEN) is comprised of health care professionals who share experiences and best practices in all aspects of cancer patient education. The organization’s overall mission is to promote and provide models of excellence in the areas of patient, family, and community education across the continuum of care. CPEN works in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute's Office of Education and Special Initiatives. For additional information, visit www.cancerpatienteducation.org.

Cancer Support Community
Backed by evidence that the best cancer care includes emotional and social support, the Cancer Support Community offers these services to all people affected by cancer.  Likely the largest professionally-led network of cancer support worldwide, the organization delivers a comprehensive menu of personalized and essential services.  Because no cancer care plan is complete without emotional and social support, the Cancer Support Community has a vibrant network of community-based centers and online services run by trained and licensed professionals.  For more information, visit www.cancersupportcommunity.org, or call 1-888-793-WELL (9355).

Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials          
Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT) is a 501c3 organization whose mission is to identify, implement and validate innovative approaches to cancer clinical trials education, outreach, and recruitment to improve outcomes for all. Our key strategies are to: provide services that enhance the capacity of organizations conducting clinical trials outreach, education and recruitment; support organizations in their efforts to reduce specific structural barriers to clinical trial recruitment; support the development of programs that enhance community literacy about clinical trials; and serve as a national clearinghouse for effective clinical trials education practices. For further information, visit our website at: www.enacct.org or call 1-240-482-4730.

Intercultural Cancer Council
Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC) promotes policies, programs, partnerships and research to eliminate the unequal burden of cancer among racial and ethnic minorities and medically underserved populations in the United States and its associated territories.  The ICC provides forums to identify shared problems and develop collaborative solutions; promotes new partnerships to address the cancer crisis in our communities; convenes the National Biennial Symposium Series on Minorities, the Medically Underserved and Cancer; facilitates issue advocacy; and offers electronic networking and cancer education. For more information about ICC, call 713.798.4614 or visit our web site at www.iccnetwork.org.

Joe's House – A lodging guide for cancer patients
Joe's House is a nonprofit organization that provides an online nation-wide accommodation directory that helps cancer patients and their families find lodging near treatment centers. The website, www.joeshouse.org lists over 1400 places to stay across the country that cater to patients. Lodging options include hospitality houses, hotels, motels, apartments, private homes, and more. All lodging facilities listed on the site are near hospitals and cancer treatment centers and offer some type of medical discount. Users of the site may search by city or by proximity to a hospital. Information about each lodging facility includes how to make a reservation, rate information, amenities, distance to the hospital and more. Some facilities offer online booking capabilities. Website: www.joeshouse.org  Toll free line: 877 563 7468 (877 JOESHOU)

Latinas Contra Cancer
Latinas Contra Cancer (LCC) was founded to address the void in culturally and linguistically sensitive programs that meet the health care needs of Latinos around issues of cancer.  LCC provides cancer awareness education, patient navigation and Spanish language psycho-social support services for patients and their families, a bi-lingual website for information and resource links, and special services of bras, wigs and prosthesis. We serve all Latinos but target the underserved, Spanish speaking population. Our major educational programs are Educational Health Bingos (Breast, Cervical and Prostate) and have bilingual Health cards for Lung, Colorectal and Heart disease. We provide Train the Trainer programs to teach agencies and their promotoras (community health educators) how to use our bingos. LCC also convened the 2008 National Latino Cancer Summit, a first of its kind event, to network, collaborate and exchange key research and information around issues of cancer in the Latino community. Summit 2010 is set for July 27-29th in San Francisco.  For more information please check our website www.latinascontracancer.org or call 1-888 LCC (522)-8110 or office@latinascontracancer.org

Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation
Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation is committed to promoting breast health, fostering the healing process and establishing a public agenda for prevention and cure.  Programs and activities of the Foundation fall into three broad categories: direct services, education, and advocacy.  The Foundation provides mammograms and diagnostic tests in the Greater Philadelphia area for women who have little or no medical insurance and are not eligible for government breast screening programs. Educational programs reach out to target audiences and the general public. Under targeted audiences the Foundation underwrites Safe Circle and Rainbow Circle.  Both outreach programs are tailored to meet the needs of traditionally underserved women in culturally relevant acceptable ways. We advocate for increased funding for breast cancer research, advocate participation in research decision making including clinical trials, and improved quality health care for women. For more information call 215-564-3700 or 1-877-99-CREED; Email: contact@lindacreed.org; Website: www.LindaCreed.org.

Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Living Beyond Breast Cancer, founded in 1991, is a national nonprofit education and support organization dedicated to empowering all women affected by breast cancer to live as long as possible with the best quality of life. Programs and services include: a comprehensive educational website, lbbc.org; the toll-free Survivors’ Helpline at (888) 753-LBBC (5222); large  national  conferences; free teleconferences; networking programs; quarterly educational newsletters; publications for medically underserved women; workshops and trainings for healthcare providers and informational recordings. LBBC offers women free copies of the consumer-focused publications Guide for the Newly Diagnosed, Getting Connected: African-Americans Living Beyond Breast Cancer and Celebramos el Mañana: Latinas que Sobreviven el Cancer del Seno. Call 1-610-645-4567 or email mail@lbbc.org for more information.

Men Against Breast Cancer  (MABC)
Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC) is the first national non-profit organization designed to provide targeted support services to educate and empower men to be effective caregivers when breast cancer strikes a female loved one; as well as, target and mobilize men to be active participants in the fight to eradicate breast cancer as a life threatening disease. For more information call 1-866-547-MABC (6222), email info@menagainstbreastcancer.org, or visit our website at www.menagainstbreastcancer.org.

Metastatic Breast Cancer Network (MBCN)
MBCN is a national independent advocacy group of and for people with metastatic breast cancer.  We intend to give individuals living with metastatic breast cancer a greater voice in the breast cancer community and thereby change the way metastatic breast cancer is viewed by the breast cancer community and the public at large. MBCN is a proactive voice in the breast cancer community, dedicated to easing fear of metastatic disease, ending isolation, exposing misconceptions, and developing strategies for living with the disease and coping with treatment.  And most important, MBCN is fighting for the development of treatments that extend life as the search for the cure continues. For more information call 1-888-500-0370, or visit our website at www.mbcnetwork.org.

Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) is an international, multidisciplinary organization with over 750 members from sixty countries and 6 continents. It operates in collaboration with the International Society for Oral Oncology. Founded in 1990, this group is dedicated to research and education in all measures of supportive care for patients with cancer, regardless of the stage of the disease.  MASCC aims to promote professional expertise of supportive care through research and international scientific exchange of ideas. Significant advances in cancer treatment in the last two decades have been made possible by strides in supportive care. The MASCC Oral Agent Teaching Tool (MOATT) was developed to assist health care providers in the assessment and education of patients receiving oral agents. To find out more information about MASCC, visit our web site: www.mascc.org.

National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer
The National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer (NBLIC) was established by the National Cancer Advisory Board in 1989 as the first minority outreach initiative of the National Cancer Institute. Its purpose was to promote awareness among African Americans about cancer prevention and early detection, and to promote utilization of available preventive and detection services. Under the leadership of prominent members of the Black communities across the country, volunteer coalitions developed local and regional programs designed to inform community members about cancer risk and to address personal and structural barriers that limit access to opportunities for prevention, early detection and state-of-the-art treatment for cancer.  The overall goal of the National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer II: Network Project (NBLIC II) initiated in 2000, is to develop, implement and evaluate education/outreach and research efforts, which address cancer racial and ethnic disparities. For more information call 1-800-799.2542, or visit our web site: www.nblicontheradio.org

National Center for Frontier Communities
National Center for Frontier Communities (NCFC) is the only national organization dedicated to the smallest and most geographically isolated communities in the United States. These communities generally have the fewest health services available, great distances to other services and the next level of care, and little or no public transportation. We advocate for local access to essential services and greater flexibility for frontier providers and facilities so that they can meet community needs. Projects of NCFC focus primarily on health services, community-based economics, education, and transportation. The work of the Center reflects its commitment to the ‘healthy communities’ approach, which defines health holistically to include physical, emotional, economic, educational, environmental and spiritual wellness. The real experts are the people living in frontier communities and we welcome learning from them. Our e-newsletter keeps hundreds of subscribers up to date on frontier issues. Visit us at www.frontierus.org or call 1-505-820-6732.

