Cancervive assists cancer survivors reclaim their lives and provides support, public education and advocacy.
PanCAN is a patient advocacy organization that serves the pancreatic cancer community by focusing national attention on finding a cure, effective treatments, and early detection. The organization also provides patient services via a toll free number and its Team Hope volunteers across the country.
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Clinical Trials web site addresses the following: What are clinical trials? What are investigational drugs? What are therapeutic levels of evidence? And more.
The Association of Community Cancer Centers - Clinical Trials Resource Center Partners with Thomson CenterWatch, for information on clinical research for healthcare professionals, patients and their advocates. Please log on to learn more about clinical research and new medical therapies for treating Oncology.
Provides short-term relief and development assistance to economically disadvantaged people and victims of disaster throughout the world. In the United States, Operation Blessing International focuses on providing food, clothing and other material assistance to inner-city and rural families facing financial hardship.
In this link you will find health information from A to Z - prevention & wellness, diseases & conditions, and alternative medicine - plus medical dictionaries, an encyclopedia, journals, and more.
Information about what clinical trials are and the purpose of conducting them.
NLHO works towards the goal of bi-lingual access to quality health care and self-empowerment of Latinas through culturally respectful educational programs, health advocacy, outreach, research and public policy.
The June /July edition of the HepTalk Listserv will be devoted to Cultural Compentency. We're very pleased to welcome Dr. Jennie McLauren as the Listserv Editor for June 2006.
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- junejuly06.pdf (33.9 KB)
On this web site you will find a breast health center, action center, map of hope, petitions, message boards, newsletter, a breast cancer glossary, facts and different resources. This web site also has Spanish information.
A model project for binational tuberculosis control in the El Paso-Cuidad Juarez border region.
Between Women: provides support services, promote awareness and advocates throughout the community. This organization is the only one in California's Imperial Valley devoted exclusively to breast health.
New ACIP recommendations on HPV and Varicella vaccines. Update Mumps Outbreak.Influenza Season Update.
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- IWJuly2006.doc (295 KB)
This site is to be used as a resource to find qualified sites that deal with Breast Cancer such as breast cancer news and information, support and advocacy, alternative approaches and general cancer information.
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Breast Cancer Action carries the voices of people affected by breast cancer to inspire and compel the changes necessary to end breast cancer
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ALCASE supports people with lung cancer and their families; offers quarterly newsletter, resource list, and toll free telephone support.
Comprehensive directory of lung cancer information and resources for patients and their families
On many occasions, MCN staff has heard from colleagues in the area of migrant health that the official legislated definition of a Migrant or Seasonal Farmworker used in HRSA funded health centers is not representative of the population now being served in many M/CHCs. In order to have a clearer understanding of the opinions held by our colleagues, MCN initiated a 3 week-long survey in June, 2006 to gather information from individuals providing direct health services about the possible strengths or weaknesses of the definition of migrant currently in use. Here are the results.
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- SurveyDiscussion.pdf (42.66 KB)
The petition asks EPA to change its regulations regarding pesticide labeling. Currently, very few "inert" ingredients are identified on pesticide labels. The petition asks EPA to require label identification of all inert ingredients that EPA has identified as hazardous.
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- inertspetition2006.pdf (905.21 KB)
The EPA webpage with detailed information on WPS.
All about the virus from CDC website
1-800-858-7378 or npic@ace.orst.edu
One-stop location for current toxicity and regulatory information for pesticides. Easy access to reporting guidelines for each state.