Colorectal Cancer research and related links

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Colorectal cancer.

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Colorectal cancer:

Be sure to check out your Local Dept. of Health! In Washington State, a link can be found at:
Washington State Dept. of HealthColorectal Cancer
360-236-3611
PO Box 47855
Olympia, WA 98504-7855
http://www.doh.wa.gov/Colorectal/News.htm

1UpHealth. Diseases and Conditions. "Colon Cancer" http://www.1uphealth.com/health/colon_cancer_symptoms.html

1UpHealth. Diseases and Conditions. Colon Cancer. "Prognosis - Expectations" http://www.1uphealth.com/health/colon_cancer_prognosis.html

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania: OncoLink. "Colorectal Cancer". http://www.oncolink.com/types/article.cfm?c=5&s=11&ss=605&id=9458

Aetna IntelliHealth Inc. "Colorectal Cancer"http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH?t=31678&p=~br,IHW|~st,8096|~r,WSIHW000|~b,*|&st=8096

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, MD. "Colorectal Cancer Screening". Summary, Evidence Report: Number 1. AHCPR Publication No. 97-0302. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/colorsum.htm

Amedeo.com: The Medical Literature Guide"Amedeo Colorectal neoplasms". http://amedeo.com/medicine/crn/WORLDJS.HTM

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. "Patient Info". Society of board certified Colon & Rectal and other surgeons - advancing & promoting the science & practice of treatment of patients with diseases & disorders of the colon, rectum, & anus. http://www.fascrs.org/

Andrews, Alexandra. "CancerLinks"http://www.cancerlinks.org/colon.html

Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR).com. "Colon Cancer". http://www.acor.org/cnet/200008.html#1_1

Cancer Links USA. "Colorectal Cancer Screening: Questions and Answers". http://www.cancerlinksusa.com/colorectal/screening_qa/index.asp

CancerBACUP. "Understanding Cancer of the Large Bowel (Colon and Rectum)" http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/info/colon.htm

Cleveland Clinic Health Information Center. "Laparoscopic Intertinal Surgery: A Guide for Patients." http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0900/0962.asp?index=4356

Colorectal Cancer Network. "Stage III Rectal Cancer". http://www.colorectal-cancer.net/stage3rectalcancer.htm

Colorectal Cancer Network. "Stage III Rectal Cancer". http://www.colorectal-cancer.net/surgeryrectalcancer.htm

Continuum Cancer Centers of New York. Continuum Helath Partners. "Colorectal Cancer". http://www.wehealny.org/healthinfo/coloncancer/index.html

Dharmananda, Subhuti. "Prognosis After Diagnosis of Liver Cancer: The Influence of Chinese Herbs". Institute of Traditional Medicine (ITM) Portland, Oregon. http://www.itmonline.org/arts/livcancr.htm

Entertainment Industry Foundation. National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance. "Official Website" http://www.eifoundation.org/national/nccra/splash/index.html

Glendale Memorial: The Well Street Journal. "Questions and Answers: Colorectal Cancer". http://www.glendalememorial.com/wsj/w7-98_3.html

Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention."Your Cancer Risk". http://www.yourcancerrisk.harvard.edu/index.htm

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona. "Tests For Diagnosis of Liver Cancer"

Med-Help.com. "Colorectal cancer". http://www.med-help.net/ColorectalCancer.html

Medscape. Cancer Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center. Metastatic Colorectal Cancer:Systemic Treatment.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. "Colorectal Cancer" http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/311.cfm

MSNBC News. TV News. "Confronting Colon Cancer" http://www.msnbc.com/news/todaycoloncancer_front.asp?cp1=1

National Cancer Institute. "Colon and Rectal Cancer Home Page".

National Cancer Institute: Cancer Web. "Colon Cancer". http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/200008.html

Oncology Channel. "Colorectal Cancer"http://www.oncologychannel.com/coloncancer/

Patient Centers. "Colon & Rectal Cancer: Prognostic Factors". http://www.patientcenters.com/colon/news/prognostic.html

Rhode Island Cancer Council, Inc. "Colon and Rectal Cancer: Treatment Options. http://www.ricancercouncil.org/facts/coltreat.php

United States. Dept. Of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. "Colorectal Cancer". http://health.nih.gov/result.asp?disease_id=155&category_id=4

United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Library of Medicine. NCBI. PubMed. Colon Cancer Survival is Associated With Increasing Number of Lymph nodes Analyzed: A Secondary Survey of Intergroup Trial INT-0089 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12885809&dopt=Abstract

University of Missouri Health Care. Ellis Fischel Cancer Institute. Metastatic liver tumors: colorectal cancer.