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) advocates for quality cancer care for all Americans and provides tools that empower people affected by cancer to advocate for themselves.  Founded by and for cancer survivors in 1986, NCCS created the widely accepted definition of survivorship and considers someone a cancer survivor from the time of diagnosis through the balance of life. Its free publications and resources include the award-winning Cancer Survival Toolbox®, a self-learning audio program created by leading cancer organizations to help people develop essential skills to meet the challenges of their illness.  For more information about NCCS, its advocacy and patient materials, please visit www.canceradvocacy.org or call 1-888-650-9127.

National Family Caregivers Association
National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) supports, empowers, educates, and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for a chronically ill, aged, or disabled loved one. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of different diagnoses, different relationships and different life stages to address the common needs and concerns of all family caregivers. Contact NFCA at 10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500, Kensington, MD 20895; phone: (301) 942-6430 and 800-896-3650; fax: (301) 942-2302; website:  www.thefamilycaregiver.org.

Redes En Acción
Redes En Acción (Networks in Action): The National Latino Cancer Research Network is developing and implementing a variety of community-based cancer control and prevention activities to increase the use of beneficial interventions to reduce cancer disparities through the National Cancer Institute’s Community Networks Programs. Led by Principal Investigator Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, the goals of the initiative are to reduce cancer health disparities through cancer education, research, and training within and among the diverse Latino communities in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, with research on policy and organizational change and on the effects of innovative interventions to reduce disparities. For more information visit our website at www.redesenaccion.org

Research Advocacy Network
Research Advocacy Network was founded in 2003 to bring together participants in the research process.  Our mission is to develop a network of advocates and researchers who can influence medical research from concept to patient care through education, support and collaborations.  The patient advocacy movement has changed the face of research.  Through their efforts, research advocates have begun to help shape the design, conduct and dissemination of medical research.  As the involvement of advocates in research grows, there is a need to educate more advocates and integrate them fully into the research community.  Our services include advocate training, both onsite and online, patient education materials, tools for advocates and models of patient advocate involvement in research activities.  For more information call 1-877-276-2187 or visit our website at www.researchadvocacy.org.

Sharsheret: Your Jewish Community Facing Breast Cancer
Sharsheret, Hebrew for “chain”, is a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women and their families, of all backgrounds, facing breast cancer.  Our mission is to offer a community of support to women diagnosed with breast cancer or at increased genetic risk, by fostering culturally-relevant individualized connections with networks of peers, health professionals, and related resources.  Sharsheret now offers a continuum of care for the Jewish community – addressing the needs of those who are concerned about the risk of breast cancer in their family, those who have been diagnosed with the disease and are undergoing treatment, and those who face issues of survivorship or recurrence.  For more information about Sharsheret, please visit www.sharsheret.org, email info@sharsheret.org, or call (866) 474-2774.

The Sister Study
The Sister Study is the only long-term study of women aged 35-74 whose sister had breast cancer.  It is a national study to learn how environment and genes affect the chances of getting breast cancer.  A total of 50,000 women who have never had breast cancer but have a sister who has, have joined the effort to find the causes of breast cancer.  Women participating complete questionnaires, telephone interviews and provide an in-home examiner urine, dust and toe nail samples.  Participants will be followed for at least 10 years providing annual and biennial health updates.  A tremendous effort has been made to encourage women of all walks of life, races, ethnicities and ages to participate so study results apply to all women.  For more information go to www.sisterstudy.org or call 1-877-4SISTER.