University of Texas. Virtual Clinic. "The Facts About Cancer of the Colon and Rectum" http://utsurg.uth.tmc.edu/digestive/colonc/prevent.html

Washington State Dept. of HealthColorectal Cancer
360-236-3611
PO Box 47855
Olympia, WA 98504-7855
http://www.doh.wa.gov/Colorectal/News.htm

WebMDHealth. "Colorectal Cancer"http://my.webmd.com/search/search_results?query=colorectal+cancer&filter=mywebmd_all_filter

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Colo Rectal Cancer Organizations:

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/lrn/lrn_0.asp
800-ACS-2345
1599 Clifton Road N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30329
The American Cancer Society, with offices nationwide, has a variety of services for cancer patients and their families and friends. Through the Ostomy Rehabilitation Program, Look Good...Feel Better, What About Me? and I Can Cope, they provide direct assistance to patients and their families, who need help with the physical and emotional problems they face. Also available are a variety of pamphlets, brochures and booklets providing information. Materials are available in Spanish and Chinese in addition to English.

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
http://www.acg.gi.org/
703-820-7400
Fax: 703-931-4520
4900 B South 31st Street
Arlington, VA 22206
The American College of Gastroenterology provides physician referrals in your area. Through affiliation with the National Digestive Diseases Clearinghouse, at 301-654-3810, the ACG provides patient brochures on a variety of diseases affecting the gastrointestinal system, including colorectal cancer.

AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
http://www.gastro.org
301-654-2055 Fax: 301-652-3890

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COLON AND RECTAL SURGEONS
http://www.fascrs.org
847-290-9184
Fax: 847-290-9203
85 W. Algonquin Road Suite 550
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
This society offers a variety of brochures including several on colonoscopy and colorectal cancer. They can also provide listings of colorectal surgeons in your area.

AMERICAS COLLABORATIVE GROUP ON INHERITED COLORECTAL CANCER (ACG-ICC)
http://www.fascrs.org/ascrs-cancer-reg.html
847-290-9184
Fax: 847-290-9203
85 W. Algonquin Road, Suite 550
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
The ACG-ICC can be contacted through the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. This group provides a listing of hereditary colon cancer registries and information on clinical and chemoprevention trials.

ASSOCIATION OF CANCER ONLINE RESOURCES
Colon Cancer Discussion List
http://www.acor.org/colon.html
173 Duane Street 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013-3334
The Colon Cancer Discussion List is provided by Association of Cancer Online Resources, Inc. (ACOR), a non-profit organization that provides information and support to cancer patients and those who care for them through the creation and maintenance of cancer related Internet mailing lists and Web-based resources. On the Colon Cancer Discussion list about 600 people regularly answer questions, exchange information and provide support to those dealing with colorectal cancer.

CDC’s Screen for Life: National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/screenforlife
4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS K-64
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
This program is run by the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (part of the Centers for Disease Control’s prevention and health promotion efforts.) The program offers a variety of materials about colorectal cancer and screening options. Screen for Life also offers several Public Service Announcements targeting the general public about colorectal cancer for television, radio and print.

COLON CANCER ALLIANCE
www.ccalliance.org
877-422-2030
212-627-7451
175 Ninth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
The Colon Cancer Alliance is a national organization of colon and rectal cancer survivors, caregivers, people with a genetic predisposition to the disease, and other individuals touched by colorectal cancer. CCA brings the voice of survivors to battle colorectal cancer through patient support, education, research and advocacy by providing patient support services and facilitating access to information. CCA educates the public about colorectal cancer and encourages early detection through appropriate screening and works with other organizations to increase federal, state and private funding for research and effective treatment of all cancers. Additionally, CCA advocates legislation to support public funding for all cancers, particularly colorectal cancer.

COLORECTAL CANCER NETWORK
http://www.colorectal-cancer.net/

PO Box 182
Kensington, MD 20895-0182
301-879-1500

ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF
NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER ASSOCIATION
http://www.eifoundation.org/national/nccra/splash/index.html
11132 Ventura Blvd # 401
Studio City, CA 91604

FOUNDATION FOR DIGESTIVE HEALTH AND NUTRITION
http://www.gastro.org
301-654-2635
Fax: 301-654-1140
7910 Woodmont Ave 7th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
The Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition (FDHN), created by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), develops funds for research to explore causation, prevention, improved treatments or potential cures for digestive and liver diseases, and conducts public education initiatives supporting its mission. AGA also provides listings of gastroenterologists and hepatologists in your area.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)
health.nih.gov/result.asp?disease_id=155&category_id=4
800-422-6237
301-496-4000
The Institute is a national organization that provides users with information to better understand their health and their diagnosed disorders. The Institute also provides a nationwide telephone service with specially trained personnel who can provide up-to-date, understandable information about cancer. Their offices serve specific geographic areas and can provide information about services available in each area. They offer a wide variety of free publications, many in both Spanish and English, including What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Colon and Rectum. They can also provide a list of cancer centers and information about clinical trials.

UNITED OSTOMY ASSOCIATION INC
http://www.uoa.org
1-800-826-0826
Fax: 949-660-9262
19772 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92612
The UOA consists of over 400 chapters across North America and provides a toll free number to request assistance. Available are their quarterly newsletter, "The Ostomy Quarterly," patient visiting and support, and a variety of publications for the rehabilitation and support of ostomates.

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