Tigerlily Foundation
Tigerlily Foundation is a non-profit breast cancer foundation, whose mission is to educate, advocate for, empower and provide hands-on support to young women affected by breast cancer. Tigerlily's programs include the Chemotherapy Buddy Program, Funds for Families Program, At Home, and A Day of Beauty. The organization was founded in 2006 to provide young women with hands-on support during treatment, as young women, in particular, have unique needs, including fertility, lifestyle, longterm health, financial challenges and connecting with others with a similar experience.
For more information contact: Tigerlily Foundation, 11654 Plaza America Drive, #725, Reston, VA 20190; 1-888-580-6253; email: info@tigerlilyfoundation.org; website: www.tigerlilyfoundation.org.

Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation
The Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation (TNBC Foundation) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 in honor of Nancy Block-Zenna, a young woman who was diagnosed at age 35 with triple negative breast cancer and died 2 1/2 years later in 2007.   The mission of the TNBC Foundation is to raise awareness of triple negative breast cancer and to support scientists and researchers in their efforts to determine the definitive causes of the disease so that effective detection, diagnosis, prevention and treatment can be pursued and achieved.  To learn more, visit us online at www.tnbcfoundation.org.

Vital Options
Vital Options is an international cancer communications organization whose mission is to facilitate a global cancer dialogue. Founded 25 years ago as the first organization for young adults with cancer, Vital Options has expanded to include people of all ages and cancer types with its innovative programs such as The Group Room®, a weekly cancer talk radio show. Using creative multimedia technology, Vital Options enables patients and their loved ones to interact and speak directly with noted oncology medical professionals and researchers in the US and Europe, and supports the efforts of the advocacy community. For more information or to listen to archived shows, go to www.vitaloptions.org or call 1-800 GRP-ROOM (1-800-477-7666).

The Witness Project
The Witness Project is a community-based, breast and cervical cancer education intervention program for African-American women.  The program was designed through ethnographic research in rural Arkansas (Delta Region) and is now a nationally recognized outreach program of African-American cancer survivors and lay health advisors working to increase awareness, knowledge, screening, and early detection behaviors in the African-American population. The project has 33 replicated sites in 22 states. For additional information contact The Witness Project at 1-716-845-1394.

Young Survival Coalition
Young Survival Coalition (YSC) is the only international, non-profit network of breast cancer survivors and supporters dedicated to the concerns and issues that are unique to young women and breast cancer. Through action, advocacy and awareness, the YSC seeks to educate the medical, research, breast cancer and legislative communities and to persuade them to address breast cancer in women 40 and under. The YSC also serves as a point of contact for young women living with breast cancer.  The YSC’s core purpose is to improve the quality and quantity of life for all young women affected by breast cancer. For more information visit our website at www.youngsurvival.org.

Palliative Care

AACE Palliative Cancer Education Section

Disseminating End-of-Life Education to Cancer Centers

IPCRC.net: The International Palliative Care Resource Center
A wide array of links to palliative care resources on the Internet, and a collection of previously unposted resources.

Improving Quality of Life and Quality of Care for Oncology Family Caregivers
Announcing a new NCI-funded professional educational course for healthcare professionals to improve support for oncology family caregivers. The purpose of the project is to improve the quality of life and quality of care for oncology family caregivers across the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual domains. Four three-day courses will provide teams of competitively-selected interdisciplinary oncology professionals the opportunity to learn from national experts to improve support for oncology family caregivers in cancer centers around the country. Each two-person team will then apply these skills to achieve excellence in oncology family caregiver support within their own institutions. Application deadlines for courses in 2011 are October 1, 2010 and February 1, 2011. For more information about this educational initiative, please visit the program website at http://www.cityofhope.org/oncfamilycaregivers.

Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Oncology
To learn more about the curriculum and order the free CD-ROM/DVD set, see EPEC™-O: Palliative Care Educational Materials.
For more information, U.S. residents may call the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Cancer Information Service toll-free at
1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237), or visit cancer.gov, click on NCI Publications Quick Link, and enter the keyword "EPEC-O."

Online continuing education credit through MedscapeCME is also available for physicians, nurses and pharmacists who complete the following adapted modules:
· The Last Hours of Living: Practical Advice for Clinicians
· End-of-Life Care in the Setting of Cancer: Withdrawing Nutrition and Hydration

MedscapeCME also has available a non-credit version of The Last Hours of Living.

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